The Queen's Ploy.
***Arin's POV***
Queen Althara took her place beside me.
"Arin, those triplets are preventing you from moving forward. Your power becomes unstable as their feelings seep into yours through the mate bond. As long as you're connected to them, you'll never be able to control what you can do."
"You want me to reject them?"
"I want you to save them," Queen Althara said. "And the only way to do that is to break the bond before your power kills them."
Tears began to well up in my eyes.
"I am unable to do that. I love them."
"I know you do," Queen Althara said gently. "That's exactly why you have to let them go."
She took my hand in hers.
"I can teach you to control your power, Arin. I can help you become strong enough to protect everyone you care about. But you have to trust me."
"What if I don't want to be that strong?" I inquired.
Queen Althara stated plainly, "Then everyone you love will die."
"Let's start with those triplets."
