Chapter Forty-Eight

For a moment, I held in my breath, wondering if Atlas had finally put two and two together, and finally figured out what was going on in his mess-up family.

But he suddenly chuckled and said, "What's with the long faces? I was kidding."

The sound of laughter echoed in the hallway as his uncle cracked up. But I could hear the nervousness in the voices.

After the annoying laughter died down, King fixed his gaze on Atlas and me and asked, "It's a serious concern that someone wants you dead, Atlas! We are all very worried here."

"I know," Atlas said with calmness in his voice. "Can we take this conversation to the living room?"

Striving to stay calm, I stood st