Chapter 127

Athena

The tears came then and I couldn't stop them. Everything from the past few days, the fear and the pain and the overwhelming love these people had for me, it all came pouring out.

I turned to Orion first and wrapped my arms around him, burying my face in his shoulder. He held me tight and I felt him trembling too.

"Thank you," I whispered. "For everything, for never giving up on me."

"Never," he said against my hair. "I would never give up on you."

When I pulled back, ...