Eris (The Lost Goddesses #4)

Epilogue

T he day was warm in Egypt, a light breeze blowing from the deserts to the west. Isis's temple was peaceful, serene, and for once empty, except for herself. She wandered through the library, suddenly restless. Perhaps she should go and visit Egypt for a week or two. She wanted to spend proper time with Anubis and his Tahirah, as well as Set, Ayla, Thoth, and Kema. So much had changed since she had isolated herself away.

Maybe Thoth was right, and it was time for her to try and give the world another chance. She touched her cheek, thinking about Khonsu and how he held her tightly. She had missed him so much, and seeing him brought back so many feelings she didn't know she had. He had been watching over her this whole time, and she had ignored him and everyone else to nurse a heart that had mended long ago.

Isis was still mulling over her thoughts when the island's wards chimed—something divine had crossed into them. She hurried through the temple and down the stone steps to the water's edge. After a moment of searching, she found the body of a woman lying face down where she had washed up.

"Oh no," Isis splashed through the water and gently rolled her over. The woman's hair was black and hung in tight curls. Golden snakes ran up each of the woman's brown arms, and a chill went through Isis.

"Atana?" she whispered, touching the goddess's face.

The goddess's eyes opened, and they blazed with pain and grief. "Isis. I remember," she sobbed. "I remember everything."

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