A hush fell through the audience, everyone eyes on the person that had been so brave to confront me, then they slowly turned to look at me, watching my reaction.
But even I was too stunned to process everything, too stunned to school my reaction because my jaw dropped to the floor.
“I-I… Y-you…”
“I am sorry, Alpha; please punish me.” She fell to her face almost immediately, bowing her head in apology, and that was enough to make me snap out of it.
“Rise.”
“I am sorry, Alpha; I shouldn't have said that. I was only curious about it, as it has been on the lips of everyone, and we were all concerned about you. I am very sorry.” She continued pleading, but it was only making me more irritated.
“Rise!” I barked, putting power in my words, and it snapped her into action, her body moving on
