Chapter 72

Aria's POV

"Luna Aria," I heard John call from afar. I looked up and sighted the butler standing in front of a large door, his hands behind his back. The smile he usually had on his face wasn't there and it only added to the anxiety that had begun to brew within me.

"John," I answered as I approached him. "Has the meeting started?"

"Not yet, Luna Aria," John answered. He opened the door he stood in front of as I reached him and took two steps backwards for me to go through. "Your seat has been preserved for you, Luna Aria."

"Thank you," I said with a small smile and a nod before walking into the room. As I stepped into the room, I felt my anxiety rise up to another level as I soon realized that every eye within the room had been turned to me.

"We welcome Luna Aria, Luna to the Lycan King, King Ryder, to the meeting," I heard John shout behind me. I turned and watched as John walked ahead of me to the small podium where Ryder sat on what looked like a throne. The butler climbed the