Chapter 127. Only This Moment and This Feeling

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, Tristan was right there waiting. I walked into his arms and let him hold me while I cried into his chest. His hands moved through my hair and he whispered that everything was going to be okay.

"You got me a motorcycle," I said, my voice muffled against him. Though I had one before but it didn't make it any less special.

"I got you freedom," he said. "The motorcycle is just how you get there."

I laughed through my tears and looked up at him. His eyes