ARIA’S POV

“I can’t take away the barrier, but at least this way, you both can talk.” Tapio disappeared into nothingness as soon as he said so, leaving everyone in confusion. Everyone but me.

“What was that about?” Draven inquired.

“The ancient myth has that the moon goddess and the forest god had a relationship that was never meant to be, millions of years ago.” I explained. “I read it in one of the many history books Agatha has.”

“They were inseparable, but also never meant to be. They had a conflict over the forest. A long time ago when werewolves were primitive and lived in the forest. It was...