Chapter 77: The darkness within.

Selene’s POV The elders exchanged a few whispers. The eldest and most talkative of them, Elder Muni, folded his hands before him. His eyes met mine like a predator assessing its prey, hazy with age yet keen with wisdom. He stated calmly, "Selene, you have made it weak." "You have made it possible for foreigners to enter our territory. You have ignored the customs that have sustained us throughout the years. Where there was order, you have introduced chaos. I tightened my jaw. I retorted, "Traditions that have kept us stagnant." "Cameron's method was out of date. He was too scared to take chances. Muni exhaled slowly, as though he were addressing a youngster who was just not interested. "And you believe that the solution is to open our gates to all roving scavengers?" He spoke sharply but not loudly. "You are taking a chance on this pack's safety. You are just a dictator; you are not Luna. Tyrant. The word cut like a razor through me, but I wasn't going to show it. Rather,