Chapter 55: Night Out IV
"We're sorry, Athena. We will surely find her," Ewan said, struggling to calm the fire flashing in Athena's eyes,
struggling to becvisible to her.
Athena shot him a glance, sharp enough to cut through glass, before turning away. "If you're going to help me
find her in this chaos, then let's hob with it..."
She started moving toward the bar area, hoping her friend had stopped there for a drink.
Behind her, Ewan and his friends watched, lost for words—not just at her sharp dismissal but also at the
enthralling sexiness radiating from her.
Ewan, though, didn’t like the fact that other men were gaping at her.
Despite the conflict with the men from earlier, the admirers weren't giving up
Ewan didn’t blthem.
"Go with Zane and search," He instructed Sandro, ignoring Zane, who was still sulking.
"I'll go with Athena."
He wasn’t about to let anyone else appreciate her... assets.
Sandro raised an eyebrow, clearly sensing the underlying tension. "Take your mind out of the gutters, Ewan, and
focus on the search. | doubt she'll want to talk about anything other than finding her friend."
Ewan nodded resolutely and quickly took in Athena's fiery demeanor. It was somewhat hypnotic, honestly, but
now was not the tto lose focus.
"Look, if you find her, we'll meet at the parking lot," Ewan said, almost like a trainer at a race. "Check out the
whole downstairs area, the storage houses, and the private bars..."
Sandro nodded, and with a grumpy Zane in tow, they marched off.
Ewan hurried after Athena, who, upon noticing he was alone, transitioned from fiery to confused. "Where are the
others?" she asked, her brows furrowed slightly.
"We decided to divide so we can cover more ground."
Athena nodded, dismissing her discomfort.
She would have loved to continue the search with Sandro, but it was tfor serious matters. Besides, she could
totally ignore how ridiculously handsEwan was, right? Sure...
When she had seen him at first, she had thought she was dreaming, wondering if her unsure thoughts about him
had finally conjured him up.
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Now walking side by side with him, she hoped he would stick to the task at hand.
"Did you see my message from a few hours ago?" Ewan asked, breaking the silence five minutes later.
Athena stiffened but opened her mouth to demand they focus on their search.
Unfortunately, Ewan wasn’t done. "We can talk while we search. It'll dispel the tension between us and help us
focus on our duty."
He opened the first door and peeked in. "Looks like this room is empty."
He shut the door gently.
"There are a lot of doors on this floor," He continued, trying to hide his eagerness. "So | suggest we talk to make
this bearable for both of us."
Athena sighed. "I'm not complaining, Ewan; | can make do with this."
"Well, | can’t. The tension is driving my vocal cords dry. It’s like something heavy is wedged against my throat."
Athena opened her mouth and then shut it, contemplating her life choices.
She threw open a door, wanting to die the conversation, only to quickly slam it shut again at the unsightly sight
of an orgy happening inside.
With a shudder, she reverted to Ewan, only to find him grinning like he'd just spotted an old friend. "What's
funny?"
Ewan shrugged. "Your facial expression when you saw what was behind the door was priceless."
Athena looked away and pouted, a rosy flush creeping up her cheeks.
Sure, she was advanced in many areas of life, but her sex life? It was as lively as a sloth on a hot day!
However, she couldn't say that to Ewan. She would rather the earth open up and swallow her whole.
"It was unexpected, that’s all..."
"In a club like this, | think you should prepare your mind for worse things," Ewan quipped as he pushed open
another door.
This time, Athena didn’t even bother to peek in.
Instead, she cursed the shrieking partygoers for not being more considerate about shutting the door.
After five doors, and with the silence of their growing awkwardness intensifying, Athena finally answered Ewan’s
earlier question.
"Yeah, | saw your message from earlier today. | just didn’t know what to think about it. What's your game,
Ewan?"
Ewan froze mid-step and turned to face her, and for a moment, he could practically feel the electric tension in
the air.
He sighed, ruffled his hair, and prepared for battle. "There was no aim, really, Athena..."
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Ewan blinked, speechless. Then he laughed, noting the fierceness in her eyes.
How could he have forgotten that this woman was the complete opposite of the woman he married nine years
ago? She kept him on his toes, and then some.
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Hearing Ewan’s earnestness made Athena look away, overwhelmed.
Not interested in speaking about the message anymore, she turned to another room and gently pushed open the
door.
This time, she met a worser sight!
"Ewan!" She squeaked, letting out a light scream as she staggered back, landing right in his arms.
Ewan was more than happy to catch her gentle self, feeling a thrill rush through him.
"Ewan, we have to save that woman... she is in pain," She declared, looking horrified by the exuberant display of
human enthusiasm happening in the room.
Ewan, who had also seen the spectacle, could barely hold back a chuckle. His wife was still an innocent to these
matters.
"No, we can’t, my dear. It's consensual—it’s a form of sexual pleasure," he explained, his voice dropping to a
conspiratorial whisper.
Athena inhaled sharply, freezing for a moment before pushing herself away from his arms as if he were suddenly
on fire.
Ewan couldn't help but feel like a giddy schoolboy at her reaction. Maybe Zane was onto something; maybe his
wife didn’t despise him after all.
He was about to ask her something monumental when his phone buzzed with a text that calmed his raging
emotions: