Chapter 9

• I stared up at Elroy in shock. To invoke the Alpha—it was the only way to fight someone without their Fated Mate being injured as well, but it was also the most serious of all challenges. It was a gift from the Goddess, a privilege for Alphas alone, but the price for failure was astronomical.
• Elroy had to wager his Alpha status on this win. If he lost, he’d be a Beta for the rest of his life.
• “I accept,” Damian said firmly, shocking me even further. Was he insane? Elroy was far stronger, and far more ruthless, than Damian would ever be. But then I remembered the overthrow of 1781.