#Chapter 47: The Speech

Sienna’s POV I stepped up towards Lucius as he announced me, surprised by the level of clapping I received. When I took my place at the podium, Lucius squeezed my shoulder, and everything just felt better. Motivation sparked up in me, the drive to do good swelling. “Hi everyone,” I greeted, scanning out amongst the crowd. Back at my table, Julian lounged in his chair with a scowl, the other Alpha’s sitting on the opposite side of the table from him, focused on me. “Thank you so much for being with us tonight. It’s a real honor to be invited up here to talk to you all — especially those who have been through the same thing as I have.” I looked to the front of the crowd, knowing a lot of the orphans had gathered there for a closer look. Some of them stared at me like I was a goddess, some others just appearing bored. “It hasn’t been very long since I lost my own parents to a rogue attack.” The ache of tears pressed at the back of my throat, bu