Chapter 77: Gullibe

Didn’t he know the answer to that already? Athena thought. Surely, he must have heard something either from Aiden or Zane.

Yet she stilled the urge to tell Ewan away. He had saved, not just her physical life, but her mental health.

By saving her, he had saved her children, and Gianna. Those three, she didn’t know what would have happened if Ewan hadn’t come in when he did.

So, she believed that he deserved some patience at least, as a reward, since she was sure he wouldn’t take anything from her. He hadn’t even taken her ’thanks’.

"Yes, I’ve been kidnapped before. Don’t ask me why, I don’t know the reason too. It’s what Aiden is still working on... it’s still a mystery to us..."

Ewan nodded his head slowly, a furrow marring his forehead. He was thinking.

"Were you..." He stammered, as his neck and cheeks flushed in mild embarrassment.

Athena saved him from the misery. "We were saved before that could happen."

She watched as he sighed in relief, right before his eyes widened a fraction.

"We?"

Athena cussed mentally. "Yes. The twins and I."

Athena inhaled sharply when she saw the tightening of Ewan’s fists. This reaction could only mean...

no mention of

head warily. She had seen Ewan’s eyes, knew he was suspicious of the children’s paternity, yet


you give me the updates you have on the gang so that

merrier. "I’ll have Aiden send you the details later. But you have to be

waved her worry away. "You worry a lot, I’ll be fine. I didn’t get to this point in my life, by being too careless with factors

and looked away, when he smiled at her

conference you held a

what do you think

her shoulders.

chuckled softly, relaxing deeply on the chair. "That’s all you

heard it

looking at the windows. "They are

of you sleeping together, it meant nothing?" Athena couldn’t resist making the dig. After all, the picture Fiona had sent her on the day of her mother’s burial

confused. "What do you mean? What picture? When did that

up in her lips. "Never


be important to you, but it

mother’s funeral, Fiona sent me a picture. It was of both of you sleeping together on her bed. You were holding her quite

when he finally did. "Fiona really sent you

sneered. What was she thinking? That Ewan would believe her

can give you the details. If the scene in it happened on the eve

Rain? What has that got to

thunder. It brings nightmares to her. So, sometimes, I help her through it... I think it is a

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