Chapter 110~ Her Rage

ATHENA

I freeze when Leah lunges forward, her voice sharp and wild, slicing through the

tense silence like a blade, making everyone halt their movements.

Her eyes are full blazed, angry as she stands before me,

"I don't want Athena or her blood anywhere near my son!"

The words hang in the air, loud, raw, and cruel.

Every head in the waiting room turns.

I slowly pull my hand back from Alex's arm as if I've been burned.

"What?" I whisper, my voice barely audible.

I heard her when she warned me to stay away from her son, and I respected that. Also, it's not my fault he kept coming to see me. What should I have done, kicked him out?

He's a child for crying out loud. Even I who hates both his parents, put that hate aside, and played with him.

"Leah!" Ariana gasps beside her, eyes wide in horror.

Even the nurse holding the clipboard is shocked by the outburst.

One would think I pushed the child myself.

“Why?” I ask quietly, trying to keep my voice steady. "Why are you so angry at me for wanting to help?"

Leah's eyes spark, and she scoffs, folding her arms like she's shielding herself from something unseen.

"Don't act so innocent, Athena. You're always there. Always around. And now this happens?"

The pieces don't connect, at least not in the way she seems to think they do.

I say honestly, meeting her glare. "What are you

jaw clenches, and for a moment, I think she

don't want you involved. Not your blood,

I

sense if she was afraid her son becomes

and I really understand her anger. But all that understanding takes a wild turn when she opens

widen.

Rayen has become my

when it involves Leah, anything I say is adding fuel to the fire because

stare daggers at me as their friend speaks, "She thinks I'm worried about something? I'm his mother! I know what's best for him, and the last thing he needs is her. She's the reason he ended up in the snow to

My breath catches.

the corner of my

few words, but when he opens his mouth to

gaze back to this lunatic who keeps

son is lying

so I didn't even see him or speak to him on my

show you something, didn't he? He went looking for you. You made yourself so important to him and that he constantly has to ask for you! What did you think would

mouth, but nothing

comes crashing over me even though I have no idea

Ariana

my shoulder. "Athena, love... would you mind waiting outside for a bit? I'll join you shortly, I

I hesitate.

lock with Alex's, silently

But he doesn't.

face is unreadable, his jaw locked tight, his eyes trained on me,

Swallow.

hum softly, and I wrap my arms around myself as

made yourself so important..." Leah's

Maybe she was right.

It was my fault.

just make sure he's

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