Chapter 6: Her Return
Six Years Later.
Athena inhaled deeply, calming her fraying nerves whilst sitting in the limousine her friend had hired for her.
In her hands were the ticket to the party, which he had pleaded with her for months to attend, the party that would herald her return to the world where she had been exiled from.
She had thought she was done with that part of the universe until she had met Zane...
"Ma'am, we are here."
Her driver reminded her.
It's been more than five minutes, she thought, looking at the slim watch on her slender wrist.
It's been more than five minutes since she has been here, resetting her mind, and preparing it to take, in a cool stride, whatever she would see in this party.
"I'm aware, sir. Just give me a few more, please."
Her phone dinged right at that moment, preventing her from hearing the driver's dissatisfied grunt.
Quickly she swiped it open, her breath held in suspension, as she perused the content of the message. It was just payment from a client for a successful treatment.
Wheew!
She exhaled harshly, splaying her right hand on her chest.
She didn't want any interruption of any kind, not even from her favorite people. Especially them.
Her eyes, for the third time, found the hall, which had been picked for the event. It was huge and extraordinarily beautiful, big enough to contain a lot of people.
She wondered if she would see familiar faces here, if they would even remember her.
she had been then, she would have appreciated a quiet evening with no familiar faces. But the celebrant was a
interrupted her reverie, reminding her of his impatience. And so, with a final inhalation of
blinded by the lights of the paparazzi, she wondered if they knew who she was, if they knew what her role
suited male in his late twenties—she made
please this
relief, following the male
men and women, who were waiting to be scanned by the hefty man in front, to the hefty
bouncer, exchanged glances with her escort, probably wondering why the latter was displaying
"It's Dr. Caddell..."
heard the escort was a pique of his eyebrows, before he turned to his iPad to
the ground, counting until
wondering why she was taken past them; they were wondering if she was more important
know who she
short lived, when there was
"Athena?"
the lady that had been the source of her misery
aloof demeanor, and swiveled gracefully; there wasn't an indication on her face that she remembered her
you..." Fiona breathed in awe, not believing what her eyes were seeing, fanning the
purring in excitement, when she saw the swift change in
awe was displaced, and replaced with sheer
unmoved, as Fiona cackled in derision, attracting the
you doing here, Athena? How are you
Yet Athena remained silent.
Fiona wasn't forthcoming with any more speeches—for the latter was unable to get
"Can we leave?"
grit her teeth in anger. Without stopping to think, she dragged Athena by the arm, causing a tear to spot on the
the VIP his master had told him to take care of, but Athena stopped him with a
you are, but are you sure you can
to look at the dress Athena was wearing, very well. She bit her lips hard, angry, as she noticed how the dress fitted Athena perfectly, gliding over her curves
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