chapter 67

Katya “I have gifted you great power, Kat. I know you will use it wisely,” the Moon Goddess tells me, her voice rings with laughter. “What do you mean?” I try to ask, but no words escape me, but she answers my internal thoughts. “I gave you a piece of my soul. I made you a Queen and Goddess in your own right, you are the first of many great rulers. You are my Gemini Goddess, my Gemini Queen blessed by me, so breathe, breathe, Kat, and take back your life,” she whispers, and am forced to breathe. I suck in a lung full of air, feel my soul being forced back into the real world, and never in my life did polluted air taste so sweet. I open my eyes to see Mateo clutching me to him, and his and Ezra’s emotions smash against me like a tidal wave, making me touch my neck. “Kat!” I hear them say, while I am shocked I am alive, and they still love me even after I rejected them. Relief rushes into me from them. Ezra’s lips press to my temple as he holds both Mateo and me, and I could smell the sa