Gianna nodded in agreement with Ewan's statement, though she couldn't shake the feeling that there was a "but" lurking somewhere in the context.
Hadn't she and Athena been friends for the longest parts of their lives? She knew the latter like the back of her hand, yet it seemed she had been haughty in believing she truly understood her best friend. It was painfully obvious that there were other layers hidden from her.
Typically, Gianna would have been annoyed by this revelation, but the truth was, she had secrets of her own—dirty secrets she didn't want her friend to know for fear that it would drive a wedge between them, that it would result in Athena joining Zane in hating her for life.
Thus, she nodded, pretending to be naive.
