“Well, you pick between the hopefuls. Not every werebear is born with the qualities needed to become a guardian. You pick from the best choices and then give them a special blessing. From there, they will be trained up as a guardian.” Alice explained as she watched Lilly frown. “They’ll be taken away from their family…” Lilly frowned. She couldn’t imagine it. What kind of life is that? To be ripped from your family and brainwashed into thinking only one person mattered. Lilly felt Tyler squeeze around her waist and a big burly hand rest on her head. “You are over thinking it Lills.” Tristan said as he scruffed up her hair. “I would choose this life again and again. This is who I am. Who I was meant to be. Just like how Tyler was born to be the Alpha. I was born to be your guardian.” “We