Alice
The closer the contestants got to the finish line, the closer the Guards were moving on the King. The crowd did not even seem to stop them, they were trained to work in every situations.
We could not say the same thing about us.
Some of the wolves in our group were definitely high rank like Julian, Charles and me but others were normal warriors. My brother might have trained them in the past years but it was not enough. They had trouble moving through the crowd.
We were standing right behind the stage and we were ready to jump on the first Guard that would make a move on the King. The anticipation was nerve wrecking. I tried to control my breathing and I felt Julian's hand squeeze mine.
I lifted my gaze to his and he was smiling fondly. He trusted me to do my best because that w
