Athena faced me with her hand on her chest. "Are you insinuating that my brother's a criminal?"
"N-No, I—"
She broke into a pearl of laughter. I just stared at her, confused as she basked in amusement for a whole minute.
"You should have seen your face there!"
"Athena, this is not funny. What I want is nothing but the truth. To know exactly what I signed up for and—"
"Hey..." She sat beside me, holding my hand. "You're shaking."
"I'm fine, just cold, I guess."
Athena grabbed her fur shoulder drape and tucked it between my arms. "This should keep you warm just a little bit."
"Thanks..." I murmured.
"Trust me, my sweet Cat." She stroked my cheek. "Sometimes when we say we want the truth, in reality, we don't mean it."
Does this mean she wasn't gonna tell me anything?
