Train them and protect them? What in the hell was she on about?
"I'm sorry, I'm not following. Train and protect who?" I asked her with a narrowed gaze, trying to understand what she was saying. Even though, deep down, I had a feeling I already knew who she was referencing.
Standing up straight, she adjusted herself, her eyes widening in surprise as her smile fell. "Your mates didn't tell you, I take it?"
"No, they obviously didn't. So why don't you enlighten me on what it is you're talking about?"
"Well—" She said with hesitation. "A prophecy was read when your children were born. Within that prophecy, it deems Pollux and Castor as the saviors of our realm."
"The saviors of your realm? You mean the realm of the gods? That isn't possible. They're just babies." I laughed, trying to shake off whatever she was trying to say.
"Ivy, this is not something we would joke about. Your children are special. Gifted even, and they have an important future ahead of them that demands they be present in our world." I could tell that she was trying her hardest to get me to understand what she was saying, but the only thing I heard from that sentence was 'in their world'.
"We can't all move to your world, Kara. That is impossible. We have people here to take care of," I replied angrily.
Yet, when my gaze met hers again, I could clearly see I misunderstood her. "Ivy, that isn't what—"
"No, absolutely not," I snapped, cutting her off. "Over my dead body."
My reply was firm, and as her lips tightened into a thin line, she took a deep breath and exhaled, trying to force a smile on her face, as if she was talking to someone who didn't quite understand. "I hate to break it to you, but the terms have already been set."
"And I hate to break it to you, but no terms have been set with me."
Even though I expected my comment to anger her, a smile spread across her face from ear to ear. I wasn't sure what she found funny. There was no way I agreed to this.
Unless....
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