I took a deep breath and scooted out of my chair. Eyes burned into my back as I joined Rhett, and he gave me a reassuring smile. I puffed up my chest, stood next to him, and faced the crowd.
I’d never done a speech like this, and for a moment, my tongue was stuck in my throat. Spit it out. They want to hear from you. People craned their necks to get a good look at us. My hands shook, and I hoped they couldn’t see.
“The coven doesn’t believe wolves and witches should be together. They’ve made that clear. When I told them what Emily had done to Rhett, they couldn’t understand why I bothered to help a wolf. I didn’t know then that Rhett was my mate. I just knew it was wrong not to help him.”
A few whispers went through the crowd, but everyone was hanging on to my words. My hands stopped sh
