#Chapter 41 - High Praise

God only knew what I was walking into... I swallowed my nerves and dug up the courage to head over to where the Lycan Luna and Lorenzo were waiting for me backstage. Of course, Cate was not too far behind me. She must have sensed my uneasiness and decided to feed off of it with a nasty parasite. Her smug smile led the muscles in my stomach to clench with worry until the two of us finally came upon our Luna. I kept my head down out of respect as well as fear. “Ladies,” the older woman greeted us in a light tone. Cate and I spoke unanimously. “Luna.” This was it. I was awaiting my punishment for having altered the dance routine at the last second. My heart was pounding viciously in my chest. I closed my eyes and painfully awaited the consequences; however, I was met with a warm embrace of the Luna’s hands instead. She’d grabbed me by the shoulders and squeezed with bubbling encouragement. “Oh, Eleanor,” she praised. “Of all my years watching that same traditional dance, I have nev