Emma The day I’m standing on the stairs of the pack house behind Luna Artemisa and Alpha Cayden, I feel like breathing becomes increasingly difficult. I fight to keep my back straightened, pushing down the urge to hyperventilate. The last few days have been awfully stressful, the preparations for the Judge’s visit and our anxiety rising being a certainly bad mixture. Since yesterday, my wolf has retreated into the back of my head, hiding herself from me totally and even switching off all my enhanced senses, my state of fear just got worse. I have a terrible feeling and I wouldn’t even care about the fact that I can pinpoint it as I just want to hide somewhere as well. Kai holds out his hand, caressing my arm to take my hand in the hopes of calming me. I look at him with tears t