She looked at me for a long moment. “You remind me of her, you know…your eyes.”
My eyes stung a little. I blinked fast.
I smiled a little and wrote again.
What about the speech? The one the Moon Pack Luna has to give?
Ms. D nodded. “That’s you, sweetheart. You’ll stand in front of every alphas, Luna and pack and speak from your heart. Even if it’s with your hands or a note, it has to come from your mouth.”
I swallowed hard. Speak? How? But I didn’t write that. I just nodded.
Ryder’s voice cut in from across the room. “Doris and Ms. D, come with us. We’re moving the training outside to the mountain. Blade and Julius are already there.”
I didn’t look at him. I stood, tucked my notebook under my arm, and followed Ms. D up the stairs.
The mountain air was cold and fresh. Tall pine tre
