The room grew quiet, the tick of the old clock on the wall echoing through the silence, before I blew it to smithereens. "The pack's Alpha?" I shouted.
Lila took a deep breath. "You have to decide. Will you embrace this new reality and stand with Alex, or will you walk away?"
The gravity of her words hung in the air. Walking away was tempting. It would be easy to pretend none of this had ever happened, to return to my normal life. But deep down, I knew that was no longer an option. "What does it mean to be a werewolf's mate?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.
"It means you'll be connected to him, body and soul," Lila said. You'll feel his emotions, his pain, his joy. And he'll feel yours." She paused, her expression serious. "It's a lifetime commitment."
I swallowed hard, tryin
