CHAPTER 26
AURORA“Elijah,” I whispered, stepping onto the porch.
He leaned against the porch, staring out into the dark Sanguine Wilds. I thrust my arms around him, buried my face into his chest, and sobbed. Since I’d found Ares cutting himself, I’d wanted to cry my eyes out, but I’d held it in for the sake of Ares.
Yet I couldn’t anymore.
This was so damn hard.
Like a big brother, Elijah wrapped his arms around me and hugged me close to him, rocking us back and forth and gently stroking my hair. “I’m so sorry, Aurora. I’m so, so sorry. You should’ve never had to walk in on something like that.”
Tears poured down my cheeks, and I hiccuped. “If he keeps this up, I’m afraid that I’m … I’m going to … to lose him. He’s going to spiral out of control and slip into the darkness for good, E
