Chapter 0252

My brother, seeing the very real grief on my face, stands and moves to my side, pulling into a hug. “You’re getting the best end of this deal,” he murmurs after a moment. Then Rafe loosens his arms and stands between me and my mates, not letting them see the sadness written in every line of me because he knows I need to stand strong in this decision that I need to make it myself, without them.

“I know,” I whisper, my heart breaking as my brother wipes the two tears that fall quickly off of my cheeks, not wanting them to see. “I get it…it’s just…god, Rafe, I can’t imagine…”

“I know,” he murmurs, leaning forward and pressing a kiss to my forehead. “But neither can they. I think it’s right, Ariel or if not right, then the fairest. We can – we can talk to mom and Cora when we get home. Maybe talk to the Goddess? See…see if we can get a better perspective. But for right now, this makes peace.”

I take a deep breath, looking up into my brother’s face, and then I nod, working hard to steady myself. When he sees that I’m in control again, Rafe turns around, slipping a

protective arm around my shoulders and looking between Luca and Jackson. “So, we’re good with this? We’re agreed?”

“Well, what’s the timeline?” Luca asks, frowning, his hand sunk into his pockets.

Rafe replies, looking down at me with a nod. “When Ari

this for years?” Luca gasps, appalled.

to choose one mate today, and it’s

huffs a sigh, hanging his head, but after a moment he nods, giving

to him, just holding me with his dark–blue gaze. Then, just once,

realizing that he said it aloud as he looks between

we all stand very, very still, I think none of us having any idea, at

collective flinch as the sound of bells peels out from

towards

turning my head almost as if I could see them, though obviously I can’t. “Since when does the castle

couch and hopping over the back of it, darting for his bed. “End of term! Shit, the train is going to be here in like ten minutes, and

this – I haven’t packed at all, not a stitch spin towards my nook. But as I rip

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