Chapter 36: The Bond Awakens

(Aline POV) My laughter rang out across the tense scene, and I could see the confusion on everyone's faces. But suddenly, everything seemed crystal clear to me. "You know what's funny?" I said, looking directly at Alpha Jonathan White. "You're all so focused on what I am—human, werewolf, security risk, whatever—that you're missing the most important thing." "And what's that?" Jonathan asked, his voice dangerously quiet. "I chose this," I said simply. "I chose Evan, I chose Blake, I chose...