Chapter 98: Disaster
"He’s found her, he’s mated her. And they love each other. The wheel of fate has been spun. So, what more are you fighting for?" Aethera lifted a brow.
"Was that why you made them carry their mate bond through three lifetimes? You wanted them to be together?" Mahina asked, confusion etched on her perfectly gorgeous face. "But why? Aren’t you against their bond?"
Aethera laughed, a soft, boisterous laughter rich with elegance and amusement, the sound filling the room like music, but sending shivers down Mahina’s spine.
"You think you’re so clever, don’t you, Sister?" Aethera’s voice dripped with sarcasm. "But you’re just now realizing the true extent of my plan. Yes, I made sure they would carry their mate bond through all lifetimes. And with each lifetime, their love would grow stronger, but so would the pain of their eventual separation. And so would Snow’s obsession and desperation."
Aethera’s smile grew wider, her eyes flashing with triumph. "You see, Mahina, I didn’t just want to punish Snow. I wanted to break him. And what better way to do that than to give him a love that would haunt him for eternity?"
"Aethera!" Mahina’s voice cracked with emotion, her eyes blazing with a mixture of anger and desperation as she took a step forward, her hands clenched into fists. "Stop this, Aethera! Stop toying with Snow and his mate. They’ve suffered enough."
Mahina’s words hung in the air, a plea to her sister’s humanity, but Aethera’s expression remained unmoved, her eyes glinting with a cold, calculating light. "You’re supposed to be fair. Doing this will alter our fate. It would destroy the balance. If you push him too hard and Snow seeks help from Helios, God of war, we’ll be doomed!"
"Spare me the lecture, Mahina. I know exactly what I’m doing. And as for being fair..." Aethera’s smile twisted, her eyes flashing with a malevolent gleam. "Fairness is what I say it is. The balance will be maintained, but on my terms, not yours. And as for fate..."
Aethera’s voice dropped to a whisper, her words sending shivers down Mahina’s spine. "I shape fate, I turn the wheel to whatever I want, not the other way around."