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I recline on the seat when my mother cuts the mind link, my mind reeling with everything she just accused Athena and her father of. No, there has to be an explanation. This girl must have gotten it wrong.
I’ve known Athena since we were twelve. She's not capable of something so vile. She’s in love with me; she’s always been, and I would have known if she were lying, wouldn’t I?
I sit upright, unbuttoning my shirt, suddenly hot before my hands take a life of theirs as they grab my phone and dial Amara’s number, even though Mom already told me that Christos put her on lockdown.
She picks up, and I don’t even wait for her to speak. I ask if she’s locked the house, and she says she has, adding that she spoke with Christos before asking me what is going
