Codename: Aconite
she whispers, and I follow her instructions.
“May I sit?” I ask, gesturing to the bed, and observe her meek nod.
I step over and sit on the edge of the queen-sized bed while doing my best to maintain distance for Athena’s sake.
“You can’t help me,” she says, holding her knees to her chest.
“Maybe not, but no one says you can’t help yourself.”
Carefully I unclasp the necklace from around my neck with a single black diamond pendant, “You know, in ancient Greece, they believed that black diamonds were the tears of the Gods,” I say as I hold the pendant out to her, “I want you to take this.”
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