“Oh, let’s consider the possibilities. I could obliterate the forest around us, maybe turn the lake into a boiling, lifeless pit. Fae powers or not, I doubt I’d survive that,” I replied, shaking my head at Leonardo’s suggestion. “This is too risky.”
“Isabella, everything has risks. You’re dangerous, I’m dangerous, this whole forest is dangerous.” His smirk told me he was fully confident he’d win this argument. “You became the best warrior in your last Alpha’s pack. The Isabella I know wouldn’t back down from a little danger.”
I fixed him with a hard look, hoping the intensity in my eyes would send him marching out of the lake. Of course, he didn’t budge.
Deep down, I knew he was right. Avoiding my powers wouldn’t keep me safe; it would only make me weaker. I was tired of running from wh
