When the call with Susan ended, Athena didn't need anyone to tell her that the sponsor of the Grey Madness was also responsible for leaking the information to the press—all to toy with her, to taunt her, to make sure she was disgraced in front of the people, knowing the fickleness of human nature.
…Standing for you today, and tearing you down tomorrow. It didn't matter if you had saved their lives before.
Athena clenched her fists at her sides, her jaw tight. She was now more determined, keenly desperate, to find something, anything, to stop the sinister plans of her enemy.
She downed two more pills, shutting her eyes for a second as she inhaled deeply when the effect kicked in. It didn't always last long, the dopamine effect, but at least it kept the headaches at bay. With that done, she pushed herself to her feet and started toward the table.