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I blinked, and I was back in the cell. The smoke was gone, and everyone was watching me. “What?” 

Rowan and my father snorted, but it was Mom who walked over to me and grabbed my face. “Are you okay?” 

I tilted my head at her and smiled. “Of course I am. Why?” 

She searched my face. “It’s been like twenty minutes. You were surrounded by smoke, making choking noises, and then there was silence. We thought you died.” I felt my throat and eyes change. I saw a soft green glow, the color of my magic, shimmering on her skin. She sucked in a quick breath. “Your eyes…” 

“I wouldn’t harm her. Like your Moon Goddess, I have chosen her.” The voice that came from my throat was a blend of voices, and it didn’t sound natural. I watched my mother fight not to recoil. She bowed once and stepped back against the wall next to my father. 

“Please.” She waved her hand to the man in the chair. 

Theo trembled as we walked close. “You can’t do this to me.” 

I felt my face smile. It was a little more jarring than when the Moon Goddess took over. Hecate laughed softly. “I apologize, daughter. But I haven’t possessed a human body since ancient Greece.” She turned to Theo. “What can’t I do to you, wolf?” Her voice dropped low and became menacing. 

Theo thrashed. “You can’t kill me. Doesn’t that make you evil?” 

We laughed. “I am a goddess, a primordial being that shaped this world, worshiped for millennia. I am the gifter of magic, mother of witches, healer of the sick, protector of travelers and a safe passage for the young. I am of the earth, the sea, and the heavens. And you think a corrupt wolf can deem me evil?” We laughed again, and her hand struck out, our fingers wrapping around his throat. “You have killed my children, corrupted my young, and you think using petty lines will stop me from demanding retribution?” She leaned down. 

“I…didn’t.” Theo choked as our hands tightened. 

“Do you know the difference between the magic that I gifted and the magic I have?” He stared up at us, and then I felt his head shake slightly. “Their magic is watered down, and is completely reliant on their strength. But mine…” She grinned as she tightened her hand more. We watched his face turn purple. “My magic is divine.” She released his throat, and he bent at the waist, coughing. Hecate lifted our finger and pointed at Theo. Carna spo kera speta tru. If you ever get strong enough to use it, this spell will give you everything you need. Hecate’s voice whispered in my mind. Tell no one else. It would burn them out, and they would die a horrible death. 

How would I know if I’m strong enough? I whispered back, and I heard her chuckle. 

You will know. Her answer was soft, glib, and slightly infuriating. But I felt her turn back her attention to Theo. “ When did you turn your back on your kind?” The question was simple. 

Theo sat back, still struggling to get his breath under control. “I don’t remember the year, but it was way before the old king was killed.” His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. “How?” 

Our lips turned up. “Magic.” She went to stand against the wall. “Did you sell out your kind to the human government?” 

Theo fought to keep his lips closed, but it was no use. “Yes. Garith befriended a politician twenty or thirty years 

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ago. We have a lab set up near their capital, and we have been shipping wolves there since it was built.” 

“Where exactly is the lab?” Rowan asked, but Theo kept his mouth shut. 

“Answer him.” Hecate growled, and I felt the magic snap out, causing Theo to yelp. 

“I don’t know the exact location. That was under Evan’s supervision. I was in charge of something else.” 

“What?” Rowan stepped closer, almost as if he knew Theo’s next words. 

“I was in charge of killing the Royal Family.” Theo looked over at Rowan with a smirk. “I volunteered for it.” 

Rowan went to strike, but Hecate stepped forward and stopped him. “Is there anything else we need to know before your soul is harvested?” 

Theo glared up at us. “I hope you have had time to say goodbye.” 

I felt our head tilt down. “Why is that?” 

Theo grinned as a howl was blasted through the mind–link. Ronnie’s voice was frantic. We are under attack. ” Because I was stalling you.” 

Everyone jumped. “Go.” We turned. “I’ll finish here, and then send Amy to help.” The goddess waved her hand, and they were all just gone. She turned us back to Theo. “They can handle the attack.” She turned to the other goddess. “Is there anything else you want to know?” 

Selene stepped up next to us. “Are the humans planning to attack?” 

I wanted him to deny it. But I watched the smile spread across his face. “You spent so many years worried about your creations, but you didn’t save the Lycans. Now you want to pretend that you will save us?” He laughed. 

“Who says I didn’t save the Lycans?” She scoffed and turned away. “Do it.” 

Hecate shoved our hands into his chest, and instead of his heart she plucked two orbs from his body. One glowed like the moon; another was dirt brown. Theo choked for a few seconds, staring at the two orbs in our hands. ” What…are…those?” 

Our smile grew wide. “Your souls.” She handed the moonlit one to Selene and then, as the life faded from Theo’s eyes, she crushed the dirt brown one. “You don’t deserve to reincarnate.” 

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