*Atlas’ POV*

I awoke before the sun had come over the hills with an eagerness I couldn't place. Or, perhaps it was anxiety. Today was the day that Eris was due to return home and I found myself dreading it.

The feelings baffled me to no end. For all the reasoning in the world, I could not fathom why saying goodbye to this woman brought me so much anguish. She was just some woman, a girl that happened to be in the wrong place at the right time.

Despite ...