Chapter 35 End of An Era

P E R S U E U S

Eleanor stirs, yawning softly. “You’re awake?” she murmurs, her voice thick with sleep. I expect her to push me away, to regret, to yell at me. But instead, she yawns again, resting her chin on my chest to look at me.

Heavens.

My heart flutters wildly, emotions clashing within me,...