Atlas POV
I felt like an empty shell without Mia, unlike the other times we had been separated this was different. I felt like a part of my heart, a part of my soul was ripped away. I walked into the bathroom and brushed my fingers against her mark as I looked in the mirror. "Mia, please be safe," I whispered. "I will find you, I won't fail you."
As I stood there, Bruitus howled in my mind, broken and fragmented. Thora had wanted this - for our bond to be broken - and right now, I felt like she had won. I could not feel my bond with Mia anymore, and it pained me deeply. I left the bathroom and made my way back to the bedroom, the floorboards creaking beneath my weight. I retrieved the vial Bryn gave me from the nightstand and brought it to my lips, the bitter taste lingering on my tongu
