Chapter 65

Athena's POV

The silence that followed was thick. Orion's fork stopped halfway to his mouth, and Tristan went completely still.

"What..... do you mean?" Orion asked in a low soft tone.

"I mean I want to find my own apartment. Be independent. I can't live with Tristan forever."

"You can live with me as long as you want," Tristan said quietly.

I looked at him directly then, keeping my voice steady and my smile in place.

"That's very kind of you bro, but I think it's time I stood on my own two feet. I've been dependent on other people for too long." I could see his jaw...