“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.

breath that lifted his

Those here in the crowd, and those

you to the selected candidates, any one

is, the

girls stepped forward, introducing themselves,

something about themselves.

was from a wealthy and successful pack. “I will

half the

was just as prominent. “I thank my pack for their support in helping bring me

other half of

Olivia, but it

spoke too softly into the microphone for anyone to hear. Nathan asked

Nathan smoothly moved on from her distress, passing the

helped me hold the microphone. The

“I am twenty years old, and my pack..” I quickly gave 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.”

me. They whispered

leaned into the microphone.

at least earned a couple

lip with her teeth, as

did great,” I told her, but she still didn’t seem

introductions, we were ushered to a

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