Chapter 101. Beta’s Proposal

Athena

When I reached home, partially panting due to how fast I ran from where Cora had stopped me for a conversation, just to get here as fast as I could, the last thing I had expected when I turned on the light was to see a tall figure sitting at the edge of my bed as if he belonged there. A loud shriek left my mouth, and I involuntarily pressed myself against the wall behind me.

However, as I noticed the person’s face and the worry began fading away.

“Aaron,” I said, my breathing rushed and the pace of my heartbeats not falling behind with the rush of adrenaline, “What are you doing here?”

He looked around the room, especially the items remaining broken on the floor in a mess in a manner that could turn out to be a danger for any individual stepping inside barefoot. I knew he must have been looking and inspecting it for quite a while.

“What’s going on, Athena?” It did not take him any more hint to get straight to the point that—I. Was. Fucked.