Chapter 74: Safe

"Mom!!!"

Athena jerked, or rather tried to jerk away from the bad dream she was entrapped in.

Tried, because the pain that shot through her body prevented her from doing so.

Yet she struggled to accomplish the task, because she couldn’t bear to see her children tortured by Heron.

When her eyes finally fluttered open, she thought she would see the twins, but who she saw was Aiden.

He was checking her drip, probably gauging how long it would take for the liquefied treatment to be over.

A soft chuckle broke out from her lips when he scrunched his face impatiently.

He looked at her, wide-eyed. "Athena! You are finally awake..."

Athena managed a nod.

That alone was painful, but she had to exercise her body parts as soon as possible, so they wouldn’t get dull.

"How long have I been out?"

"A day and half."

Athena wasn’t surprised. Her body needed thorough rest after the hell it had been subjected to.

"So, how do you feel? All over... On the scale of one to ten."

"Ten." She muttered.

Aiden laughed, shaking his head. "It’s good you still have your humor."

He sat on the bed. "You know you had me worried back there. Even Ewan has refused to speak on what he had walked into. The young man is traumatized. I doubt you want to talk about it?"

sighed softly. "Just a man trying to abuse

course she would

was good Ewan

dealing with the gang that he hadn’t thought of sending one of the men, at least, to retrieve

the kidnappers had been more than he

"Aiden..."

shoulders. "I’m sure you must have figured it out already. The watch you wore had a tracker. That’s how we found you. But I’m only one man, and there’s only so much I can do, even with my skills; so Gianna called Ewan and Zane for

understanding.

are waiting outside with Gianna and Zane. Should I call them

her children, to confirm they were okay.

got to the door, she stopped him. "It’s them. The people behind this assault are the gang from before. Worse, Fiona

mixed

does she know them? Isn’t she supposed to be some spoiled

because they mentioned that I was stupid for offending Ewan’s fiancee.

thought, not believing what he

affiliated with one of the worst

to

a story might be

will

call in my highly esteemed visitors. I’m sure they’re

and walked out

on the bed; she didn’t

ransacked her entire frame as she did, but she bit it down

she sighed heavily, splayed her hands on the bed, and

hospital door was pushed open, and her

still sore all over!" Gianna screamed from behind them, causing Athena

fret, Gianna. I think I

children didn’t hug her. They each squeezed

how are

bobbed her head, still smiling. She rubbed Kathleen’s cheek softly before

Nathaniel’s head, laughed at the faux cold gaze in his eyes,

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