Chapter 144. The Swelling in Your Throat Has Gone Down

Athena

"Word got back to his family and park, they wanted revenge for their son and brother, they wanted to hurt us the way we hurt him."

"So he sent people to kill us," I said, the words tasting bitter in my mouth.

"He sent people to take you," Orion corrected grimly. "The plan was to kidnap you and Sarah, use you as leverage."

My stomach turned. "But we fought back."

"You fought back," Tristan confirmed. "And you won."

"What happened to them?" Sarah asked. "To Daxon's father and brothers?"

"We dealt with them," Orion said, and there was something final in his tone that told me not to ask for more details. "They won't be coming back."

"Are you sure?" I asked, fear making my voice shake slightly. "What if there are others? What if they try again?"

"They won't," Tristan said with absolute certainty. "We made it very clear tonight what would happen if they came after our families again, we told them that the only r