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

daughter’s hair. But she hadn’t anticipated Kathleen’s outburst the

are fickle. Playing with a man that had

that Kathleen successfully punctured the happy atmosphere and her

her head. Her daughter was as vindictive

found out about last night, but he let

my facts straight. I should have followed your mother out of the party. At the

had been jovial minutes ago, now stood aloof with his hands across his

particular issue. So, she

however played on her lips when 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

see to it that you regret that

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

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


mother’s protector, just as you two are." Zane

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

He would be

that her friend, for some

it if she hadn’t

on researching if there was any history between them, but had given up, choosing to wait it out, to wait until her friend told her. She was still

the car. She enjoyed the

back by a

at her with wide eyes, wide familiar eyes. "Yes, little one.

little one, and patted her cheek,

friends with Kate and

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