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.


daughter shake her head in pride, and hurry to

softly, and ruffled her daughter’s hair. But she hadn’t anticipated Kathleen’s outburst the

Playing with a man that had bullied our mother

and her brother’s jolly mood to the chagrin

her head. Her daughter was as vindictive as

about last night, but he let his

hadn’t gotten my facts straight. I should have followed your mother out of the party. At the very least, I should have

jovial minutes ago, now stood aloof with

issue. So, she

Kathleen walked up to Zane and draped her arms around his neck. A smile which disappeared the next second when she heard her daughter’s next

if you act that way again, godfather, I will personally see to it that you regret that singular decision for the

Kathleen smiled as she uttered the threat. Nathaniel came

did something funny and right at Athena’s chest. She didn’t know what Kathleen was on about, but she was proud that her children had


won’t come to that, Kathleen. I will serve as your mother’s protector, just as you two are." Zane

up without any stress, giving Athena a

be a good fit

that her friend, for some reason, was

wouldn’t have believed it if she hadn’t

given up, choosing to wait it out, to wait until her friend told

children to the car. She enjoyed the

held back by

a little girl, around the age of her twins, looking at her with wide eyes, wide familiar

the height of the little one, and patted her cheek,

friends with Kate

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