(Maria POV)
“Sweetheart! This is not how it works,” Luca tried to reason with me and caressed my cheek with his hand, but I stepped back and let his hand fall.
“No, Luca! If you want to do this, then you have to give me some kind of choice in all this. I have no say in all this. I have already told you that I am scared of wolves and this ritual, too. I don’t know if the Moon Goddess will accept me, but you guys keep pushing me about it,” I threw my hands in the air, and Joseph spoke after a few seconds.
“Okay, Buttercup! If this is what you want, then we will do it your way, but we have to announce your title by the next full moon. You have 25 days to prepare for this, okay?” He asked in a calm voice, and I nodded with a small smile.
“Thank you so much for understanding my point, Jo
