Ares looked a little hurt by my remark, but I was not going to apologize for my reaction and I felt like he was the one who owed me an apology. I felt inferior enough without being reminded of all the things I couldn’t do, and it felt like I had been slapped in the face when I realized what Ares had been trying to do, even though he was only here in the first place because he was so supportive and understanding of my ridiculous insecurities and reactions to things.
That was why I had lashed out at him over this; I was insecure about the fact I had none of the powers that I was expected to manifest, and I didn’t like being reminded of that because I had been mocked for that by the other members of Luc’s pack since I was a little girl. I didn’t want Ares to think of me the way that they al
