Chapter 17: A Threat

Before Zane could give a reply to Athena, shouts of ’Mom! Godfather!’ rented the air, putting a stop to the conversation between the two adults.

Athena turned first with a dazzling smile, in the direction she knew that her children were coming from.

So dazzling was the smile that Zane was momentarily blinded just as his heartbeat escalated suddenly. He inhaled sharply to calm himself down.

Athena was oblivious to the excitement she had ignited in Zane unknowingly.

Her attention was fully grabbed by her children who were running to her with large smiles that almost made her dizzy.

She squatted and opened her arms wide, for them to rush into her embrace.

"Good afternoon, Mom!" Kathleen and Nathaniel chorused, embracing Athena gaily, kissing her cheeks which were made available to them.

"Good afternoon lovelies! How was your day at school?"

"Beautiful mom!"

"Interesting!"

Kathleen and Nathaniel echoed simultaneously.

Athena was satisfied with their answers. She smiled and dropped kisses on their foreheads, before letting them rush into Zane’s arms.

Seeing as he squatted to welcome them too, seeing as he ruffled their hairs and played with them, she wished he was their father; that he was the one her heart panted for. Sadly, fate had prepared a different plan.

She sighed wistfully, watching Nathaniel whisper something in Zane’s ears, watching him laugh, watching Kathleen pout her lips at being sidelined.


she watched her daughter shake her

and ruffled her daughter’s hair. But she hadn’t anticipated Kathleen’s

Playing with a man that had bullied our mother

and her brother’s jolly mood to the chagrin

her head. Her daughter

about last

followed your mother out

been jovial minutes ago, now

issue. So, she stood at the

and draped her arms around his neck. A smile which disappeared the

act that way again, godfather, I will personally see to it that

she uttered the threat. Nathaniel came to stand behind her as a

was on about, but she was proud that her children had their backs, and


protector, just as you two are." Zane flicked their noses as he spoke, causing them to laugh, and hug

carried them up without any stress, giving Athena a good view

He would be a

for some reason, was apathetic to

wouldn’t have believed it if

them, but had given up, choosing to wait it out, to wait until her friend told her. She

the car. She enjoyed the view for a second

held back by a

the age of her twins, looking at her

height of the little one, and patted her cheek,

be friends with Kate

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