Stay?
They wanted me to stay?
I stared up at the royal family for a long moment, unsure.
I didn’t fit the standards for the selection at all. I didn’t come from a noble background. I didn’t have a wolf. I already had a child. How could I possibly participate?
But, whatever my doubts, I couldn’t deny the King’s command. If he said to stay, I had to stay.
So I stood right where I was.
As best I could, I tried to ignore Nicholas’s icy gaze as he openly stared at me. Was he trying to intimidate me into leaving? I had already tried that.
No amount of intimidation would get me to disobey a direct command from the King. I liked my head attached to my body.
The King then stepped aside and his Beta, Nathan, took his place.
“I will now explain the rules,” Nathan said.
His voice was sl
