The Rise Of The Unwanted Girl (Athena) novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Athena was eerily calm, se calm that Michael almost thought she was talking about com else, other

e pity in Michael’s eyes grew so intense that it sparked a dark thought in him.

Ther

He thought, “What if I just hid Athena away, made her mine alone?

“Even if she hates me, resents me… as long as she stays by my side, that’s enought

But another voice inside whispered, Wouldn’t the end up hating me for this?

Defeated, Michael lowered his head, clearly unable to answer bena’s question.

He could hardly bring himself to meet Athena’s eyes. Mer gying him an icy glare, Athena said coldly, “From now on, Michael, you’d do well to stay out of my affairs. Whether live or die is none of your coniceim”

She continued, her voice dripping with contempt, “And spare me that guilty look, it disgusts me

Athena strode away without looking back. Michael remained rooted under the tree, his gaze lingering on her retreating figure until she disappeared from sight.

But soon, Michael’s hope rekindled.

He thought, So what if Athena hates me? Deep down, she still cares, doesn’t she? Once she cools

Michael gritted his teeth and strode out of the estate.

“I’ll get justice for Athena,” he vowed.

ols down, she’ll come back

Michael galloped straight to the military camp, radiating murderous rage as he kicked open the doors to the labor quarters.

The workers inside, startled by his sudden arrival, scrambled to their knoes in terror.

His abrupt intrusion laid bare all the camp’s filthy secrets before his eyes.

Several women who had made mistakes knelt on the ground, being harshly berated by the disciplinary matron, their bodies covered in bruises and scars.

Seeing them, Michael couldn’t help but picture Athena in their place.

‘Was she whipped like this too? Did she cry for help with no one to answer, just like these women? he wondered, hi

his gut twisting

The disciplinary matron went pale at the sight of Michael, as if she had seen a ghost.

She dropped to her knees with a thud, trembling as she called out, “Lord Osborne

Her voice rang out strangely loud, not the respectful greeting it should have been, but more like a warning to someone inside.

Michael’s instincts kicked in as she thought, “Who is she trying to alert?”

As he wondered, a woman’s anguished scream, laced with sobs, came from inside, making his heart clench.

He immediately turned toward the source of the sound and kicked open the door.

Inside, several thuggish soldiers were c

were crowding around a woman, who was completely naked.

The horrific scene made him physically recoil

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The thuggish soldiers, seeing Michael burst in out of nowhere, were petrified and Immediately dropped to their knees.

terror.

Michael’s pupils trembled slightly, his heart tightening as if gripped by an iron fist, making it hard to breathe,

So this is why Athena hates me, Michael realized, the truth hitting him all at once

Rage threatened to consume him, and the murderous glare in his eyes made the soldiers comer in lear

One of the bolder soldiers knell desperately and pleaded, “General, we were just having some funt That’s how things have always worked in the camp, we paid money, and we didn’t break any rules!”

Michael fixed him with an icy stare. Panicking, the man grabbed the woman’s arm and harked, “You filthy whore, say something! Didn’t we pay yout

Tears streaked down the woman’s face, but her eyes blazed with a tsunami of hatred,

She slowly lifted her gaze to the man, then suddenly let out a blood–curdling scream of despair and wildly lunged at him.

Stan Woods shrieked, trying to yank her hair, but she sank her teeth into his ear, making him howl in agony

The crowd froze, stunned by the sudden outburst.

Just as the others rushed to help Stan, the woman suddenly collapsed to the ground.

“Birds of a feather,” Athena’s words echoed in his mind.

Stan’s face turned deathly pale with fear. “General, I beg for mercy! Please, I really beg for mercy!” he pleaded

They dropped to their knees, huddling together and scrambling backward. “General, spare us this time! We truly beg for mercy!” they cried.

Just as Michael raised his saber, ready to strike them down, someone suddenly wrapped their arms tightly around his waist from behind.

A booming voice, like thunder, exploded in his ear. “Lord Osborne, you mustn‘!!”

The rough shout did nothing to snap Michael out of it, he had been perfectly clear–headed all along.

He pressed, voice strained, “And if you lose your military rank, could you really bear to see your family’s legacy destroyed by your own hand?”

Trembling with rage, he thought, “How dare they humiliate Athena? How could they do something so cruel to her right under my nose

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