Silence gripped the training grounds. Every pair of eyes was fixed on me, waiting. Expecting. Daring.I could barely breathe.My heartbeat pounded in my ears as Alpha King Lucian’s command echoed in my mind. “Shift.”No one had ever ordered me to shift before. No one had given me a choice, because they had all believed I had none. For years, I had hidden the truth, let them think me weak, and endured their jeers and blows to protect the secret my mother died for. But now, there was no more hiding.Lucian’s silver eyes bore into me, unwavering, unrelenting. The dominance in his stance left no room for disobedience. My wolf stirred beneath my skin, restless, clawing to be free. She had been silent for so long. Now, she howled in my mind, her energy crashing against my barriers.Selene scoffed, stepping forward. “This is ridiculous,” she sneered, her voice filled with venom. “She can’t shift, and you’ll see it for yourself, Your Majesty.”The insult in her words was barely veiled, and a
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