CHAPTER 16
AURORA“You have one last chance, Charolette. Take the f*****g stone,” Marcel said to Charolette before practice later that day.
They stood off to the side, the striking fall wind whipping their long hair into their faces.
Charolette scowled at Marcel and bared her blunt canines. “I’ve already made up my mind. Stop trying to force me to do something that I don’t want to do.” She moved closer to him and poked a finger into his chest. “You’re supposed to be my mate and support me.”
Marcel crossed his arms. “I’m supposed to keep you alive.”
Snapping my eyes from side to side, I continued to watch until Ares walked over to me with a sweat-soaked shirt. After our chat with Vulcan, he had taken a run to clear his mind. Though, by the looks of it, he just looked angrier.
“Why are
