Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife: The Twins Are Not Yours!

Chapter 379: More Worries V

"How long before they get to Montana?" Susan inquired about twenty minutes later, now seated on the armchair beside the sofa where Old Mr. Thorne sat with his wife.

In the next chair was Aiden, typing furiously on his phone. Athena hoped he was communicating with either Shawn or Eric; she hadn’t heard from them since the last call. Neither had she heard from Ewan and her kids.

Her heart sank into her stomach as a dark thought flashed through her mind—what if her enemies’ plans included them? What if they had been hijacked on the road?

She shook her head hard. No. The Thornes’ security was tight, professional. She didn’t think her enemies would be that reckless, that dense.

Still, they had obviously reached out to Lucas and his family. Lucas had no real protection though, not the way the Thornes did. Not really...

But how could she have known the criminals had marked them? That the sponsors of the Grey Virus—the ones behind the evil—would choose to use Lucas and Kendra as bait?

A hissed curse broke from her lips as her hand stamped against her thigh. She was still in a swimsuit, her skin sticky with chlorine from earlier.

"Athena..." Florence’s voice cut into her spiraling thoughts.

She met her grandmother’s gaze, calm when it should not have been calm, steady when worry should have darkened it.

"We will get through this," Florence said, voice carrying quiet conviction. "We always have."

"What if they’re dead before Eric gets to them?"

would the idiots gain if they kill them? They would want them alive, so

laugh. "They are crazy, these people. They might kill Kendra just for the fun of it. Do you know how many have died

Old Mr. Thorne’s voice cut in, calm but firm, the kind of

upstairs and change. Ewan will

were the least of her concerns, but the sternness in her grandfather’s eyes silenced

Susan followed close behind.

you didn’t answer my question. Should I call

the doorway she watched as her mother’s good friend walked to the wardrobe and pulled out the first

Athena finally replied, tossing the swimsuit aside, cleaning her body with a flimsy cloth, and pulling on a pair of

her head. It hung

"But what

same thing they’ve always been after. My research. But I can’t give it

tight. Didn’t human lives

people will die..." Athena bit her lip, a beat of silence

toward Susan. "Have you briefed your boss and

But knowing the thoroughness of your ex-CIA buddies, I doubt we’ll even need

exhaled loudly, smoothing nonexistent creases from her shirt before

as they walked into

no specification, but Athena knew what she meant. The

had hidden it from her too. She saw no reason to stir tension among her people

of going to Montana. When they noticed her, both men turned at once. Their frowns landed on her outfit