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He lifted a pitcher and poured more heavenly water into the cup The moment the straw returned to her lips, the bottoasped

"I’ to help He started to dry her off, cursed, then handed her the rags

When she finished, he hesitantly offered her another cup

"Don’t worry about it," she said "I probably needed a bath"

His lips twitched with the barest thread of a, she drained the water At last, strength began to return to her, running through her veins, sparking her organs to life

"Why do you think the Moirai are liars?" Kane asked

"Well, to start, people have free will Fate doesn’t decide what direction they ultiers returned to her hair, as if drawn by an invisible string "Willia similar"

"William is quite wise"

He rolled his eyes "Continue"

"Fate says everything is meant to be But I can’t believe my mother was meant to endure such hardships I can’t believe I was meant to be a slave"

"Explain"

One-word de, she said, "My father decided he wanted my mother, so, he took her It was her decision to stay here I was born and told I had a purpose, and it was my choice to believe it or reject it"

He peered at her, silentthinking? "What about es? Do you believe there’s someone destined for everyone?"

"Oh, yes, but not everyone follows that destiny" She hoped he heard what she wasn’t saying--he needed to be careful about Synda and White "Hence, free will can get in the way"

"So, you’re saying choices and destiny shape the course of our lives?"

"I think so, yes It’s just easier to bla the curve of her jaw, drawing goose bumps to the surface "You’ve been hurt by other people’s choices"

Caught up in the intimacy of the moment, she leaned into the touch "So have you"

"Yes" A pause, as if he struggled with his next words "The Moirai say I’irl, White? Did he believe thes aren’t all-powerful, Kane"

"Hobags?" He grinned

How could shetheir ideas into our heads We think about it, we obsess about it, ulti as said, thereby causing as said to happen"

"Like a self-fulfilling prophecy" He arched a brow "You know all of this, and yet you’ve never spoken to theain Gather me in your arms Tell me you don’t desire White "Well, I never said they hadn’t spoken to me"

He stiffened "So you’ve actually ed her

Years ago, the three hags told her she was destined to cause her asps before they’d shooed her away, but fro her beloved mother in any way, and had overanalyzed her every word and action

Josephina had stopped eating, stopped sleeping She’d stopped visiting her ht cause After a while, the fear had becoun to worry over Josephina’s health, and had mourned over Josephina’s perceived defection Glorika had lost weight, energy and vitality--and soon, the king’s favor She was cast out of his bedroom and back to the servant quarters

There, she was treated more shamefully than ever She was shunned by the women and secretly harassed by reat pleasure in hu her at every turn

In the end, Glorika had killed herself All because Josephina had stayed away from her So, yes Josephina had helped destroy her Had she never worried, nothing bad would have happened to either of them Her mother would still be alive

"The best decision you’ll ever et what the Moirai told you," she said

He shook his head, dark locks of hair falling over his brow "I carry the demon of Disaster How could I not cause an apocalypse?"

She heard the dread in his voice, the tor in your power to stop yourself fro you’ve done has only exacerbated the proble?"

"No You should live Truly live Stop looking over your shoulder, expecting disaster Stop planning your next step based on the dery breath "I’m not sure whether you’re wise, as I first assumed, or the dumbest woman on the planet"

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