ATLAS
I stumbled out of the seer's cave, my throat constricting. Dragging in a deep breath, I puffed it out slowly. I gripped the tie around my neck, yanked it off, and stuffed it into my pocket.
Fuck.
Why does my life have to be this difficult? Even though I never accepted her in the beginning, now that I was starting to, now that I was beginning to feel something, she'd be ripped from my hands like all the others.
Why me, Goddess Selene? Why do I have to partake in this awfulness? Why not anyone else? At least that bastard Kaiden. He should be the one suffering this, not me!
Was this a punishment for failing to worship her after Elizabeth's death? For defying her, she wanted to take Aria from me…
"Hey!"
My head snapped to the right. A short distance away, I saw Elias waving, his expression alight with excitement as he jogged toward me. But when he got close, that excitement faded fast. His brows furrowed as he studied my face.
"What's up?" he asked, his tone dropping.
