Chapter 125. Wasn't Going to Waste a Single Moment of It

Tristan

Through it all, Athena kept holding my hand. Every time I moved, she moved with me. 

Every time someone else hugged me, she waited right there until she could take my hand again. 

It was like she was afraid I'd disappear if she let go, and honestly, I didn't mind. I liked the feeling of her hand in mine, liked the constant reminder that we were both here and alive and together.

"How do you feel?" Derek asked after we'd all calmed down a bit. "Any pain? Dizziness? Anything unusual?"

"I feel perfect," I said, and it wasn't an exaggeration. "Better than perfect, actually. Like I just woke up from the best sleep of my life."

"Your heart rate is stronger than it was before," Derek said, checking his notes from before the procedure. "Your breathing is clearer. Even that old injury you had on your ribs from the fall last year, I don't hear any clicking anymore."

I pressed my hand to my side and realized he was rig