Athena POV
“Can I borrow these?”. I ask, pointing to the stack of books I pulled out. Ethan looks at the books with interest, before replying.
“Sure. How come you picked those, if I may ask?”.
Uhm. Because I have peculiar interests, I guess?
“Uhhhhh.. No specific reason. I just picked a few at random”. Total lie.
“OK”. He grins, probably not buying a word of it. “Anyway. I led your scent all the way into the woods. They will surely come knocking here if they track you down, but I’ll just say I haven’t seen you and that perhaps you saw my cottage and tried to get in when I wasn’t home”.
“Wow. Beauty and brains, huh? Women must be swooning over you”. I reply with a grin, before grabbing my books and making my way past him and into the living room.
“Ooooooh, so you think I’m pretty?!
