Tick tocK!

Tick! Tock! Tick!

The hanging wall clock in front of me kept ticking away without stopping. At that lowest point, anxiety could have been my middle name.

Despite my having done nothing to deserve it, the pack's members still had a deep-seated animosity toward me. I had only just gotten there and I have tried everything in my power to be a good person but it just wasn't good enough for them.

The people are the square, and the elders are Scott and his mother. Frustrated, I let out a loud gasp.

The elders' cold, unblinking gaze chilled me to the bone as they talked.

As they spoke, I felt a cold chill run down my spine, and all I wanted to do was get away from them. Their statements scared me and brought back memories of my stepfather's abusive treatment of me.

Anna tried to argue on my behalf numerous times, but no one would listen.

"The Luna rites have to be carried out by her and that is the only time we can accept her as the Luna of the pack," they declared in a booming voice. There b