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As Athena's feet pummelled the ground she kept her eyes wide open, though tears streamed from them and she tried desperately to keep sobs from escaping her plump lips.

Almost stumbling as she skidded to a halt outside the gorilla position Athena's wide blue eyes searched every shocked face in the crowd desperate to find Seth.

Everyone looked at her warily, wondering if she knew Seth's intentions all along, wondering if she agreed with his actions, if she'd encouraged him to do it.

"Has Seth come through yet?" She grabbed at a crew member's arm as he passed. "Has he?"

The crew member pulled his arm away and narrowed his eyes in disgusted at her.

Looking around desperately Athena looked to find a friendly face but only found angry scowls being sent her way. "Can somebody tell me if Seth's come back out yet?"

She stared dumbstruck around until Summer-Rae eventually sidled up to her awkwardly. "He left with the authority a few minutes ago."

Athena ran a hand through her auburn curls and began unconsciously biting down on her cheek as she scanned the crowd of disgusted people.

She didn't know, she wanted to scream. She had nothing to do with it.

Why had he done it? Athena couldn't wrap her head around the idea of him ever betraying his brothers; why would he destroy the brotherhood he'd created when he'd said time and time again that The Shield came first. His brothers, his friends.

She needed to see him, she needed him to ensure her it was all some misunderstanding. A rouse to fool the authority. That's exactly what it must be, she told herself, and he would never betray Roman and Dean.

She didn't believe herself for a second.

Just the look on Dean's face as that chair connected with Roman's back for the first time spoke volumes. He didn't know it was coming, he couldn't comprehend what was happening either.

It was inconceivable.

Two medics rushed past Athena quickly forcing her gaze to follow them. They stopped suddenly by the gorilla position, gloves already covering their hands, ready to help.

Roman limped through the curtain and Athena found herself glued to the floor unable to move as she watched the medic begin fussing over him, though he gave the medic no attention and just continued slowly making his way down the corridor in the opposite direction of her, his head hung low and his hair a heavy curtain protecting him from the stares of the roster and crew.

Thank God he didn't see her. What could she say to him now?

I'm sorry my boyfriend attacked you with a chair, it looked pretty nasty, but anyway fancy catching a movie?!

For a second relief washed over her knowing that Roman was steadily getting further and further until she realised Dean still hadn't come through the curtain.

Before she had a chance to bolt Dean slowly eased his way through the curtain, a deep scowl etched on his face.

Athena's breath caught in her throat and she felt nauseous as she watched him angrily slap his palm against his thigh repeatedly. A medic nervously made his way over to an agitated Dean placing a hand on his arm gently.

Dean violently shrugged the medic off. "Back off asshole," he growled loudly his head snapping in the direction of the medic, and Athena. His icy eyes were murderous as they quickly focused on her. "Where the fuck is he?" He yelled, quickly pushing the medic to the floor and staggering towards her.

Every step he took looked like a struggle as he rushed towards her. "Where is he?"

She stumbled backwards several steps before crashing into the cold hard wall.

Dean was quickening his pace, his fury at seeing her dulling his pain.

"I don't know," she squeaked her hands shaking. "I didn't know."

"I'm going to kill him, where the fuck is he?"

Just as she thought he was going to stumble into her and do God knows what Dolph Ziggler and Cody Rhodes rushed in front of her as she whimpered terrified.

"Back off, buddy," Cody said.

"Move," Dean spat.

"Leave her out of this."

"I didn't know," Athena whispered her wide blue eyes watery. She shook her head gently before her eyes locked onto Dean's cold orbs. "I swear I didn't know."

Dean clenched his jaw.

"Dean," a voice rumbled down the hallway. Athena looked up to see Roman standing at the other end of the hallway. "Leave it, man," Roman yelled.

Dean seemed to growl as he curled and uncurled his fist before taking a slow step back, his eyes still locked on Athena's.

"You better tell your boyfriend that I'm coming for him," he threatened, turning quickly and taking a few steps before turning back towards her. "And when I find him, I'm going to kill him." He turned slowly and made his way towards Roman, his shoulders hunched and his fist resuming its agitated patting.

Athena could feel the tears about to spill from her wide eyes again and she took slow deep breaths as she desperately tried to control her emotions. She let her eyes wonder to a retreating Dean before they landed on Roman who was staring solemnly at her.

She slowly raised her hand in greeting but felt her heart shatter once again as Roman shook his head sadly and turned his back on her.

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Athena's arms were wrapped tightly around her knees as she stared angrily at her buzzing phone that sat in front of her. Her huge sparkling eyes glared angrily and her plump lips were pursed into a tight line.

She was not going to answer his calls.

The phone went off again this time in a little beep informing her of a new text message. She snatched the phone up quickly and began reading:

I'm sorry I didn't tell you

what was going on,

I didn't want to worry you.

It's for the best, the guy's will see

that soon too.

They'll get over it and

Appreciate all that I've done for them.

I promise you.

Just answer the phone and I'll explain

everything.

Seth x

Tossing the phone angrily back down Athena groaned loudly and flopped sideways so her face was buried within the pillow as her phone began to buzz loudly once again.

"Go away," she mumbled, her soft voice muffled by the hotel pillow.

It's for the best? She thought bitterly. Since when was betraying your best friends, your brothers, for the best? Did he honestly think they'd brush themselves off and carry on as if The Shield had never happened? Did he honestly think what he had done could be forgiven so easily?

She couldn't forgive him, so how could they?

Rolling onto her back she let the salty tears fall as she thought everything over. As the hours passed she became more and surer that she could not forgive or forget what he'd done.

Sure he hadn't betrayed her directly, but what he'd done that evening proved that he wasn't the man she'd thought him to be. In fact, he was nowhere near the man she'd thought him to be.

Every day they'd spent together, every second had been a complete lie.

Athena had thought he was loyal, caring and soft beneath his hard exterior. Her stomach felt like it was being repeatedly punched as she realised he was nothing but ambitious, cruel and ruthless.

He had to be to turn on his family.

She thought of all the nights she'd spent with him, all the night's she'd given her body willingly to him, to a man she didn't even know. To a man she wouldn't have even looked twice at if she'd seen his true colours.

A sob escaped her plump lips and she rolled onto her side and curled her legs up so that she lay in the foetal position as she cried her heart out.

Athena wasn't sure if it was a good thing or a bad thing, but as she lay there sobbing, her face smeared with tears, she realised one thing for certain. She wasn't crying for Seth, or that he wouldn't be in her life anymore, she was crying because she'd given herself to a complete stranger.

And she could never forgive that betrayal.

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