Chapter 184 - Mason

My Kona's mouth dropped wide as she spluttered at my comment. I hid my smile. She was easily riled, this female. I didn't want to hurt her feelings by laughing in her face.

"But he's my uncle, too. Does that mean we are cousins?" she asked. She locked her expression away, her light gray eyes both guarded and softer than I had thought her capable of achieving.

"I carry the last vestiges of Bestia's Prime power in my body. If through no other means, that would make us family - in a way." I nodded.

She tried to smile as her eyes filled with tears. "Good." She dashed her fingers under her eyes. "Good. That makes me happy."

"And since Prime powers are gold, I would assume that you are carrying pieces of Hellion's power. If you can successfully integrate them into your magical well, you, too, would be a Prime," I explained.

The tears vanished as if she'd been traversing a desert. "What?"

I repeated myself.

"B-bu-but I don't want to be a Prime. Why would Hellion give me powe