Bea's POV
I refused to get upset over how my sister was acting. I had not long found out about her, and I had wished all my life for a sister. Why did the moon goddess do this to me? Ava was just horrendous. She didn't care about anything other than her own greed and selfish needs, and I could not risk messing up now; given half the chance, she would drag me down with her. I wanted her to go away, far away. I could pretend that she did not exist then.
As I stood during the chaos, Arianna’s excited screams echoed in my mind, and my heart raced with anticipation. “He's here, Marcus is here."
I rushed outside, my eyes scanning the small crowd until they landed on him—my mate, Marcus.
My instincts screamed at me to rush towards him, to throw my arms around him, and never let go, but so
