Chapter 125

Tristan

Through it all, Athena kept holding my hand. Every time I moved, she moved with me.

Every time someone else hugged me, she waited right there until she could take my hand again.

It was like she was afraid I'd disappear if she let go, and honestly, I didn't mind. I liked the feeling of her hand in mine, liked the constant reminder that we were both here and alive and together.

"How do you feel?" Derek asked after we'd all calmed down a bit. "Any pain? Dizziness? Anything unusual?"

"I feel perfect," I said, and it wasn't an exaggeration. "Better than perfect, actually. Like I just...