"what are you doing here?" "Easy, tiger," I replied, trying to defuse his mood as I made my way to sit beside him.Just as I had anticipated, he was sitting there, a bottle of alcohol in hand. The moonlight reflected off the glass, highlighting the tension etched across his face. His usual calm demeanor was replaced by something heavier—stress, perhaps."It's what I heard too," he said, not bothering to look at me as he took another sip.I tilted my head, studying him for a moment before speaking. "Calm down. I'm not the girl you need to keep hiding away anymore. I'm Athena," I said with a smirk, hoping to lighten the mood.To my surprise, he burst out laughing, the sound rough but genuine. "Yeah, sure," he muttered, shaking his head.I stretched my hand out to him, grinning. "Pass me the alcohol, you devil, or do you want to starve me to death?"Lucius looked at me with a mix of confusion and amusement before finally pouring some into a cup and handing it to me.I took a sip, savori
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