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ATHENAA lot is eating at the back of my mind as I storm out of their presence and head downstairs. The house felt quite choking right now and all I wanted was to feel the fresh air from outside on my skin. Everything that they did was proving to be extremely irritating to me and I didn’t know how to feel about any of this. Tears were threatening to drop from my eyes but I was desperately fighting to keep it all in. There was no way I was going to cry, certainly not in front of them. I was not going to give them the satisfaction of seeing that.It had become very obvious to me that this girl was not here to just stay and leave. She was definitely trying to rile me up with everything that she said and I didn’t know how to feel about any of that. All what she had said had been to get on my nerves and I had allowed her. It had worked effectively and here I was in the garden now basically a slobbering mess.I hated the fact that I had become this unrecognizable person. I knew I was better
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RAFAELThe whole room seemed to go completely quiet as the words came out of my mouth. She had a visible look of shock on her face, like she didn’t know what to say. All she could do was stare at me as I stood there wondering if I should even be telling her any of this. I had not been able to bring myself to say anything about what had happened to me when I was younger. When I had returned, I had kept everything to myself because I was too scared to talk to anyone.My mother had tried her hardest to get it out of me but she had failed. I couldn’t bring myself to tell her the details of what I went through in that place. I had tried my hardest to forget about everything but it had been close to impossible for me to do that. Some nights, I woke up screaming and crying from nightmares that haunted me.There was a time she walked into the room and I was curled up in a corner bawling my eyes out because I could still hear the voices in my head. For months after I was back, I found it extre
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Hermes’s phone rang for what must have been the tenth time that day and he ignored it once again. There he was, sat in his dark office, a bottle of whiskey on his table and a glass in his hand. He hated drinking but recently with everything that was going on, he found himself drinking more and more. It was very obvious to anybody that paid enough attention that this whole business with Rafael was proving to be much more than he could handle. He was still trying to process everything that had been going on in the past few days.He sat there thinking about where he must have gone wrong with everything and what steps he could have taken to prevent the current predicament which he found himself in. The more he thought about it, the less thoughts that seemed to be coming into his head. Hermes was used to being the one holding all the power and influence but for the first time in a very long time, he seemed to be completely powerless against this foe of his.His organization was being torn
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ATHENAThe tears streamed down my face as I made my way to the room. None of what I had just heard seemed to make any sense to me. I didn’t know exactly what to make of any of the things which Rafael and his girl had just told me.Could it really be possible that my dad was all of these things that they were saying? How did I not notice this in the first place? Is it possible that they are lying to me?Question after question kept on popping into my head and I had no idea how to deal with any of it. Rafael’s face when he spoke to me in the study, his voice and his mannerism kept on playing in my head. He looked genuinely hurt by everything that he was saying and it was obvious that he wouldn’t go through such lengths just to make up a story to tell me. It definitely didn’t make sense.This was what his mother was talking about back then when she mentioned he had been kidnapped. I had not thought too dearly about it and his reservations to talk about it had struck me at first but after
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RAFAELThe glass of whiskey sat in my hand as I twirled it around, unable to take a sip since I poured it out. There was a lot on my mind and I was trying to figure things out but none of them seemed to be aligning. My thoughts seemed to be all over the place and the more I tried to gather them and think straight, the worse it got. It seemed like I was moving from one problem to another and most of it was not even physical.I had to deal with the fact that Hermes had sent Rachael after me, a move which I found to be a dastardly act. He could have sent anybody else to do the deed but knowing him, he did that just to prove a point. How poetic it would have been for him if the girl who I had tried to save all those years ago and one of the major reasons for my want of revenge was the one who pulled the trigger. Just the mere thought of it sent shivers running down my spine.Getting into Hermes’s head was one thing I was exceptionally good at or rather I had become good at over the years.
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ATHENAI saw the look of surprise on his face as I said that I was willing to help. He kept on looking at me like I had said something completely absurd and I couldn’t quite understand it.“I am serious right now.” I said, “I want to help in whatever way that I can.”His eyes were still fixed on me as he observed me like he was looking for something which I did not know what it was. I was wondering what was going through his mind at that moment as he shook his head in what looked like disbelief.“There is nothing that you can do.” He said, as he attempted to walk out of the room again.I ran in front of him and blocked the part to the door. This was a very serious issue and I could not understand why he was this calm about it. I knew exactly what I would have done if it was me that was in this particular situation, I definitely would be all over the place most likely freaking out in anger and panic. But here he stood so calmly just observing everything.From the look he had in his eye
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His daughter’s reaction and attitude since all of this had started was pissing him off even more than anything that Rafael could do. Hermes could not believe that his own daughter who he had raised all these years and had cherished like an egg was now on the side of the enemy against him. He couldn’t understand why she would even want to do something like this in the first place. In a lot of ways, she was more like her mom than him. Very soft hearted, kind and extremely gullible. It had been one of the reasons he had liked her mother in the first place and why he could not really be around Athena for too long because even though he didn’t care to admit it, she reminded him of the woman who he had lost all those years ago.He had found out a while back that Athena was not suited for this business which he had ventured into. It was very obvious from the way she talked and related with people. There was no way in hell she was going to be on board with him killing people and conducting ex
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RAFAELThere I was in the study with Rachael as we waited for Hernandez and Athena to come in. I had called them because I needed advice on the next step to take and I needed everyone to be present.“I still do not understand why you called her though.” Rachael said, referring to Athena. “Why should she be here in a strategy meeting?”“She offered to help and there might be something that she knows which we do not know.” I replied, “Right now, I need all the help I can get. It is my mother’s life that is on the line here so all suggestions and helpful ideas are welcome.”I could see that she was in no way pleased with that answer but I did not care. It would be strange to anybody and it sure as hell was strange to me, but for some reason, I felt like I could trust Athena with this. When we had spoken in the room back then, she had a look of sincerity in her eyes and I felt like I could trust the words that came out of her mouth. She looked like she actually was willing to help and at
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EPILOGUETHREE MONTHS LATER“He is so beautiful.” Athena said, as she lifted up their baby and spun him around in the air.The past months after the baby had come had been nothing short of magical. She couldn’t stop staring at the baby and she thought about how different her life was now from how it had been just a couple of months ago. They were at a point of peace and Rafael had magically transformed into the sweetest person on the earth. She now saw him smile a lot, especially when he played with Jaden. They had both chosen the baby’s name together after a lot of arguments. It had been a funny scene to witness but at the end of the day, they had settled for Jaden and it was a name that suited him so well.“He has my eyes so of course he is going to look beautiful.” Rafael said, as he emerged at the door of the room.He had been standing there for a while watching his mother and Athena without them knowing. They were startled at first, but at this point they had gotten used to the f
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RAFAEL“Watch your step.” I said, as I held her hands and led her into the house.She had absolutely refused my offers to carry her. In her words, she felt I had done enough. On the contrary, I felt I was yet to do enough. I was not sure if I could ever do enough to compensate for everything that I had put her through in the past few months. I felt it in my heart though, I was definitely ready to make amends for everything. That was the plan.The doctor had finally agreed to discharge her from the hospital and we got back to a welcome party from my mother. She had been extremely happy over the past few days. Ever since I told her the news at the hospital about how the baby might actually be mine, I realized that the glow which she had the first time she found out that Athena was pregnant had actually returned to her face. I couldn’t be hundred percent sure if I was the father, not until the baby was here and we were able to carry out a DNA test.I could feel it in my bones though. It
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ATHENAMy eyes fluttered open, as I came to. A faint beeping noise continued to ring in my head, as I steered wondering where it was coming from. My equilibrium was still off and I had no idea what was going on around me. My mind felt like it was covered by a thick fog and it was very hard to get it clear. My eyelids felt extremely heavy and it was like they were being weighed down by invisible anchors. Finally, I was able to pry them open. It took some time for my eyes to get accustomed to the lighting in the room. There was a light which shone soft and dull right above my head, casting a pale glow across the room I was in.I looked around as it took me a moment to adjust, to process the white walls of the room it was in. There was the hum of machinery all around me, that was where the constant beeping sound was coming from and that smell. It was a very distinct smell which I recognized immediately. I had spent enough time in hospitals during my mother’s hospital to be able to recogn
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“Athena!” Rafael yelled, as he rushed over to her side.He had watched her fall when he came out of the car and this had taken him completely by surprise. He knew that she could already tell exactly what had happened from the moment he stepped out of the car. The stench of failure was no doubt all around him and he had thought about it all through the drive to the house. He thought about how he was going to tell her that her father was dead and he had watched as Hernandez put a bullet through his head as he was unable to do anything about it. The mere thought of telling her such a thing troubled him so deeply and it showed on his face immediately he stepped out of the car.Without him saying a word, she could already tell that the worst had happened. The look in his eyes told more words than he could ever say. Athena had felt like she was going to cry, as if a great burden had just come upon her shoulder. A burden which was too heavy for her to bear. She felt like she was going to cru
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RAFAELWe finally pulled up to the house and my mother was right outside to greet us. She was so happy that we made it out, as I watched her hug Athena deeply. She checked her to ensure that she was fine while she led her into the house. I could see a deep sadness on Athena’s face even though she tried her best to hide it for my mother’s sake. I could tell that she was greatly troubled about what happened to her father. Her words in the car kept on ringing in my head. She had asked me to help him and there was only one way I knew how to.Walking past them, I headed to my room upstairs and went straight to my wardrobe to bring out my box. This was where I kept my suit and weapons which I used when I raided Hermes’s warehouses. Every time I wore it, it meant that I was about to do something which I was not essentially going to be proud of. I stared at the box for a couple of seconds as I contemplated whether or not to open it. Questions danced around in my head as I wondered if doing th
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The whole room seemed to be in a sort of chokehold, as everybody’s eyes bounced around. Hermes’s arrival had been quite unexpected to all of them and they had no idea what any of this meant or what he was doing here. From the way that he had burst in, his intentions could be told to some degree though. He was standing in between his two guards who had come into the room with him and he had a smile as he stared at the meeting which was going on at the table. Rafael most especially was very surprised by all that was going on. He wasn’t sure what to make of all of this as so many questions ran through his mind.He got up and walked over to Hermes as their eyes met.“What the fuck are you doing here?” Rafael asked,“And here I was thinking that you were an honorable man that I could trust, Mr Hall.” The investor said, as he sat up and adjusted his suit. “The last thing I was expecting was that you would bring the enemy right to my doorstep after you were the one that asked for this deal t
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RAFAELAll through the night leading up to this, I found myself completely unable to sleep. This was certainly not a new phenomenon for me. Sleep had managed to elude me a lot during the past few days and I desperately hoped that I would finally be able to find rest when all of this was in the past. When Athena and the baby were safe and sound, I would finally be able to rest and think about everything. I had desperately avoided thinking about what Rachael had told me the other day. This whole time, I had not even considered the possibility that the child that Athena was carrying could be my own in any way. Initially I had seen it as a means to carry out my revenge on Hermes.Raising the child the way which he had raised me, that was what I had planned to do. That plan had since left my head, but then, I still had never considered the possibility of the child being mine. All I had thought was that the child was Athena’s ex’s and this had pissed me off so much for a reason that I was s
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ATHENAEven as I sat bound to the chair with a bag over my head impeding my vision, the whole scene at the restaurant kept on playing in my head. I had seen the bullet go through Rachael as she slumped to the ground along with the gun which she had trained to my back. The whole thing had happened so fast and even though I had tried my best to get to Rafael, especially after hearing him screaming my name out loud, I wasn’t able to. I couldn’t get to him before the van pulled up beside me and the men tossed me in. As I sat in the room, I could still feel their presence all around me. I wondered who they were and nobody had bothered to tell me anything ever since we got to wherever this was. They had not spoken to me directly despite all the questions I threw their way. I was in a world where I knew no one and I struggled so hard to comprehend what was going on.I was sure of one thing though, these were completely different people from Rachael’s men. When we first got here, I had though
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RAFAELWe all rode in silence as we headed to my house. Rachael was bleeding in the back seat and I had instructed one of my men to tend to her wounds. She kept staring at me without saying a word, but I could tell from the frown on her face that she was not pleased by anything that was going on. When I had offered her my assistance when she lay on the floor bleeding, she had initially tried to fight me. It had not been so much of a fight as her hand was not of so much use. The bullet was still lodged in there and I had already called the family doctor to meet me up at the house to perform a quick removal of it. The wound didn’t look entirely nasty and I was sure she was going to live through it.Hermes was not too pleased about my decision to keep her alive and he made this expressly clear. Even when I tried to place her in the back of the car, he expressly denied and insisted that he was not going to ride with someone who had been responsible for putting his daughter in harm. I coul
