Chapter 248

[Atlas]

It feels like I don't know her anymore.

The passionate woman so determined to carve her own path and make her way through the world has disappeared behind a shroud of sadness. She's always crying even while she's sad and there doesn't seem to be any way for me to reach her. She won't accept my touches, and I'm afraid to try more because my own heart is so tender, I can't handle a rejection.

I still love her. I will never stop loving her.

But I'm starting to wonder if I'm the reason she's miserable. There is something she is keeping from me, something she won't say, and every time I try to guess, she seizes up, her eyes growing wide and her breath quick.

"Don't ask me about that day," she often snaps. "I don't remember anything!"

I haven't told her this, because she seems to have so much worry already, but I'm considering renting a condo in town. I have no intention of selling the house--that was my gift to her and Jasper. I just know I can't concentrate on what I need