Chapter 61
Thalia
When I regained consciousness, a cool breeze was blowing, but my body was enveloped in warmth—not from fire, but from an energy that didn't seem to be mine. It felt like I wasn't entirely myself. My skin, though familiar, felt like someone else was inhabiting it. My heart was pounding, not from fear, but from the weight of an inexplicable guilt.
My body felt heavy. My heart felt heavy.
Slowly, I opened my eyes. The first thing I saw was Alpha Aldric's face. He wasn't speaking. He wasn't moving. His eyes were just fixed on me—not angry, not entirely judgmental either. But I could feel the tension between us.
I bit my lip, then looked away. I couldn't look at him. I couldn't bear to look at the man whom I knew… I myself—not me, but Athena—had marked.
It was painful. H
