Queens of Themiscyra (Retold: The Grecian Women)

by Hannah M. Lynn

“You? It was not you who was not enough. You were too much for him, Sister. Always too much. Too strong. Too powerful. Too smart. Too compassionate. Too brave. Too loving. He tried to knock these wonderful qualities out of you and bring you down to his level, but he could not succeed. He did not replace you because you were inadequate, my darling Sister, believe me. He replaced you because he knew you were more than he could ever live up to.”

if she had learnt anything of people, it was that you rarely knew what they were capable of, until it was too late.