Ch. 54: The Next Step
"Please, let me go with you!" Eris whined, sounding more like a spoiled child than a goddess. Her voice echoed through the room, filled with frustration. "I'm tired of being cooped up in here! This place is suffocating."
I barely glanced in her direction, dismissing her complaints as mere background noise. She had a knack for dramatics. As I turned to leave, I felt her cold fingers tighten around my wrist, desperate and insistent. "I said no, Eris," I growled, prying her fingers off me. But she held on, her grip stronger than expected.
A sudden flash of irritation surged through me. I hit her on the side of the head—harder than I meant to—sending her sprawling to the floor. She yelped, more in surprise than pain. "Quit these childish games," I snapped. "You know full well why you can't leave."