Fated Over Chosen

*POV: Kaelen.*

The massive, iron-studded wooden doors to the council chambers slammed shut behind my mate. The heavy thud vibrated through the floorboards and echoed against the high vaulted ceilings of the stone room. The sound was deafening, yet it was easily drowned out by the roaring, triumphant approval of my inner beast. A wide, uncontrollable grin stretched across my face. I could feel the