but that made Lucas even more upset.
?You?re not understanding this, Helen. We?re talking about the
Fates, not a couple of overprotective parents with virginity issues.
The Moirae can?t be avoided or tricked. Cassandra won?t be able to
sneak out of her bedroom window and have sex with some hot guy
she met at a party,? he said, pacing around. ?Even if he was a man
she truly respected, a man she could grow to love, the Fates would
separate them. Fate herself would make sure Cassandra never laid
eyes on that man again.?
?How cruel,? Helen said, horrified.
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?And someday the Fates will separate her from us, her own family.
You can barely tell now, but she and I used to be so close. She
used to take my hand anytime we walked next to each other, but
not anymore,? he said, his voice breaking with emotion. ?She was
the sweetest little sister ever, I swear. Such a big, warm heart and
such a big, clever mind?all packed into the tiniest girl you?ve ever
seen. Now she?s becoming more like them. Cold, meticulous,
unrelenting.?
Helen put her hands on his waist and waited silently until he was
ready to pull her into his arm and relax against her, which he finally
did in a wave. She had held him for only a few minutes when
Ariadne came into the library and told Helen she needed to come
out to the kitchen.
?What is it?? Lucas asked.
?Your mom found out about the whole cestus of Aphrodite thing
and she?s sort of throwing a fit, Luke,? Ariadne admitted with a
heavy heart, her gentle eyes darting between the two of them with
sympathy. ?Aunt Noel has asked for a meeting with Helen.?
All the air seemed to leave the room, most of it sucked into Lucas?s