Chapter 45 Fateful Decision

• Every step I took toward the throne room felt like I was walking further away from who I used to be and closer to the woman I had to become. My heart pounded in my chest, my nerves dancing with a cocktail of dread and determination. Today wasn’t just another day. It was the day I would either become a ruler or be destroyed by the very kingdom I was supposed to inherit. But I couldn’t back down. I had to face it head-on.
• The court’s cold marble floors seemed to stretch endlessly before me as I entered. The towering walls were adorned with tapestries depicting glorious battles and kings who had long since passed. It felt suffocating, as though the weight of the past was pressing in on me from every direction. But I wasn’t just any royal heir. I wasn’t the scared girl who had run away from the palace years ago. I was Amelia, granddaughter of the last Lycan King, and it was time the world knew who I truly was.
• I stood tall before King Darwin’s throne, the court murmuring around me, their eyes wary and distrustful. The King himself, seated high above, looked down on me with an expression that mixed curiosity with disdain. The years of lies and manipulation had turned him into a man who only saw power as a weapon, not a responsibility.