Aria
As I stood in front of the entire group of wolves gathered together I could feel my heart beating fast and hard against my chest like it was trying to escape.
My hands were wet with sweat making them feel clammy and uncomfortable. This was the moment I had been waiting for something I had both wished for and feared deeply with every part of my being.
The warm light from the torches around me flickered and glowed lighting up the darkening sky above while also casting shadows that moved across the faces of the pack members who came to listen to me.
Their eyes were all on me filled with expectation and it felt like a heavy blanket was placed on my shoulders making me feel smaller and more exposed than I had ever thought possible.
In front of me stood the ministers coming from all di
