Chapter 7: National Treasure

"What do you think of the party, Athena? Does it meet your standards? Too small? It was the best we could gather on short notice. Perhaps if you had accepted my invitation earlier, instead of giving me a reply a day ago, I would have dug up something bigger."

Athena held back a scoff, hearing her good friend talk. She didn't even know if he was being sarcastic, or actually being real.

The party was too small? She shook her head. It was good that she had given him her response yesterday.

If this crowd was what he had managed to scavenge in a day, then what would have happened if she had given him the response two months ago?

She had thought it would be a small party where she wouldn't have to meet other people from surrounding cities and towns, where she wouldn't have to meet Ewan, at least not yet. But it seemed that the fates had another thing in mind.

Well, as long as he doesn't cross me. She thought, letting out a breath when the moderator called her friend, to the stage.

She chuckled, when he dropped a kiss on her cheeks.

"Wish me luck."

Pfft.. As if he needed it.

She only hoped that he wouldn't be so elaborate with her return, that he would just confer on her the title, and then declare the party over.

"Good evening distinguished ladies and gentlemen. As you all know, I am Zane. And I bid you welcome to this beautiful event..."

in hearing the boring talk

room, from her apex position, occupying the only VIP seat with Zane. And from this position, she

Zane had called them

eyes retaining their aloof quality when they collided with Fiona. Her old rival was

perched, before she could stop them, on the seat next to Fiona. It was

Did Ewan go somewhere?

she care? His whereabouts weren't her business. He would never

someone to

brought her to attention, causing her to look away from Fiona, to center her gaze on

the row, and sat on the

watched her. Yet she didn't notice. She was too

her hands on her thigh, taking deep breaths to placate her breathing that had gotten a bit erratic. She still hated

heart. We met at a medical institute. She was the doctor, who had healed my father of the strange illness...you all know

gasps of surprise and approval. There were murmurs of happiness and relief. The people were also

it. She wished Zane would be done with the epistle already, so that she would leave. She had to be home by nine. She had to tuck her favorite people into

plus, since she had cured my father. I had offered her all manner

crowd. A fact about Zane was that he exaggerated things, sometimes out of

had just been a stroke of bad

Sadly, a heavy rain had started and met him. But only for five minutes!

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