Athena POV
I jump off the bed as well. I stop for a second to yell at Maxim, who seems to be frozen in place.
“Get up, you buffoon!”.
He snaps out of whatever daze he was in, and we start racing after her. Her scent leads to her room, which turns out to be locked when I try to turn the handle. Of course it is.
“Mills, open up!”. I knock on her door, but there is no response.
“Say something”. I whisper yell at Maxim, who is looking a little lost right now. Millie never has outbursts of any sort, so this must be really, really bugging her. Even though she should know she is never getting rid of me.
“Mills, please open up. I haven’t… I haven’t been avoiding you. I have just been busy”. Maxim calls out, earning a raised brow from me. He gives me a pointed look, telling me not to start w
