Forsaken
I sink my talons into my legs, sobbing as I beg the Goddess to make it go away.
But it doesn’t. It only grows and grows.
“Theo,” I call through my sobs as I close my eyes, trying to steel myself away before I hurt one of the few things I loved in this world. “It hurts.”
“You can control this, Lucian,” Theo urges desperately as I cry. “You are strong enough to control this.”
“No, I’m not,” I sob back, the sound of Iris crying only spurring the never-ending spiral of dismay. “I’m not, and Iris… oh God, I’ve lost her, Theo.”