Chapter 94 ~ Not insane

ATHENA

Alarm shoots through me for a second.

"Wait... so you're in here alone?"

He shrugs. "I like the cheese aisle."

"Well, you clearly have good taste," I murmur, then glance around again, making sure no one's watching. "Okay, I'll walk you to the entrance so you can wait safely for your dad, alright?"

He shakes his head, arms folded stubbornly. "Nope. I'll only go if you promise to play with me."

I blink. "Play with you?"

He nods, his curls bouncing. "You can be the queen, and I'll be the knight. And then maybe we can eat cheese."

I try not to laugh, but a giggle slips out anyway. "That's a very specific bribe, little man."

Rayen beams. "So, do you promise?"

I'm about to answer when I hear a voice behind me.

"She doesn't usually make promises to men under four feet, but you might be the exception."

I freeze.

I slowly turn, and there he is.

Alex.

Standing a few feet away in a white button up shirt, sleeves pushed up to reveal his smooth forearms, a coffee in one hand, and a raised brow that's already judging me in twelve different ways.

looks between me and Rayen,

in so much trouble, young man." he looks

and grabs his hand,

see a

stumbles

Wait, what?

them, my mouth

me

"See? She's pretty, right?"

I blink.

on his

I may never recover.

Rayen and then back at Alex, my heart under my feet as I blink. "What- no, I mean..." I stutter, still trying to process the absurdity of this

hard not to die

louder as they argue over some random grocery

soon as she spots us. "Oh wow, what's this? The reunion of

it's a weapon, shoots a glare her way. "Why haven't you

on, cuz. This isn't the

leans forward, ker voice so casual, it's like she's talking about the weather. "Honestly, don't care if you're a mental case, can live with

my own breath. Isabelle

he was about to be in a bad mood,

furrowing.

let

make things any more awkward, I clear my throat. "Right, well, Isabelle and l-uh, we'll just... we go ahead and... finish shopping. You two-have

he's the happiest

alive.

grabbing her arm and pulling

swallowed by the floor.

us to a quieter aisle, I stop and turn to Isabelle,

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