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.

say honestly, meeting her

a moment,

don't want you involved. Not your blood,

of something?” I question before I can

was afraid her son becomes

understand her anger. But all that understanding takes a wild

widen.

worry about. Rayen has become my little friend, and I just want to

say is adding fuel to the fire because instead of being soothed, Leah

friends 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

My breath catches.

jaw ticks as I look at him from the corner of my eye.

man of a few words, but when he opens his mouth

shake my head and force my gaze

son is lying unconscious, waiting for

left early, so I didn't even see him or speak to him on

didn't he? He went looking for you. You made yourself so important to him

my mouth, but

me even though I have no idea if any of it

enough," Ariana says,

would you

I hesitate.

lock with Alex's, silently begging him to

But he doesn't.

jaw locked tight, his eyes trained on me, but he doesn't speak. He just

nod. Swallow.

lights hum softly, and I wrap my arms around myself as

so important..." Leah's words echo in the back of my

Maybe she was right.

It was my fault.

just make sure

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