Cecelia
I never saw it coming. My sweet, shy, sheltered baby sister stepped out onto the platform as a strong, confident young woman. The only reason I ever agreed to go to Dark Rising was to shelter her from what seemed like a horrible future, but as I sat with my father on one side and Aiden on the other, I could suddenly see how all the intricate pieces of the puzzle had been perfectly arranged by a power greater than all of us.
Catherine needed me to leave her behind so that she could find her own voice. And I needed to enter the contracted mating with Ellis in order to find Aiden. And Becky needed me to ship her off to Catherine. All so that I could find my fated mate, and Catherine could reject hers.
Because ultimately, we all had a choice.
Of course, the crusty old Two Pillars c
