Chapter 20: Declaration

The resounding voice of dissent sliced through the hushed silence, jolting the crowd out of their reverent gazes and casting a shadow of doubt over the momentous occasion. The words, filled with scorn and disbelief, spilled from the lips of one of the pack's elders, his voice carrying the weight of ingrained prejudice and resentment.

The murmurs of agreement and uncertainty rippled through the assembled pack members, as some of them nodded in reluctant accord with the elder's sentiment. Their eyes, once filled with awe and curiosity, now turned cold and skeptical, casting disdainful glances in my direction. I could sense the envious gazes of the ladies on the sidelines, their resentment burning bright in their eyes, fueled by a mixture of jealousy and their own insecurities.

"How can a traitor's daughter be a white wolf?" the elder's voice rang out, his words laced with contempt and a stubborn refusal to accept the truth that stood before them. His objections sought to undermine the