Chapter 97

Athena stood in the garden, the same spot where she had found solace earlier, her heart resolved and her mind made up. The letter she had written to Ardolf, detailing the truth about her father's death and the Omega Lab's involvement, lay on her desk in her chambers, untouched.

As she looked out at the stars, her thoughts were a maelstrom of emotions. The decision to tell Ardolf the truth in person weighed heavily on her, but she knew it was the right one. This revelation was too monumental, too life-altering, to be conveyed through mere words on a page. She needed to see his reactions, to hold his gaze as she shared the burden of the truth they both had to bear.

With a determined exhale, Athena made her choice. She would wait for Ardolf to return from his meeting with the werewolf hunters. They needed to talk, to confront the past and decide how to move forward. Athena knew that facing the truth together would be challenging, but it was a challenge they had to overcome as a united fr