THE LYCAN KING’S CLAIM
One moment I had been invited as an honorary guest, still trying to convince myself I belonged in this room at all… and the next, I was standing at the center of it, the future of a kingdom being placed at my feet.
Every pair of eyes locked onto me.
My skin prickled under their scrutiny.
Under theirs, I felt naked.
It was like I was stripped down to everything I wasn’t.
Before I could even begin to form a response, the room exploded.
“No!”
The shout came from one of the elders on the left side of the chamber.
He stood abruptly, anger blazing in his eyes.
“This is outrageous!”
Another voice joined in, then another.
“She isn’t a Lycan!”
“She has no blood claim to this kingdom!”