CHAPTER 55

  "Me," I whispered. "Lucien reminds me of myself." I looked up at her. "Is that why you mated us together? Is that why you bound our strings?"

  The Moon Goddess shrugged gently. "Perhaps. Perhaps not. That is for you to decide, however." She brushed the cloud away. "I originally had no intention of revealing myself to you this early, child but you must understand. Sometimes, I have no control over what wolves do, or how fast they do anything." She looked worried now, and I shuffled anxiously on my feet.

  "What do you mean?"

  "You need to learn to accept yourself, Raleigh." She said firmly. "I understand it is difficult, but I am worried that if you do not before time is up, it will be too late to change anything."

  "What?"

  The Moon Goddess shook her head. "I cannot reveal any more than that." She said somberly. "I can only warn you of what you must do, who you must step up to be. Trust Lucien, trust your family, but most of all, trust yourself!"