FORTY-TWO

ESMERAY

How do I stop the hammering in my chest or avoid meeting thousands of people especially when I know they were converging for my sake?

Today is the introduction ceremony. I’ll be officially welcomed into the Lycaon place and introduced as the next Luna. The first for many years. I like to think I’m very much introverted. Not like I had many opportunities to attend parties while growing up, but I dread the excitement and pressure of meeting a lot of people for the first time. I have somehow lost the courage I had the first time when Draven made that announcement. I didn’t have to say much that day, but today will be different.

I wish he didn’t have to rush it but after what happened, I understood his need to. This party wasn’t supposed to hold until the next two weeks and that would have given me time to prepare for it, but no matter how much time I was given, I knew I’d never be ready .

The party was already underway, and I had spent the last minute giving myself a pep ta