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.
isn't suffocating anymore. The air isn't
swallow hard, my muscles still tense,
long we stay like
him, shaking, broken, but
look
from me, but he doesn't move. He watches, his green eyes unreadable, something flickering
my face quickly, embarrassed by my
don't know what
A beat of silence.
voice is
don't have to
myself up.
panic that had gripped me
I mutter, unable to
He hesitates, then says,
"I'll join you."
widen, and I'm sure they're about to jump out of
you naked before
statement
wasn't impressed." a
if Alex
it is then why did he help me
of my gaze and I jerk my
kid caught looking at the wrong
He's standing in nothing.
no boxers,
My cheeks flash.
undress or should
still wrapped around my trembling frame. I tense but don't stop him as he pulls
me means
No attraction.
Just a chore.
as he
over my shoulders, kept at a careful angle so
me and
chest, he is silent as his large hands move over my arms, washing me
is confusing as
flowers and vanilla fills the air, I lean in into the scent
choice or you
it from-" He pauses like
"From who?" I ask.
and suddenly the scent starts choking me. A part of
Another woman?
wraps around me as his fingers trail down my
arms. Every touch is
doesn't get
in my stomach,
as my nipples harden, my body reacting to him
Does he notice?
glance over
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