The words sank deep into the silence. Gasps echoed through the crowd.
"Impossible."
"I can't believe he left Alpha Allison for her."
"But she is his real mate, he can't ignore her."
"But what about the alliance he was about to get from mating with Alpha Allison?"
"You left me… for her?" Allison's voice cracked, trembling with disbelief and fury.
Damon turned to Allison. "She is my mate."
A loud murmur spread through the crowd like wildfire.
Elder Dominic rushed to where we were. "Alpha Damon… think twice about this." His brows furrowed with concern, they lingered on Damon before moving to me.
"Elder Dominic, she is my mate… do you want me to go against our very nature?" Damon snapped at him.
"But we can't afford to have a fallout with the Crescent Moon Pack," Dominic argued, his voice low but firm. "You promised them an alliance through Alpha Allison. Breaking that now… could mean war."
