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.
would have appreciated a quiet evening with no familiar faces. But
reverie, reminding her of his impatience. And so, with a
hall's entrance, blinded by the lights of the paparazzi, she wondered if they knew who she was, if they knew what her role in tonight's
handsome suited male
please this
the male immediately. Her friend had
who were waiting to
with her escort, probably wondering why the latter was displaying such favoritism in the
"It's Dr. Caddell..."
heard the escort was a pique of his eyebrows, before he turned to his iPad to search for her
tapped her feet on the ground, counting until the moment when the
past them; they were wondering
know who
short lived, when
"Athena?"
years, but Athena would never forget the voice of the lady that had been the source of her misery for three solid
and swiveled gracefully; there wasn't
believing what her eyes were seeing, fanning the embers of
I know you?" Athena asked, almost purring in excitement, when she saw the swift change in Fiona's
and
watched, unmoved, as Fiona cackled in derision, attracting the attention of the people in
here, Athena? How
Yet Athena remained silent.
saw that Fiona wasn't forthcoming with any more speeches—for the latter was unable to get rid of the shock of seeing a curvy Athena—she turned around, and tapped her escort
"Can we leave?"
Without stopping to think, she dragged Athena by the arm, causing
melted on the VIP his master had told him to take care of, but Athena stopped him with a wave of her hand. She could
are you sure you can cover the expenses for
was wearing, very well. She bit her lips hard, angry, as
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