“Enough, you two,” Helena said, and we stopped immediately.
She turned to her son. “I didn’t train you to be this stupid.”
Michael rolled his eyes. “She started it, Mom.”
I let out an offended gasp.
“Excuse me? I started it?”
“You always do.”
“Oh, that’s rich coming from you.”
Michael folded his arms with a smug grin.
“See? She can’t even help herself.”
I pointed a finger at him. “And you call me stubborn.”
“Because you are.”
Cain sighed. “I thought you were told to stop.”
The room fell silent. We looked at each other.
Then immediately looked away. Helena shook her head with an exhausted smile.
“Moon Goddess, help me.”
She turned to Michael, her expression becoming serious.
“I raised you to protect people, not provoke them.”
“I wasn’t provoking her.”
“You walked into the
