Chapter 16

• Cielo pov.
• My father enters the room and takes a seat in front of the audience. "Ladies, please join me in welcoming the one hundred and twentieth Claiming Ceremony." The vast majority of you in this room will depart with a companion. Some of you may emerge without a mate in rare cases, which is also acceptable. I would like to remind you of the ground rules. You have the right to fight someone who is attempting to mark you. You may not kill unless your life is in danger. You must remain in my territory's wooded area. Enter none of the cities. Do not mask your scent in any way. You have one hour to get a head start, and the male wolves have five hours to track you down and mark you. We will have lycan and werewolf soldiers patrolling the areas to ensure that everyone follows the rules and stays safe."
• "You are up first, Princess Cielo," my father says to me. "Do you have any advice for our new females, being the oldest here?"