Calvin sighed. “I don’t know, only the alpha and Luna know. It was the only stone we ever kept. It’s
apparently the most powerful and it’s a threat to all of us being in the hands of the royal family. They
didn’t know the stone existed until they had their castle’s mage use a truth spell on my father. My father
is the alpha’s Beta. He went with the Alpha and Luna to speak with the king and queen. Truth spells
don’t work on the alpha and Luna because their will too strong to succumb to it. My father isn’t as
strong…” That sounded terrible.
We sat in silence for a while before I broke it. “I’m really sorry about what happened between us.”
Calvin shrugged. “I would have chosen a Prince over a future Beta too,” he joked.
“I didn’t tell you all of my dream… me and Lexus are mates. In the dream she explained why she chose
us to be. I needed a mate to ensure that I’d come back and not stay in the human world.”
“What? I guess that’s possible, Diana has the power.” He turned around. “Wait, someone’s up. Sadia?”
My heart skipped a beat.
Sadia walked from around the corner into sight. “I was coming to let someone in…” This was the first
time I saw her since I had been here. “Are you and Lexus really mates? Or is that just another lie?”
I didn’t know what else to say. “We are…”
She stared at me for a while. “I gotta go let them in…” She turned around.
“Wait who?” Calvin asked.
“Cade.”
“You can’t let him in Sadia.” He turned to me. “You have your necklace don’t you?” I nodded and pulled
it out of my pocket. I wanted to see my brother, but it wasn’t the best idea.
“Are you serious? Cade’s been worried sick about Aqua.” I wasn’t sure if Cade would care at all after
how terrible of a disappointment as a sister he said I was. “Everyone in the castle already knows she’s
here.”
I frowned. “How?”
“They have an oracle who they had a vision. I just found out now. Cade isn’t going to drag you back.”
She walked out of the longue and down the hall to the entrance.
I put my necklace back in my pocket and took a deep breath. I stood up when Cade walked into the
longue and the first thing he did was hug me. “I’m sorry about what I said.”
“It’s okay… I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you.” It felt like we hadn’t seen each other in so long but it was
only a few weeks. “I’m better now, I promise I won’t push you away.” I wanted to be a good sister.
Cade pulled away. “The king and queen want you come back but I’m not going to force you.”
“No way.” Calvin said. “That’s not what our goddess wants.”
“If you come back you can be with Lexus. They know your mates now. They’re fine with you being
together just not in the public’s eye. They’re giving you two options. That or using the sixth stone we
can transfer your holder abilities from you to someone else. They won’t bother you anymore and you
can be with Lexus. Either way you can be with Lexus, if you don’t take either offer they won’t stop
trying.”
I didn’t love either of those options. I loved my abilities, and the moon goddess chose me to have them
for a reason. “Aqua, we already have a plan, you don’t have to go along with this,” Calvin reminded me.
“But what if it doesn’t work?” I asked. “Where’s Lexus now Cade?”
“He’s back at the castle. They’re not going to work you as hard. Me and Dad are going to make sure of
it.”
I turned to Calvin. “Let’s hold off our plan, I just want to see my family and Lexus. I’m not going to take
their deal; I just need to talk to them.”
Calvin looked upset. “Fine Aqua, go with him.”
I left with Cade. “Would I be transferring my abilities to you?”
“Yeah… but only if you want to. I don’t get it, you told Calvin you wouldn’t take their deal.”
I shrugged. “I won’t, I can’t but I still was curious.”
“What do you mean you can’t?”
“I was chosen by the moon goddess, and it wouldn’t sit right with me if I just reversed her decision. I
know she’s fine with me making my own decisions, but I believe in her goal and I’m the first holder in a
while who’s willing to help her achieve it.”
Cade laughed. “You weren’t chosen, the holder inherits the power at random.”
I shook my head. “Diana chooses, at least I know she did this time because she told me in a holder
dream.”
Cade stopped. “She specifically chose you. What but…” I didn’t expect him to be jealous.
I stopped and turned to him. “It’s not like that, I’m not special or anything. She chose me since I wasn’t
going to be raised in the castle.”
We continued walking. “Why wouldn’t she want the holder to be raised in the castle. They’re supposed
to be.”
“No that's bullshit. The royal family has been manipulating our family for generations. I know that now
so I can’t work for the royal family anymore and I can’t give my abilities to anyone else to work for
them,” I explained.
“That’s a big accusation Aqua.” Cade sighed. “Maybe other kings and queens knew about it but the
current ones couldn’t have known. They were probably taught the same as us.” He could have been
right. They might have not known they were passing down a lie. “We’ll explain what Diana said to you
and maybe they’ll leave you alone.” I’m glad he believed me about the dream.
We didn’t talk for a little while before I asked, “Are you… with Sadia? Does she hate me?”
“We’re together, yes but she doesn’t hate you. She’s still hurt by what you did. She misses you but she
doesn’t know how to forgive you or trust you.”
“I get it. I miss her too, but I don’t know how to apologize in a way that she’d appreciate. She knows me
and Lexus are mates now but that doesn’t really justify what we did.” I didn’t know what it was going to
be like to see Lexus again.
“You’ll both figure it out.” Cade opened the door for me, and I walked into the castle it was late so no
one was really around except guards. We walked up the staircase and my heart dropped when I
sensed Lexus. It felt so intense.
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