Chapter 3

Gideon looked around at everyone.

Then he spoke again.

“If you don’t let Clara be my master, I’ll destroy my spirit core. And no one can ever bond with me!”

The elder saw how stubborn he was. Looked at me. Torn.

I gave him a smile.

Then picked up the last stone totem.

A Dormant totem forgotten in the corner.

“Thank you, Elder. But my bloodline has never been stable. Since nobody wants this one, I’ll take it. At least I'll have some company.”

The elder looked at me like he wanted to shake some sense into me.

“Selena, you silly girl. You… ah…”

A few of my friends tried to talk me out of it.

“Selena, you carry the former Alpha’s blood. How can you choose a Dormant wolf spirit?”

“This was brought back by the Alpha. He died for these totems. The best one should go to you.”

...

I shook my head.

“I can’t even shift properly. Even if I had a powerful wolf spirit, I couldn’t control it. Clara wants him that badly. Who am I to stand in her way?”

Someone whispered.

“Clara only joined our pack a few years ago. She’s pretty and talented, sure. But arrogant as hell. Why would Gideon choose her?”

I watched Gideon and Clara leave together.

Their figures side by side until they disappeared from sight.

And I knew.

Gideon had chosen Clara from the very beginning.