Chapter 66. Rescue at the Void

Athena

The soft mistral winds blew, making their way here with the waves and disappearing into nothingness every time they came in contact with my skin. I released a low sigh, relief flooding in my veins as if the surreal warmth I could find in these cold breezes was the only thing soothing the emptiness inside me.

When Aaron brought me here, I’d thought, maybe it was just for a mere second, still I’d this assumption that he’d have a lot of things to say but, it turned out that he was yet to overcome his problem to find the right words.

But it seemed more as if his choosing silence for these few moments was not done for the sake of himself but for… me.

Well, I couldn’t complain.

I’d rather spend hours looking at the view of the river than go through the conversations that only reminded me of my past and somewhat tried to push me back into the same pitfall.

I wanted to move on. I really did…

But everything in this universe was pushing