Chapter 67

"It is my destiny" I said to Hecuba.

"I know it is inevitable, but there is still time."

"I will not sit dormant and let him build his army."

"You are brave, my little Lykaina, but to beat him, you have to be able to control your gift."

"They seem more like a curse to me than a gift."

"That depends on how it's being used. So the werewolf, you love him?."

"I do; I love him more than you can ever imagine."

"You cannot have him," she says.

"Why?"

"It is your destiny, as the prophecy says; to love is to be hurt, and to trust is to be betrayed. He would betray you; just as Aradia had told you, he would use you, and that's why you cannot be with him."

"He is all I have, all I live for, and I am nothing without him."

"You are powerful without him; emotions weaken us; you need to do as I have asked of you; you need to defeat the vampire; this is what you want."

"You loved Odis; even if it was forbidden,