Chapter 124

Tristan

The first thing I felt was Athena's hands on my chest, warm and steady and alive.

The second thing was air filling my lungs without that horrible rattling sound that had been there before. I could breathe, really breathe.

I opened my eyes and everything was blurry at first, just shapes and colors that didn't make sense.

Then my vision cleared and I saw Athena's face above me, tears streaming down her cheeks, and her eyes were glowing with this soft light that should have been scary but wasn't.

Was I dead or alive?

"Did it work?" I asked, and my voice came out weak but getting...