Chapter 0016
“Linda”
“Olivia!”
A few other names were called as well, but none as loud as those two. They had to come from
prominent packs indeed, to have been allowed so many onlookers into the small crowd.
Elva, nervous by the noise, hid behind my skirt. I picked her up into my arms.
“Are you frightened?” I asked her.
She nodded.
“Don’t worry,” I said. “They just want to see you. They’re here to cheer for you,
“They aren’t saying my name.”
I k*ssed the side of her head. “They just don’t know it yet.”
When the royal family arrived to the stage, the camera crew came alive.
Elva.”
Nathan walked his way down the line of us girls. “Heads up, everyone. We’re about to start.”
1 straightened Elva’s dress, then held her close as the director waved and the crowd erupted into a roar.
Nathan took a strong breath that lifted his entire chest, and spoke.
The royal family humbly thanks everyone for joining us. Those here in the crowd, and those watching at
home. We are eager to introduce you to the selected candidates, any one of which could eventually
become Luna, that is, the next Queen.”
One by one, the girls stepped forward, introducing themselves, the pack they were with, and said
something about themselves.
Linda, as expected, was from a wealthy and successful pack. “I will bring glory to my pack,” she said,
and half the crowd cheered.
Olivia, beside her, was not to be outdone. Her pack was just as prominent. “I thank my pack for their support in helping bring me here.”
The other half of the crowd cheered.
Linda smiled at Olivia, but it was too fight to be genuine.
When it was my turn, Elva helped me hold the microphone. The crowd, watching us began to murmur.
“You did great,” I told her, but she still didn’t seem so sure.
princes and the King were already seated. Different cameras were aligned, facing them. A slew of
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