Maria.
"Aren't you both ashamed of yourselves?"
The elder's voice rang out the moment everyone had settled into their seats, cutting through the heavy silence that had filled the hall. His tone carried authority, firm, unyielding, and it made the air feel even more suffocating than it already was.
I sat still, my hands resting stiffly on my lap, my gaze lowered for a brief second before I allowed myself to look around.
The hall was full.
The rest of the quadruplets were already present, seated together, their expressions tense and unreadable. Around them were high-ranking officials of the pack, all watching intently, their murmurs now completely silenced under the weight of the elders' presence.
And then my eyes shifted.
Sonia.
Of course she was here.
Her posture was relaxed, almost too relaxed for someone in a setting like this, and the faint curve of her lips told me everything I needed to know, she was enjoying this.
But then…My gaze moved again, and I froze slightly.
