Chapter 68. My Chosen Mate

Tristan

“Athena, I think he likes you.”

The words hit me like a sledgehammer to the chest. There was no need to ask for details. We all knew exactly who Leah was talking about. The pretty boy with his perfect smile and his homemade cookies.

I raised an eyebrow, trying to look casual while my insides twisted into knots. He liked her. After knowing her for all of five minutes, this stranger had decided he was interested in my…

In Athena. Not my anything. Just Athena.

“She’s beautiful. I’m not surprised,” my wolf said unhelpfully in the back of my mind.

Thanks for that. Really what I needed to hear right now.

“What are you talking about?” Orion asked, his eyebrow raised and his tone sharp.

I felt a surge of gratitude toward him. At least one of us was sensible enough to be suspicious of some random guy showing up with baked goods and movie-star looks.

Even though it shouldn’t matter to me what Athena did or didn’t do, at leas