Hades
Long after Amelia was gone, my mind was still whirling with all that had been discussed. Every thought and stake seemed to strangle me, and I was finding it hard to inhale.
I clutched my chest, the truth and choices pouring cold water over me.
A chill licked up my spine as I clutched my head, staring off into space.
This couldn't be happening. This was the worst thing that could possibly happen. I was being drawn in multiple different directions, left torn between duty and desire, between what was right and what was necessary.
I let out a ragged breath, my pulse hammering, the Flux gnawing at my insides like a starved beast. It didn't care for my hesitation. It only knew one truth—Ellen was slipping, and it would do anything to keep her from being lost.
