ATTICUS
The hall was a sea of faces, all seated in orderly rows, their hushed conversations blending into a low hum.
The elders sat at the forefront, their aged faces solemn. The Alphas and their Lunas from all Seven Packs occupied the centre rows, their presence commanding and their auras strong.
Noble families filled the rest of the space, adorned in their finest, whispering and casting curious glances toward the aisle where I stood.
This was no ordinary ceremony—it was an event that could define the kingdom's future.
And I felt every ounce of that pressure in my chest.
I stood rigid at the aisle, my hands clasped behind my back, my gaze darting between the pulpit sitting at the top of the dual stairs, and the open skylight above.
Night stretched darkly across the vast sky, a
