I closed my eyes and counted backward from ten. Nine, I am not an attention-seeking w***e, eight, I do not think I’m better than everyone else, seven, I am special, very special but in my own way, six, I am doing what I am doing for the good of the werewolf species, five, people don’t need to respect me they just need to know that I’m doing my best, four, I am the howling empress, three, I am confident, two, I am no coward and one…. I am Layla Murni. "Am I special you ask? Yes, I am, but in my own way, Do I think I’m better than everyone? No, I’m still trying to be a better version of myself, I’m not trying to uplift myself, I never have and I never will, you need to understand something, I am far from perfect but at least I’m putting in effort, I don’t need you guys to respect me, just

