Breathe in. Breathe out. Slowly. Steadily.
Athena commanded herself, her hand on her chest as she inhaled deeply and exhaled softly. She was going to be okay. She wasn't going to be captured by Morgan ever again.
"I can't imagine what would have happened to us if LadyBug wasn't on our side, you know…" Heron continued, oblivious he had an eavesdropper closeby.
"Yeah, it would have been disastrous. They would have made a mess of us today…"
Athena noted that this second speaker was the same person she had heard talking with Heron those many nights ago, when she had first invaded the hideout of the Scorpion's gang—the night when she and Ewan had almost died from dangerous smoke inhalation.
Her breath seized as the men continued to talk about the LadyBug and the strategic position the coded person occupied in the operation. Turns out, LadyBug was a female.
"Athena wouldn't know what hit her… I can't wait to see her face when LadyBug reveals herself."
