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58. Athena The next morning, a dull ache throbbed behind my eyes as I blinked into the morning light, feeling as if I'd wrestled in my sleep all night only to lose to whatever it was I was fighting with. A heavy fog of fatigue settled over me, and my body felt weighed down, the ache in my head intensifying with each reluctant beat of my heart. I had barely slept—two hours at most. Thoughts of Alpha Lorenzo had haunted me through the night, the questions swirling endlessly: had I done something wrong? I had replayed our interactions over and over, searching for a flaw in my words or actions, some slip that might have pushed him away. And then, there was Laura. Her words echoed in my mind, sharp and haunting, a cold reminder of her disdain. What did she mean? Could she truly despise me th