125. Athena The sky stretched out in a canvas of deepening hues, its beauty pulling my thoughts away from everything that had been troubling me lately. I turned to the man sitting beside me, his presence as steady as the earth beneath us. “The sky is beautiful,” I said softly, letting the peace of the moment seep into my voice. Lorenzo’s lips curved into a smile, and before I could brace myself, he leaned down to kiss my forehead for what felt like the hundredth time today. Each kiss seemed to carry something unspoken, something deeper. “It is,” he replied, his deep voice rich and soothing. I turned my gaze back to the endless expanse above us. Today, the sky was clearer than it had been in days, and I couldn’t help but think it had something to do with him. Lorenzo had taken me out t

