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...

of it, rather he asked if she

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


me the updates you have on the gang so that I can help with

have to be careful. I don’t know if any of them had seen you when you

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

huffed and looked away, when

you held a few

you think

shrugged her shoulders.

the chair.

I’ve heard it

the windows. "They are all

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

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

her lips. "Never mind.


"It might not be important to you, but it is to me. When did you see

both of you sleeping

did. "Fiona

sneered. What was she thinking? That Ewan would

picture, so I can give you the details. If the scene in it happened on the eve of your mother’s burial, then it’s because of the

What has that got to

sometimes, I help her through it... I think it is a consequence of her saving me from drowning though. She still doesn’t speak

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