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13. Athena "You’re awake." The voice made my eyes snap open, the sudden flood of light stabbing at them. I rubbed them furiously with the back of my hand, trying to make out the figure in front of me. My mind was still foggy and I couldn't process where I was. What happened and where…? "Hello, I’m Claudia, the King’s adopted daughter." That one sentence burned the fog from my mind, yanking me fully awake. My gaze locked onto her. Kings adopted daughter? Which king? She looked young, close to my age but a little younger. Her blonde hair glistened under the light, her blue eyes matching the soft blue of her dress. And that smile—wide enough to hurt—stretched across her face, showcasing all her straight, white teeth. She was a beautiful young thing. A sharp pang twisted in my gut, sp