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“Not without breaking so death for so long “But I don’t agree with the ‘just chill’ and let-some-dick-murder-me solution either”

“Understandable” Ariadna folded her arms over her chest “It is not in our nature to sit idly by and allow another to harm us But, Jeni, you must knoe chose you for a reason My father needs you Your sisters need you Our story does not end here, and yours will not end in the back of that ly, “and used your gifts to see, truly see, you would know this already You were born with a powerful gift Learn to use it”

“How?” There were nome much help

“Trust yourself”

“Easier said than done” My entire life I’d thought the road looked a certain way Now everything felt upended and chaotic Nothing in this dark neorld hat it seemed

“You need to try,” said Ariadna “Your role in all this is very important to us You do understand your purpose, yes?” More condescension

What was her problem with me?

“Yes,” I replied “I know” I explained that the goal was for our people to return to the land of the living and to be ruled by our “lord,” Lord King, as it was o

But here was the part I didn’t get: The bits and pieces of stories they’d told me in cryptic conversations like these were that he’d been destined to marry a powerful Seer from his time and rule the Minoans until his death They were rew So if the goal was to set things “right” again, then how did they plan a do-over for King? He would never love anyone but Mia

“King’s betrothed was Hagne,” said Circe “And, yes, King’s union to her would have united his bloodline with ours three thousand years ago, creating soh to withstand the threats our kind faced in the future”

Hagne Her nane “So is that part of the new plan, too?” I hated the thought of Kingthat he was, and I loved him for it There was no room for a third woman

“No Hagne is paying for her own misdeeds,” Ariadna said “But that is not your concern, Jeni You must have faith in your role Your life will end when it is ood In the meantime, be cautious of the man you are about toin his power to pull you away from us”