Chapter 64

After a long silence, someone suddenly shouted, "Bad omen!"

Like a stone dropped in a pond to create thousands of ripples, more people began to shout immediately after.

"That's a bad omen! She's an ominous woman!"

"The Luna Scepter doesn't acknowledge her!"

"She'll bring disaster to the Pack!"

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Losing the Moon Goddess' Heart wasn't terrifying. Instead, failing to properly place the diamond onto the scepter was the true disaster. Because that meant that I wasn't worthy of being Luna, and I could even be the Pack's calamity.

Applause and blessing turned into insults and quickly filled the hall.

Cold sweat filled my palm, and Enzo held my hands tightly. "It's fine. Don't worry, Andrea. It's just an accident. It doesn't mean anything."

I swallowed nervously, trying to maintain my composure.

In the previous rehearsals, I could properly place the Moon Goddess' Heart onto the regalia every single time without problems. It had never come off like this.

Something wasn't right.

I bent down a