Chapter 249: Long Night XIII

Athena could feel a headache coming on as she tried to swallow the implications of the facts spewing from Morgan’s mouth.

Heron was alive?

She felt suddenly ill, wishing she could be out in the open air—she needed to breathe.

Heron was supposed to be dead. Aiden had promised her that he was dead. And now this? Athena felt her temperature quicken in direct proportion to the mounting aches in her brain; she needed her drugs.

Then, she felt a calming touch at her waist. Sharply, even though she knew who it was, she glanced at Ewan furiously—or rather she tried to, but she ended up staring blankly at him.

"Athena, are you okay? You seem like you’ve seen a ghost," Morgan quipped scornfully, taking a drag of the cigarette, gun still pointed at Susan, who was still maintaining a calm pose.

But Athena was tongue-tied, not sure if it was because of the dreadful news or the burning intensity of Ewan’s gaze as he rubbed her lower back slowly and softly, or because her earlier fevers were starting to cool down.

Whatareyoudoing? She communicated the question to Ewan with her eyes, yet she didn’t shrug away his touch; she couldn’t afford to show an atom of weakness to Morgan.

She could drill Ewan on the matter of boundaries when they got out of here alive—a feat whose possibility was getting slimmer by the passing second—or she could get noticed by Morgan. She chose the former.

"I see you both are still cozy, even after the media thinks you are divorced. Planning on getting back together?" Morgan continued, digressing, having noticed that the stares between Athena and Ewan had taken more than a few seconds.

Athena swerved to meet his gaze then, determined to capitalize on that topic to stall for more time. But Morgan, as if sensing this, waved her and whatever she had opened her mouth to say, away.

"I don’t have time for your talks. Now that I have you in my hands, it is best I do away with you and not waste time like before. Bad things seem to happen when I do so." He said, locking the gun’s trigger in place, poised to shoot.

Athena’s eyes darted frantically between a still stoic Susan and Morgan’s gun. How does she get the young lady out of this mess?

"I would have loved to have a taste of you; would have loved my men to have a feel of what your betraying cunt tastes like, but there is no time. The last time I waited to taste a woman’s cunt..." Morgan pointed at Athena. "I almost died. So, now, I will just put you away from your misery. But first..."

emit a small shriek of pain as the mask came off, revealing her tender face, now red,

muttered, trailing the gun over Susan’s

discomfort only eased by Ewan’s calming hand on

moment—more than Heronica even—but I sense your stupid loyalty to this bitch here. Too bad that would do you no good now. Or do you want to

as everyone waited for

breath had caught in anticipation. And then she shook her head, still looking at Athena, her eyes flooding with

now, the sad tear that slipped from her

is innocent

first time, Athena attempted to plead, but Morgan was rather

not innocent. Her presence here has led you all to me... you should have considered the consequences before sending

filling her eyes as

Susan and Athena, who was silently pleading with her eyes for

send you in at all..." Athena paused, gripping her hands tightly, anger rising within

had only stood her ground, Susan

but I promised her that I wouldn’t disclose the matter

Instead, she turned to Morgan, her eyes

tried to grab Morgan by the neck, but he sidestepped quickly, pointing the gun at her

suddenly sounded in the room, stopping Morgan midway. He instantly glanced around the room, brows furrowing when he saw nothing amiss. "What was that? Did any of you drop

gang members shook their heads, looking around them. One approached where Athena and her men were kneeling

glance at Athena. Noting the confused expression on her face,

think it’s for drawing graffiti on

looking at Athena and the men. "Is that like a

breathe, for fear that Morgan would

to Susan, who had squared up to him, hate

guy with the spray. "You know how much I

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