57. Is it the end?

Ariana had her red dress on. The color always made her feel the prettiest.

Her hair was half down, with the front strands loosely braided and secured by a hair brooch at the back. Her ears were adorned by tiny pearl studs while her neck was bare. She decided not to wear the necklace she had secured from Luna Barbara the day before because of Saoirse's comment. She had said that Persephone's absence wasn't felt. Judging by Ariana's behavior, she had replaced her.

That had started a long, soul-searching conversation between the human and her wolf. Ariana wanted hurt, revenge and justice. Saoirse urged her not to let the people here turn her into a bitter, vengeful, selfish woman. She mustn't use Sean just to hurt Xavier.

"It's for a distraction. So that we can escape." Ariana had argued.

"Our rejection will be enough for that."