KAIA'S POV
Even after everything Athena had said, my mind was still tangled in confusion. The questions continued to push at the back of my throat. Finally, I looked at her.
“Even if I really am descended from her bloodline,” I asked, “how does that make me a traitor in her eyes, Athena? Why would she think of me as a traitor?"
Athena’s eyes softened, but her brows pulled tight. “That I'm not so sure about,” she admitted, and I could hear the weight of those words in her voice. Then she leaned forward, her gaze fixed on me. “Kaia, I need you to remember. Think carefully, everything you did yesterday, before you went to bed last night. Is there anything you might have done?”
A tight knot formed in my chest as that question arose again. “You know where I was for half of yesterday, Athena
