SELENA POV

“She is unworthy, my prince. We do not accept her. She is not one of us, and she is not your destined mate,” one of the elders said, the voice that had dared to challenge Marcus moments ago.

“Yes, we don’t accept her,” another added immediately, as if waiting for permission to spit his poison. “She was raised by humans, and she is a half-breed. We refuse to acknowledge a half-breed as our future queen.”

“A chosen mate or destined mate of a king should be a shifter. ...