Chapter 45. Options

Cybele stepped back.

"Killing a werewolf..."

"I don't care anymore. I'd rather die than stay here."

"I can run away."

"Is that what you think you're doing now? Running away? Have you ever heard Gael's howl? Because the moment he does, you'll walk on water to get to him. He's irresistible to you, Cybele. Haven't you noticed that he even decides whether you're going to be happy or sad? Cybele, there's only one way out of this."

Cybele wanted to tear Aurora's hair out for what she had confessed to her father, but she wanted the information.

"I'm listening."

"Go back to your husband. Pretend everything is fine. Be someone you're not. Pretend you happily accept whatever he asks of you and ask him to set me free. And when I'm free, I'll tell you how to kill him."

"I won't be able to fool him."