Rejected by my team, Claimed by the Rival
Dark shadows, the color of old, bruised plums, carved deep hollows beneath his bloodshot eyes.
The brass doorknob turned.
Athena pushed the door open, completely ignoring his command. She wore his faded grey hoodie, the sleeves pushed up to her elbows. The bright California sun caught the loose strands of her hair. Her sharp eyes immediately locked onto his hunched posture, scanning the pale pallor of his face and the rigid tension cording the muscles of his neck.
"My goal is getting your core temperature stabilized," Athena stated, her voice dropping into a low, uncompromising cadence.
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