Ares

Ares

It was stupid, I know it was, but how could I not tell her when she thought I no longer loved her? She may have been on this planet for less than a year but mentally she was so much older, and I needed to remind myself of that.

Maybe not old enough for this news, but the alternative could be worse. If I explained to her who she was and what her future determined…well it would blow everything up. There was no way of knowing for sure how she’d react, at least this way I knew she’d be focused on what was going to happen to me and nothing more.

“What do you mean?” Her eyes were wide and filled with tears as she held my gaze.

“Gabriel had a vision, but I’ll—”

“You can’t die!” she interrupted before I could tell her the rest.

My skin prickled with goosebumps as the temperature dropped around us, fogging the air with our breath. The shadows licked at her feet, tendrils up her calves. I was loosing her.

“Listen to me Elara,” I spoke in a calming manner, trying to ease her.

“No! I can’t lo