Marcus POV
I haven't seen Fina since the day we talked in our parents' kitchen. I was truly hoping that she would give me the chance to make amends, but I can't blame her if she isn't interested. Goddess, I really f**ked up. "You will not give up so easily," Wilder says. "Of course not, but I also won't force Fina to spend time with me until she is ready. I spent for to much time being selfish."
He seems satisfied with my answer and recedes to the back of my mind. I make my way down the stairs expecting everything to be quiet, but instead I hear hushed voices. I make my way quietly to the wall just beyond the kitchen. My father has my mother wrapped in his arms and her shoulders are shaking. Why is she crying? Did something happen to Fina?
"I don't understand why the goddess keeps allo
