Chapter 24

Donald

The way murmurs started around me nearly made me tell the executioner to continue on. I could feel everyone's eyes on me, curious and annoyed by my hesitance again. People were talking so much, and I could feel the Alphas tapping me, demanding to know the issue. In the pressure, I closed my eyes and murmured a prayer to the goddess. Ever since the issue with the rogues started, I have been praying more often.

I had no idea whether that was her plan all along, to drag me closer to her. At this point, however, I had no other choice. With the way some of my pack members were murmuring and the others breathing heavily, I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to lynch me and put me up for execution instead.

That thought brought a chill to my bones and I opened my eyes, finally raising my head to the people who had gone silent around me. I looked into their faces, squinting at their eyes which showed varying degrees of fear, tension and annoyance. I was tempted to look at the rogue