Chapter 67 The Descent Into Darkness

• Aphrodite's Point of View
• The wilderness enveloped me as I stepped into the unknown, the weight of the past heavy on my shoulders. I had turned my back on everything I once knew—my family, my home, and the man I loved. My heart ached, but I felt a sense of freedom in that pain. I was now a rogue, a wanderer in a world that felt both vast and suffocating.
• Days turned into weeks as I drifted through the forest, moving deeper into solitude. My clothes, once clean and vibrant, became tattered and stained. I no longer cared about appearances; survival was my only focus. Each night, I curled up under the branches of a tree, the cold earth beneath me grounding my spiraling thoughts, but I remained restless.