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***Athena’s POV***
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I quickly pulled myself together, refusing to let him see me cry. I had already shed so many tears in front of him before, and I wasn’t about to let that happen again. I fought hard to keep the tears from falling, doing everything I could to hold them back, even though my emotions were running wild inside.
“I’m sorry, Athena. I’m so sorry!”
I could clearly hear the deep regret in his voice, and it was written all over his face. His reddened eyes looked desperate, silently begging for forgiveness. But I refused to let myself soften. I met his pleading gaze with a hard, piercing glare, making sure he saw the anger and pain still burning inside me—an anger so deep and raw that I doubted it would ever heal.
"You should be!" I snapped, my voice sharp and col
