ATHENA

"Are you sure about this?" Alex asks me as we step into the apartment.

"Yes. I need this." I whisper.

My heart is boiling, and anger is threatening to spill over since this morning.

After the surprise party last night, we went clubbing and it was so fun although I didn't take any alcohol. I don't know why, but I've just been avoiding it lately.

It was this morning when I was getting ready to drop Rayen off when Alex dropped the bomb.

My aunty had my parents killed. As in, my mother's sister. Does that even make sense? How can someone be so wicked?

He'll, I knew she was heartless when she took all my inheritance and blocked me from her life. She tried to return after I got married to Alex, but I refused to see her. But this, this is something I can't wrap my head around.

Mum was so good to her. So I need answers!

Alex opens the door, and I halt my steps.

The first scent that hits my nose is a stench of blood mixed with sweat and something unpleasant. I take a step forward into the living room, which is chaotic.

The living room has messed up chairs. Pillows have been cut, and feathers are all over. Glass is shattered, and in the middle of it, is Aunt Glenda.

bad one eye is closing. Her neck is hanging low from what seems like having passed put and I can't bring myself to feel sorry for

the kitchen, open the fridge, and grab


around it tightly, my knuckles whitening, and then I spot the bucket in the

Perfect.

unscrew the cap, pour the water in,

what-" Noah tries to speak but is

"Noah," Alex warns.

her do what

edge I haven't heard in a while. Like he knows this moment is mine to

say a word as I keep filling the bucket. Each splash feels like the pressure in

how they died? Was the water

bucket is full, I lift it with both hands. The water is freezing. My skin stings just from

stop right in front of her. Her

bucket and dump the entire thing over

against the tape as her head


skin, makeup running down her face in rivers of

in the chair,

murderers can't be choosers, right?" I take a knife from the table and walk slowly, towards her.

at the way I'm stepping forward, making her

yet. We first need to catch up." I remove the tape roughly from her

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