“Don’t listen to them.” Michael said. “Whatever they’re promising you they cannot be trusted. They’ll use you and consume you. Nothing of you will be left if you let them in.”
The sins promised her freedom. Freedom from following the orders of others and freedom from weakness. All doubt would be gone. She would bend to no one’s will anymore. Never again would she have to do things that she didn’t want to. It was rather tempting. She couldn’t possibly hope to oppose the sins so why not accept their offer? With their power Abelia could make the world kneel before her.
“What do you think they’ll do if I say no?” Abelia asked. “They’ll devour us all anyway. Seems to me that there’s nothing to lose and much to gain. And I’m really getting sick of doing what others want. It’s about time I do
