---- because of you!" She raised her hand to hit me, but I easily caught her wrist. "Because of me what?" I asked calmly. "Because you're leaving, Ethan might lose his Alpha position!" Vivian shrieked. "The Elders said if the pack is destroyed, they'll choose a new Alpha!" I looked at Ethan. His face was pale. Vivian kept screaming at me: "If you hadn't refused to teach me properly how to be Luna when you and Ethan broke up, the pack wouldn't be in this mess! This is all your fault!" "You wanted to take my place as Luna, and I stepped aside just like you wanted." I sneered at her. "And now you have the nerve to stand here and blame me?" Then I looked right at Ethan. ''So this is your 'true ---- love'? You're really going to lose your Alpha spot over her?" "The Elder Council has issued a warning," Elder Grace said weakly. "If we can't resolve the crisis within a week, they will consider a change in leadership." Vivian wrenched her hand free, furious. "Are you happy now? You've successfully ruined our future! " I looked at her, then at Ethan. "So," I said slowly, "it's not just the pack's survival, but your Alpha position too?" Ethan nodded, his eyes full of desperation. "Sophia," his voice trembled, "I'm going to lose everything." I watched him silently. This once proud Alpha now looked like a pathetic ---- beggar. His pack faced ruin, his position was on the line, his future was bleak. And it was all because of his own choices. I should have felt satisfied, but I just felt empty. "Sophia," Vivian spoke again, tears in her eyes, "I know we did wrong, but please think about him. You still love him, right?" I looked at her desperate face. Then, I gave her an answer that shocked everyone.