Olivia
The moment Elder Mingan turned her attention to me, it felt like the ground beneath my feet had vanished.
I tried to rally myself, to muster the strength to respond to the mounting challenge, but my throat felt dry, and words eluded me. My secret—that my wolf was dormant, hidden deep within, inaccessible to even me—weighed heavily on my shoulders.
“Well?” Elder Mingan asked, c*****g her head to the side so that her gray hair fell onto her shoulder. “Prove your claims, Miss Olivia. Is Alpha Nathan being truthful about your matehood, or is this another ploy to get what you both want, just as it was when you lied to everyone the first time?”
At Mingan’s words, a slight gasp rippled through the crowd.
The first time.
It was something that never left my mind, nig
