“Not much of a choice,” I murmur.
There is silence, and Daston just smiles, as does Raven.
They clearly underestimate me.
I roll up my sleeves. “I choose Seline.”
Shocked gasps surround me and Daston’s jaw tightens, although he doesn’t look especially displeased.
Raven looks furious. “Are you crazy? What do you even see in her?!”
“She’s his fated mate!” someone suddenly shouts out. “You lot are the ones who are going against the nature of our kind. If Austin leaves, so do I.”
And just like that, as if a dam has broken, murmurs of agreement surround me.
“We don’t want an Alpha like you, Daston. We are done with this tyranny!”
“Do you know who you’re talking to?” Daston growls, his smile disappearing.
“I don’t care,” one of the female pack technicians declares. “I can’t l
