Lyralei finally looked up at the warriors chanting her name, and the moment they saw her attention on them they roared even louder. Their voices bounced off the stone walls, echoing back until it felt like the entire world was shouting at her.
"Say something," Eliasen muttered beside her.
Lyralei winced, suddenly aware of all those eyes on her. The confidence she'd felt moments ago evaporated like water on hot stone. Where was that defiant fire she'd promised herself? Where was the woman who'd told Gerald and the other alphas to their face that she belonged to no one?
No. This wouldn't do.
She was so lost in berating herself that her hand came down hard on the table without her meaning to. The sharp bang cut through the chanting like a blade. Silence fell so quickly it felt like someon
