Starcrossed (Starcrossed 1) - Page 314

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

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