When the ceremony finally took place, Bicker took my hand and together we walked off the stage and into the crowd. Everyone was eager to congratulate and flatter me, so I squeezed Bicker's hand tightly and sighed nervously.
"Don't be nervous, honey, I'm with you," he said softly.
I looked up at him and felt a surge of calm run through my body. He was used to all that attention, but I had been subjected to humiliation all my life, so I still felt a little weirded out.
Not wanting to wander into those horrible thoughts, I shook my head and came back to reality.
I walked towards the center and the first to approach were the lycanthropic alphas from the neighboring packs.
I knew some of them, while others introduced themselves with a bow. Fortunately, they were all respectful and spoke
