Ethan “YOU DID WHAT?!” My father roars as my mother stares wide-eyed at me. Her jaw drops open, small gasping sounds escaping, but she says nothing. Too shocked, I guess. “You let a human be the reason you were disqualified?” My brother’s bored tone says from behind me, and I turn, glaring at him. “No,” my father growls before I can speak again. “Ethan is not disqualified. He will take the alternate route and marry a Lycan in order to take his rightful place in the Selection.” With the way my father speaks, it’s like I’m not here. Again, they try to decide my fate for me, even though we’ve had this conversation too many times for my liking. “Yes. Yes. We can have the marriage and mating ceremonies completed by tomorrow night. I need to call Alpha—” “Stop!” My Alpha tone thunders