CHAPTER HUNDRED AND NINETY - SEVEN - IT WAS ALVAREZ GARCIA ALL ALONG?

Isabella's eyes are wide with confusion and frustration. She just sat there, defeat shining in her still slightly glowing eyes, her shoulders slumped. " Bella," Mateo called. " Are you okay?" " It happens like this all the time," she said quietly, Mateo able to hear her because of his supernatural hearing ability. " I tap in and I feel her drum through my veins, warm my heart and whisper in my ears, but just when she's there and I reach out..." Isabella raised a hand up in demonstration of her reaching out. "... To touch her, she disappears and so does the power." Her hand felled back down to her lap. " I can't summon her if I can't reach her. The other daughters were able to reach to her after a few try, but I have tried several times now and it's not working!" Mateo stood and slowly made his way to where Isabella still sat crossed leg on the forest floor, ignoring his naked form. Just as he reached her, she stood. " I'm no moon goddess daughter," she muttered to herself, and