"Thalia, you must make this sacrifices for the greater good," Alpha Benjamin said firmly. "We cannot allow this forbidden love to disrupt our way of life. The community is determined to destroy this marriage."
"Sacrifices?" I questioned. "Is that what you want from me? Well, I can't do that, Alpha. Love should be celebrated, not crushed under the weight of tradition and commandments. Besides, the commandments never forbade us to be together. They only state that the human must be initiated. I am willing to be initiated. If you want peace in the community, then stand in for me as my guardian."
"We can't! We are not your biological parents!" Rita protested.
"Then leave Jordan and me alone," I declared. "I cannot make the sacrifice!"
