Calum’s POV
All of us were silent while we sat outside of the temple as Alora went inside. The thoughts running through my head about how my parents had made me kept me silent. What the hell did it even mean to be a demigod? I wasn’t special in any way like Alora is. Not only that, how was I going to fulfill this so-called destiny the furies said that I had?
Through the silence I heard the sound of the whip come down on her skin from inside the temple. I instantly reacted by jumping to my feet and heading straight for the temple entrance. I could feel the rage coursing through my veins with each beat of my heart. I could only hear the pounding of blood in my ears, and I could see everyone’s mouths moving but couldn’t hear what they were saying.
I moved swiftly towards the ste
