“Linda”

“Olivia!”

A few other names were called as well, but none as loud as those two. They had to come from

prominent packs indeed, to have been allowed so many onlookers into the small crowd.

Elva, nervous by the noise, hid behind my skirt. I picked her up into my arms.

“Are you frightened?” I asked her.

She nodded.

“Don’t worry,” I said. “They just want to see you. They’re here to cheer for you,

“They aren’t saying my name.”

I kissed the side of her head. “They just don’t know it yet.”

When the royal family arrived to the stage, the camera crew came alive.

Elva.”

Nathan walked his way down the line of us girls. “Heads up, everyone. We’re about to start.”

1 straightened Elva’s dress, then held her close as the director waved and the crowd erupted into a roar.

a strong breath that lifted his entire chest,

thanks everyone for joining us. Those here in the

introduce you to the selected candidates, any one of

Luna, that is,

one, the girls stepped forward, introducing themselves, the pack they were

something about themselves.

successful pack. “I will bring glory to

half the

to be outdone. Her pack was just as prominent. “I thank

half of the crowd

at Olivia, but it was too fight to be

too softly into the microphone for anyone to hear. Nathan

and froze. Nathan smoothly moved on from her distress, passing the

me hold the microphone. The

name of my less- prestigious pack. 1 would like to thank the royal family for giving a single mother like myself a chance

the selection.”

one cheered for me. They whispered and

into the microphone. “And

least earned

teeth, as Nathan took

I told her, but she still

introductions, we were ushered to a press conference further into

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