ELIAS'S POV

"I won't do it," I said. "I won't take Noah's place."

"Even if it means saving the pack?" Elder Marcus asked.

"The pack doesn't need saving from Noah," I said. "We need saving from the vampires who are trying to kill us all. And Noah is out there fighting them."

"He's out there risking his life for a creature who doesn't deserve it," Elder Robert said.

That's when I lost my temper.

"Daisy saved my life," I said loudly. "When those ancient vampires attacked us in the forest, she could have run away. She could have saved herself. But she stayed and fought. She bled for this pack....