Chapter 84. The Bond Between Us

Athena

The workday dragged on longer than usual, and I found myself checking the clock every few minutes. My mind kept wandering to the flowers sitting in my apartment, to the note that had made me smile despite myself, and to the man who had sent them.

I’d stayed at my office throughout, avoiding both Tristan and Orion at once.

At exactly five o’clock, I heard a familiar knock on my office door. I looked up to see Tristan standing there, looking perfectly put together despite the long day.

“Ready to go?” he asked, but there was something in his tone that suggested this wasn’t just a casual offer to drive me home.

“Go where?” I asked, though I had a sinking feeling I already knew the answer.

“You know where, Ath. You need to tell Orion about your racing.”

I did know. I’d been avoiding it all day, but I couldn’t put it off forever. Orion deserved to hear it from me rather than finding out some other way.

“I know,” I said quietly,