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.
of things had happened since her exile, and although she was tougher than she had been then, she would have appreciated a quiet evening with no familiar faces. But the celebrant was a popular one; her wish would be nearly
so, with a final inhalation of calmness, she
the hall's entrance, blinded by the lights of the paparazzi, she wondered if they knew who she was, if they knew
then, she noticed a handsome suited male in his
please this
softly in relief, following the male immediately. Her friend had made
standing queue of finely dressed men and women, who were waiting to be scanned
exchanged glances with her escort, probably wondering why the latter was displaying such favoritism in the
"It's Dr. Caddell..."
pique of his eyebrows, before he turned to his iPad to search
feet on the ground, counting until the moment when the man
wondering why she was taken past them; they were wondering if
know who
became short lived, when there
"Athena?"
has been six years, but Athena would never forget the voice of the lady that had been the source of her misery for
quickly sported an aloof demeanor, and swiveled gracefully; there wasn't an indication on her face that she remembered
awe, not believing what her
excitement,
and replaced with sheer
derision, attracting the attention of the people in
you doing here, Athena? How
Yet Athena remained silent.
speeches—for the latter was unable to get rid of
"Can we leave?"
red, to grit her teeth in anger. Without stopping to think, she dragged Athena by the arm, causing a tear to spot on the
his master had told him to take
sure you can cover the expenses for this
very well. She bit her
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