Chapter 20: Played

Athena panicked for the first time since Ewan entered her residence.

She had believed her children were asleep an hour ago. But, again, fate had chosen to play funny games with her.

Her heart beat out of rhythm as she watched Ewan watch her daughter, his daughter—wondering if this was the moment where she would pull out her entire arsenal to keep her children from Ewan and his stupid fiancée.

However, that was not so. She saw no recognition on Ewan’s face.

The blue eyes didn’t do the trick?

Athena swallowed her unbelief.

Not wanting to take any chances, she stood up from the sofa, walked to her daughter, and started leading the little one back to the room.

But Kathleen wasn’t done. "Who are you, stranger?" She turned and faced Ewan squarely.

"Your mother’s friend." Ewan replied, just as fast, enthralled by the little girl with beautiful blue eyes.

Athena’s husband must be a handsome man. The feeling sat uncomfortably on his heart; he didn’t bother deciphering it.

"You should take a little aspirin for the headache, beautiful. I’m sure you will be fine by tomorrow." Ewan couldn’t help the sudden velvety feature of his voice.

Yet Kathleen made no indication that she had heard him.

She stared at Ewan keenly, forgetting her godfather who was darting glances between them, his heart hanging on a thin thread, while waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Meanwhile, Ewan shifted on his feet, not knowing what to do with the little girl’s interest in him. Did Athena tell the girl about him?


from the girl’s onslaught, when she spoke

look familiar, stranger. What’s your name?

was exactly that moment that Athena discovered what her daughter was trying to do, what her daughter knew about the man

Kathleen’s hand stiffly and walked to the

you see it? He didn’t recognize

diffused by that singular

to her daughter’s height; sighing again when she saw the tears cascading her daughter’s

said simply, before wiping the tears and drawing the little one to

not going to ask how you found out he was your father, but I am going to ask that you stop

promise. She only nodded her head, and

me get

before getting on her

a headache in


Athena wasn’t sure.

eyes closed, and wondered if they had been awake all this

to Nathaniel’s bed, and placed a finger underneath his nostrils. He was actually

his voice. It was familiar to

jerked, hearing

him away, Mom. I

about to do that. Yet she worried about

nothing to do with him, she didn’t really want him to be at

later. She thought, dropping a kiss on Kate’s head. But for now she had to send the

when she returned to the sitting room, Ewan was already gone. Good for

went in with Kathleen. Do you think

is angry that her father didn’t recognize

too similar. Maybe because she’s a girl? Might have been different with


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