Stay?

They wanted me to stay?

I stared up at the royal family for a long moment, unsure.

I didn’t fit the standards for the selection at all. I didn’t come from a noble background. I didn’t have a wolf. I already had a child. How could I possibly participate?

But, whatever my doubts, I couldn’t deny the King’s command. If he said to stay, I had to stay.

So I stood right where I was.

As best I could, I tried to ignore Nicholas’s icy gaze as he openly stared at me. Was he trying to intimidate me into leaving? I had already tried that.

No amount of intimidation would get me to disobey a direct command from the King. I liked my head attached to my body.

The King then stepped aside and his Beta, Nathan, took his place.

“I will now explain the rules,” Nathan said.

His voice was slightly softer than the King’s and not nearly so kind.

be expelled from the selection. In certain instances, those who break the rules could

to have left the room. No one spoke, or made any noise at all. Everyone stood very still, watching and

Elva whispered, “What’s that mean?”

a quiet voice, “It’s a punishment. When someone does

when they won’t nap at

closest to me said,

annoyed look, I really didn’t want to have the

Nathan Nicholay sald

what was said, but when they both looked at Elva, I couldn’t help but wonder if Nicholas had

darker talk

it. Maybe he was actually

an arrogant bag of

and focused

breaking those rules” Nathan argued, just loud

hear from where I stood so close to

frightening

if she’s forced to

“We would never force

straightened at once. Nicholas shut his

said,

the

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