Ch. 17 Too Much

Elena

I never wanted to feel weak. It took Mason leaving for me to realize how coddled I’d been. But I never wanted attention either. Not from anyone but him.

No one knows what I can do with my arrows. I practiced until my fingers bled and my body ached so much I could barely move but I never let anyone see. Because I don’t need to impress anyone. I just want to feel strong.

And I do feel strong. Because I did the work. I never asked for the easy way out. I never wanted my mother’s gifts and I don’t want them now.

I don’t need them to protect myself and I sure as fuck don’t want the responsibility of protecting other people. But then again, no one ever asks me what I want. Especially not the Goddess herself.

She never showed up all those nights I cried out to her to bring Mason back to me. Finally, all my tears dried up and I realized I was the only one I could count on. How Ironic that she’s never given me a single thing I asked her for but now she drops the one thing I nev