Chapter 69 - Delusions Of Grandeur

• Cassie POV -
• Dave and Daisy have found a way to share our gift with others, I think it is amazing. I am sure the Moon Goddess planted that parchment somehow, she told me, when we met, that she would give us a way to spread the gift, that it was always a part of her plan, maybe, just maybe, we have proved to her that it is a gift she can trust us with, maybe she knows she can trust our judgement when it comes to passing the gift along. Daisy also filled me in on how they were going to do it, which Jack thought was a genius idea. He readily offered some of our guards to help them keep Twin Lakes secure while the members received their gifts from the Moon Goddess. I think it is sad that we are having to resort to this to determine if Twin Lakes members can be trusted. But from experience, I know that not everyone over there can be, there are some who still blindly follow Ace, even though he is imprisoned.
• I was surprised when Maddie refused the gift, even with her knowing what it was, it has made me doubt my decision to forgive her, what if all of this is her way of getting to Ace? Of helping him escape? What if it is all an act? She told me that she understood that Dave was the Beta she was destined to be with, but what if Ace and her father have gotten in too deep? What if she has been too deeply brainwashed? Can we really trust her? And if we could, why wouldn’t she want to be a part of the ceremony? Something wasn’t adding up and I didn’t know what to do about it. I couldn’t help the little spark of doubt in my heart, or the feeling that maybe this wasn’t her fault at all, maybe she has been messed with too much, maybe they have affected her too deeply and she isn’t stable… that is something I will talk to Jack about later, maybe he will know how to approach this, hopefully he will have an idea of what we can do to find out the truth once and for all.