--Athena’s POV--I knew from the moment we came back to the city that everything would change.Our flight left in the afternoon and arrived in the evening. Knight drops me off at my apartment because he’ll be going straight to his office. It’s past office hours. I don’t know why he seems to be unable to let go of his work."I’ll call you," he said when his car stopped.I nodded and didn’t even glance at him. I got my body bag prepared to go out of the car."Athena," he called me.I had no choice but to look at him. I pretended as if everything was normal."Hmm?""I said, I’ll call you."I said, "Sure," and stormed out of the car. I didn’t look back at him.The moment I stepped inside my apartment, I immediately felt the emptiness. I sighed heavily. God. We've only been apart for how many minutes, so what's in store for the next few days?I didn’t have the time to change clothes. I slumped into my bed and let go of the things I'd been holding onto for the past three days since I'd been
Well, I could just make excuses. But I think my conscience is full of lying. I already told myself that even before we returned here to the city, I would gradually move away from him.It's hard for me to lie to him, so if I lie to him now, I don't think I can handle it. I penetrated the sea of people. I turned into a hallway without looking around to see if he followed me or not. I reached the hallway that leads to the private rooms and rest rooms, because there were only a few people here. "I'm sorry," I apologize to those who I bumped into, even though I don't know if it's my fault.I'm in a hurry. Wearing five-inch heels, I rudely walked down the dark hallway. I just want to get away. I don't care where else I end up. I bumped into a man with two other men. They were laughing, but when I interrupted, they stopped. The guy I bumped into tried to talk to me, but two men in uniform stopped them. I don’t know what happened or who they were.I kept running."Miss, are you alright? Why
"So let go of me, and let’s end this thing between us."His embrace tightened more. "No, no, no. Please, Athena…"Tears gushed like a faucet. I bit my lip just to stop my sobs."I’ll be good. I’ll do anything you tell me, anything you want, just not this please. I want us to work. I want to commit to you. Please…""I said let go!" I pushed him with all my might.And since he’s weak at the moment, I succeeded in pushing him. He really is weak. His eyes were bloodshot. I could see the desperation in the way he looked at me."We can still make this work, baby. I promise you. I’ll let you fall for me. I’ll do my best-""I will never love you, you understand? You will never be good to me, and so am I to you! Why can’t you just let go of me? "He shook his head continuously. "No, I don’t believe you. I might be a fool, but I’m not delusional, Athena. I felt it. The way you kissed me. The way you held me and the way you looked at me. That gave me hope. That kept me going. So I will never bel
His place was so dark. No noise could be heard as soon as I arrived at his place. Dimmed lights, deafening silence, and the loud beating of my heart- that reigned in his whole penthouse.I silently walked inside to look for him. I scanned the whole living area and didn’t see any shadows of him. My chest got heavier. Why am I still wondering? Of course he’s not here. I should know where he is already.I’m not mistaken. When I got to the hallway, I saw the door to his room half open. A dim light was coming out of it. I pushed it slowly. My eyes traveled to the man that was seated on the single couch, and behind him was the view of the city.He’s half naked. A white towel was covering his lower body. His legs are spread apart while both of his arms are resting on his side. He’s looking like a ruthless man, very different from the man I know.With gritted teeth, I stood there watching him. I couldn’t see his face since his room was dark and the lights from behind him were not helping eith
-- Knight’s POV--"So what now? Are you just going to stay here and let yourself drown in that sh*t liquor of humans? " Lucas stated.I chuckled bitterly. I wish to get drunk, but Lucas’ bane is disgusting just by thinking about it. This seems to calm my nerves, so this will be fine."Are you not going to go back to your place?"Right. I’ve left the penthouse for good for a month now. Which means it’s been a month now since Athena left me. A month later, when Athena decided to leave me and prove to me that she stayed in our set up for nothing but money and sex.I drank the whole bottle of liquor. If only this liquid could kill me, then I’d hit the jackpot. But no, I know what fate I need to deal with. By now, I know that no death could end my misery without getting Athena involved.But it still hurts me. I feel like I’m dead inside already. Her leaving me and hearing from her own mouth that she didn’t feel anything for me even the slightest bit. I tried, I tried hard to make her stay.
--Athena’s POV--"Athena, please... You need to eat. "That has been Erin’s favorite line for the past few weeks. If she’s not convincing me to eat, then she’ll be saying things that will somehow lighten me up. In the end, she’ll just fail.I hugged my pillow to cover my face more. I heard her sigh and the side of the bed shifted, and I believe she sat beside me."Are you going to be like this for the rest of the time? You don’t go out of your room, you don’t eat. I'm glad you still have the initiative to take a bath. " She laughed.I didn’t answer her."You want to go to the mall later?" She asked. I bet she’s trying me with all of her cards just so she can make me socialize with her."I’m tired, Erin. I just want to rest. " I grunted."Rest? After weeks of locking yourself into the room, you still need rest?" I can sense her sarcastic tone.I sneered and turned to the other side of the bed. I hate that she knows the answer to that yet she’s still trying to make me confess."You know
"Someone's outside," Erin said as she pushed open my door.My brow furrowed. "Who?"I didn’t wait for her answer. I stood up from my bed to see what she was talking about. I've kind of learned how to get by for the past few days. That night, when Erin cried in my arms, that became my awakening. I realized that my life doesn’t revolve around just me.Yes, I wanted to think about myself. But I think I couldn’t bare to see people suffer because of me. I don’t want to give them a hard time just because I gave them a hard time as well."I didn’t open it since it might be someone you know…" She couldn’t continue. We both know what she’s trying to say.Really? Knight would send someone after a month? Why not the day after I bid my goodbye. I came to the door and peered at the peephole.As soon as I saw who was outside, I backed out and my eyes widened. My body turned cold."Why? Who was it? " Erin held my shoulders.The doorbell buzzed again. I acted immediately. I went inside again and took
"Your father won’t give this up, Ms. Collins."They say fate is inevitable. It’s inescapable. No matter how much you want to get away, no matter what you plan to escape, you’ll find yourself heading towards your fate.Right at this moment, I don’t know where I am going. I’m just finding myself walking and walking towards an empty and shallow future."Why? Is he still not cooperating? "Mr. Admir showed an expression of disbelief. I immediately knew the answer. My shoulders fell in disappointment. I want to get mad. But all I felt was the tiredness that was swallowing me whole."How about his health? Is there any progress? "He sighed. "You could talk to his doctor."I avoided his eyes. I don’t feel alright with his tone. I know it’s bad news. We drifted off from the technicalities of the case. Most of it, I don’t understand. Sometimes, when I hear terms that I understand, I butt in some questions that only catch my concern."But there’s a chance that he’ll get out, right?""We could j