Chapter 37 ~ Not attracted
ATHENA
My heart pounds too fast, too loud.
The room feels smaller, the air thick. The sound of rushing fills my ears, deafening, drowning out every other noise. I squeeze my eyes shut, but the feeling doesn't go away.
I can't move.
I can't think.
I can't.... Stand.
"Breathe."
The deep voice cuts through the panic, anchoring me for a fleeting second. Then, warm hands grip my arms, steady but firm. I flinch, my entire body trembling. "Athena, please breathe."
The command is laced with a plea. I shake my head, gasping, clawing at my chest like I can force air back into my lungs. Tears prick my eyes as I try to focus my vision.
"I..t....it's hard, Alex." I croak out.
His hands tighten around me, pulling me against him. "Look at me."
I can't.
The air is too thick, too heavy.
The water is still there.
Watching.
Waiting.
Wanting to swallow me whole once again.
"Damn it, Athena." His grip shifts, his palm pressing against the side of my face,
forcing me to turn toward him. "You're safe. Breathe with me."
Safe.
That word doesn't make sense.
I squeeze my eyes shut, feeling something hot slide down my cheek.
A tear.
Then another.
His forehead presses against mine, his breath steady, controlled.
"In," he whispers.
I try.
"Out."
My chest shudders as I force myself to mimic his breathing, slow and measured. His fingers trace gentle circles on my back, grounding me, pulling me away from whatever invisible force had wrapped around my lungs.
Minutes pass.
The air isn't thick. The water
muscles still tense, but the worst has
know how long we
broken, but eventually, I manage to
look at
move. He watches, his green
face quickly,
don't know what
A beat of silence.
his voice is
don't have
up. My legs are unsteady, my body
that had
a shower," I mutter, unable to meet his
He hesitates, then says,
"I'll join you."
widen, and I'm sure they're about
seen you naked before if
pause. That statement
a voice speaks
wonder if Alex had said
our marriage that bad? If it is then why
His voice snaps me out of my gaze and I jerk my
caught looking at
He's standing in nothing.
pants, no
My cheeks flash.
undress or should
I tense but don't
me means
No attraction.
Just a chore.
pulse racing as he guides me into the shower. Warm
careful angle so
me
over my arms, washing me with a gentleness that contradicts everything I've come
man is confusing
fills the air, I lean in into the scent as
my choice or
time to shop yet. I got it from-" He pauses like he
"From who?" I ask.
part of me wonders if this
Another woman?
he wraps around me as his fingers
Every touch is
doesn't get the
coils in my
bite my lip as my nipples harden, my body reacting to him
Does he notice?
chance a glance
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