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Isla POV.

"You think I would?"

"I don't know. It's up to you to show me and the people what you've got. Even Alex is anticipating... He loves you and that's because of the mate bond pull. He would want to see what you've got. It's a natural instinct of an Alpha. You have to be good at something. The Elders will not concede to your Luna ceremony if can’t don't bring anything to the table. They don't care if you're his fated mate or not"

He slowly licked his lips and then leaned forward to continue, his expression even more serious than earlier. "If you can't show them how capable you are physically, emotionally and mentally... You will be cast aside and Lizzy will take your position."

I swallowed hard, the thought of proving myself to some group of elders to be deem worthy isn’t part of what I was meant to do. I just want the red gem of vitality.. how did it come to this? But then again, Alex is my mate and the thought of him being with someone else would definitely break me.

"You're