Magnus POV: The elders seemed to have chosen sides, forgetting the crooked means by which they became elders. I quietly watched them as they deliberated on the good things Maxwell would achieve as the Alpha and all the benefits the Beta must have secretly promised them. "Enough of the clamor, they have to get married on the next full moon, if it exceeds, Laura will be stripped off her chance to choose an Alpha and might as well lose her chance to become the next Luna." I noted with firmness in my voice. "Does anyone have a problem with that? I won't entertain later rumours." I continued, my voice hitting the silence with each word. I expected no one to dare counter my opinion, except that the beta was not done rubbing his supposed dominance on my face. "You don't get to make the final

