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Armel stepped up to the crowd and raised his thick arms above his head. "The ceremony is over. Please return to your homes."
The crowd reluctantly turned away from the family and Armel herded them down the aisle. Orion stood behind me, and we were both trapped between two rows of chairs.
I took one step into the flow of people, but Armel grabbed my shoulder and pulled me back into the row. "You two stay here," he commanded before he strode past us with the other audience members before him.
I glanced over my shoulder at Orion. "So I'm guessing this isn't how things are supposed to go."
He shook his head. "No. The girl was supposed to change completely into a shifter."
"Has this happened before?"
"No, at least not during the ceremony."
I raised an eyebrow. "Then when?"
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