60. Athena
I choked on my food, coughing so hard that tears welled up in my eyes and slipped down my cheeks.
"Are you okay?" Alpha Lorenzo was suddenly beside me, his hand tapping gently on my back.
On my other side, Raven’s worried gaze drilled into me.
“I-I’m fine. Ahem,” I managed, my voice barely scraping past the tightness in my throat as I struggled to clear it.
“That was harsh—sorry, girlfriend,” Raven’s voice soothed, and I glanced at her, finally able to sip down the glass of water someone set in front of me.
"Someone’s mentioning your name somewhere. I wish I knew who," Raven muttered, her fists clenched, her face already darkened with a flicker of anger. My little drama queen.
“It’s okay. I’m fine now,” I assured her, hoping to ease the tension stretching thick across th
