As I sat, Killian did too, and the rest of the pack followed suit.
The food was brought out shortly after, and I did my best to hide my shaking hands as I took small and careful bites. My nerves were winning, and I hated that there were so many eyes on me. The ones sticking out the most sat at the table directly in front of me.
Miras green eyes landed on me with a forced smile as she continued to talk, her voice raising with excitement as she continued to tell her story. The more she spoke, the quieter the room seemed to get, and the tenser Killian became.
Once I was able to hear her, I felt the food I had managed to get down turn to concrete in my stomach.
"She cried out for a while, begging for it to stop, but then she just went quiet. I thought she was dead for a minute. Obviously,
