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ELEANOR

I grit my teeth as I bit back the tears. The pain and frustration.

It's happening again. Just like what I've been through in my old pack. My heart is pounding, and all I hear is the crowd whispering, spatting hateful words against me and my blood wolf. My heart throbs, and I whimpered. Tears stung my eyes but I blinked them back hard. I am not going to cry. Not now. Not ever. Not when I just accepted myself for who I really am.

I took some steps backwards but Alexander's loud, thunderous growl brought silence to the entire hall in just a second.

I could feel his aura leaking from his body. His dominance spread throughout the hall, making everyone freeze. Their mouths were suddenly zipped shut as they stood upstraight, hands on the sides with their heads lowered in submission.

Slowly, Alex shifted back to his human form. No one said a word even as he stood naked in front of the whole crowd, trembling in fear knowing they have unintentionally awakened their alpha's wrath. His