A week slipped by before Athena finally unlocked her phone and saw a flood of messages from Doris. But from Tyler—nothing. Anna, too, had stayed silent.
Athena had spent the week holed up in a run-down motel, her eyes raw and swollen from crying. She hadn’t answered any of Doris’s frantic messages; instead, she dragged herself out of bed and washed her face, moving as if underwater.
She’d barely finished when her phone rang again. Doris’s name flashed on the screen.
“Athena!” Doris’s voice screeched through the speaker. “Where the hell have you been? If you keep ignoring my calls, I’m calling the police!”
Athena winced, her head pounding from days of restless sleep. “What’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong?” Doris practically exploded. “Do you even realize Tyler has been searching for you everywhere? He called me dozens of times—he thinks I’m hiding you! You’re lucky I haven’t lost my mind. Now that your phone’s back on, he can track your number. He’ll probably show up soon, so you better figure out what to tell him.”
Athena frowned. What was there to explain to Tyler? He disappeared all the time and she never questioned it—everyone has their secrets, after all.
She tossed her photo album into her bag, ready to head back to Greenfield, when Tyler appeared out of nowhere.
It had only been a few hours since Doris’s call. Had he flown in by helicopter or something?
Tyler looked thinner than before. The moment he spotted her, he marched straight over and, before she could react, grabbed her by the chin.
“Athena, you win. You’re coming back with me.”
She blinked in confusion. Win what? They hadn’t made any kind of bet, as far as she remembered.

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Author, would you story about Ryan settling down and another story on Eric regaining his body and memories back from Patrick, and Eric also settling down as I find it so disheartening for him to have gone through what he went through at the research institute, and I'll like for him to get his "golden boy" life back though, not at the detriment of Ian....
When will the author update to finish Beck's story? What about Dylan and Tyler's love lives? Also, I'll like the author to write on Wilma and Elvis ending up together as she was quite persistent in pursuing him. And Shawn's story, Cornelia Sullivan and Omar Casson. Also, a little write-up on Jeff (Ian's assistant) love life, too. Thanks, author for updating....
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