52. Ally

(ELYN)

"For all your masks of bravado, Elyn Frost, you are truly a coward when it comes to things that actually matter to you," he hissed as he stared into my eyes and my heart thundered. I was angry at how easy it was for him to understand this, understand me. For all my life, people had always looked at me and only seen what my mother did to the Luna, even though it was not my fault.

I had loved people, and I knew what came with loving them. The end was never good for me. I pressed a finger to my compass, mindlessly rubbing it as I always did whenever something was a burden to me.

I didn't want to- I didn't want to fall, and I had tried so hard. Physical stuff was okay. I could deal with that shit, but everything else I was feeling now was the territory I didn't want to go into. It was dangerous.

"Come on, let's go make some cookies..." Ares grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the kitchen as if. I could feel the eyes on my back as I walked towards the kitchen. Azalea was alread