Chapter 23：How Do I Cook This?

In within three minutes, a group of elite squad come to the place. They disposed the body using the chemical that can immediately erode the body and the bone, leaving no trace at all.

Zoro come to the place in 5 minutes after the call. Once he arrive, he immediately bring Athena into his embrace. Athena was still on the ground, crying looking at her hand.

"It's okay..I'm here. Don't cry, please."

He take off his trench coat and put on her shoulder. He then turn to look at Aslan who looks still in shock.

Maybe he didn't expect that Athena really can kill. After all, in the last attack, Athena doing the kill after he was collapse. So this is his first time seeing this side of Athena.

Carry her body, he place her in his car.

"Stay here." he said and he went back to Aslan.

"Can you drive?" he ask.

Aslan nod and then he shake his head.

"If you can't, I can give you a ride." he offer him a help.

Aslan stood up and he follow him from behind. He sit on the back passenger seat. He didn't say anything as Zoro bring them two back to their home.

Open the door, he carry Athena to her bathroom before he went out again.

Aslan without thinking following him to the bedroom and stand there like a statue.

"It's your job from here."

"Huh?"

"Or rather you want me to clean up your wife? Sure, my pleasure then." he pull up his sleeve and ready to go to the bathroom again.

"Wait! You should go now. Thank you for sending us home." he halt Zoro's pace.

Turn his body around, he patted on Aslan shoulder.

"She scared right now. Don't say anything that will make her sad. It's not 'her' who kill those bastard. It's her killer instinct."

Aslan don't understand his meaning, however he also did not have any intention to talk right now.

After Zoro left the house, he went to the bathroom.

Athena was there in the bathtub still with her clothes on, soak with the water which already turn to red, dazed.

He sigh a bit and went to the dress room. He took a towel from the closet and hang it on the towel hanger.

He bent his body and sit on the stool which is close to the bathtub, he help to clean up Athena from the blood. Wash her hair with a shampoo, he finally said something after a long silence between them.

"Feeling better?"

Athena shake her head.

"That's okay. Need me to rub your back?"

Athena shake her head again.

He wash her hair with the hand held shower head. "Okay, now wash your body. I'll leave the towel here. I need to take a bath too. So don't take too long, okay?"

Athena nod.

Closed the door, he leaned against the door while waiting for Athena to finish up her bath.

…

Wrap her body with the towel, she open the door. Aslan was standing in front of her. His shirt is still had a blood stain.

"Come. I help to dry your hair." he took her hand and led her to the dressing table.

"Ermm..As, I can dry my hair. You should take your bath now."

"Are you sure, you're okay?"

She nod.

"Okay." he put down the hair dryer and went to the bathroom again.

After he done taking the shower, he went to the bed and look at Athena who already sleep soundly.

He lied down beside her. It's the third night he has been sleeping with her. They never done anything other than sleep.

He stare at her face with a full of question on his mind. But he knew, whether he like it or not, whether he knew it or not, he need to accept the fact that he already made a promise to her. To protect her.

This is all happen because of him. Because of he was late and let Athena waiting there alone. Because he failed to track her location more earlier before she got the injection.

It's not like she had a choice to be like this. There's must be a reason why she act like that. Why her retina turn color whenever she went into a fight mode. Why there is a killing aura around her. But she was so delicate and soft whenever there is no threat around her too like she was normal. Not like what he just saw tonight.

He caress her cheek. Trying to built a new trust in his heart. "I'm sorry I doubting you. I'm sorry I was so afraid when you take others life. I'm sorry I.."

'I didn't tell you my feelings back then.' He bottle up his feelings before he sleep beside her.

….

The next morning,

Athena make a breakfast for two of them. She already recover from her nightmare. She usually take at least one night to recover her shattered heart.

She didn't forget about the night, but her hormone working when she was sleeping. Giving her a soothing feeling so that when she wake up, she feel like nothing had happened. Even though she can recover from the nightmare like that, the guilty is still lingering in her deepest heart.

"Morning." she greet Aslan who just went down wearing his suit and carry his bag.

Kiss her forehead gently, he greet her too. "Morning, feeling better now?"

Athena nod. "Yup..I make your breakfast."

Sit at the dining table, he take the waffle that she make. "Thank you."

She also sit in front of him after that. "Err..As, today I will be at my parents house until late night. I got an event I need to attend..so…"

"Okay. Just call me when you need me. I also had event after dinner. I might return home a bit late today."

Finish up his breakfast, he go to do his matter after that. While Athena, she calling her private designer and make up artist to help her today for the event before Zoro fetch her up at 6pm.

This is the first time she got a solo exhibition, she used to join other artist to get into exhibition and when her painting prices was hike up with a couple of million from her secret admire, she went a bit famous. Her name start to known by others great artist.

She also didn't show up her real face, she usually wear a mask to cover up her identity. But tonight, she can't hide her face because of the rumor will make her reputation drop down. Luckily she had a new idea. Change how she look, so that her enemy can't spot her identity as Nike and no one will know who she is.

Zoro is the best man she have, everything about Nike can be fake out by him easily. If people want to dig about her, all they can find is a good thing only.

…

Aurora wake up in the morning with puffy eyes. She has been crying for a quite long yesterday night.

When she went to the kitchen, Yin Li not preparing her any breakfast. He also didn't wash her clothes as he put aside all her clothes to the different basket with him.

Even though the house look tidy but she could feel that Yin Li didn't accept her here. Everything that hers, he will separate it to the different place.

She sigh and flop on the couch.

"I'm hungry.." she rub her belly. She look at the fridge.

Open the fridge door, she look at the raw ingredient.

"How do I cook this?" she scratch her head a little.

"Hmmm…no choice." she went upstairs and take her phone before she went down back.

Calling Athena for help of course! She knew Athena will never abandon her. She was her savior even if when her parents scold her. Athena will always be there for her. Listen to her crappy matter.