Everything was falling apart slowly as I stood at Atlas room door, and I felt raw fear crawl its way into my heart.
From his and Victor's conversation, I realized something, something that can ruin everything within a matter of seconds.
My heart missed its rhythm when Atlas's bedroom door suddenly opened, and in a matter of seconds, I was standing face to face with Victor.
After shutting the door close behind him, Victor walked towards me, stopped a foot away from me, and said, "Look who's eavesdropping on others' conversation!"
"I am… I was..." I stuttered, staring at the touch of bitterness in Victor's eyes.
It was quiet for quite a whi
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
Avoiding the first light of dawn that was glowing through the window, I rolled to my right, raised my eyelids, and saw Atlas staring at me.Then he smiled slightly, and I couldn't stop my lips from curving upward."Good morning," Atlas whispered."Morning." I calmly uttered as I focused on his face.Staring at the innocent look in his eyes, I couldn't find the strength to pull back when he leaned towards me and kissed me lightly on the lips.As a sense of calmness overcame me, I giggled faintly before rolling off Atlas's arm and getting out of bed. Then I headed into the bathroom.
The moment I got off the call with Linda, I walked over to my bed, threw my phone on the blanket, and dropped flat on the mattress.After lying still for a while, I absentmindedly search the sheet for my phone, finally got a hold of it, and made a call to Mitch.Talking to him was the last thing I wanted to do after hanging off call on him three days ago. But I don't like people messing with my mission and that bastard was doing exactly what I hate.The instant he answered the call, I heard him say, "Look who is calling my line. I thought you hated my voice and my stupid face,""Did you kill, King!" I harshly uttered in a very low tone.The line grew silent
Standing in the open with Mitch felt awkward as he calmly stared at me. Finally, I got sick of waiting for an answer and said, "Can you answer the damn question?"Without uttering a word, Mitch sighed. Then he turned away from me and started walking back into the motel.“Your little boyfriend isn't here anymore, so you can stop with the childish act and follow me inside,” Mitch said without turning around.For a while, I stood outside, staring at the door, and feeling hesitant had me captive for a moment. Then walked over to the door, twisted the doorknob, and pushed the door open before walking inside.That bastard was nowhere in sight, and I walked to the front desk, stared at the lady behind the count
**********Atlas POV*********The quietness in my office was suddenly interrupted when the door opened and uncle Mile walked inside, shutting the door behind him.Then he walked further into the room, sat down, and looked at me.Twirling my chair left to right, I stared at him, screwed my face into a frown, and asked, "Why are you here?"These past months, I have been exposed to truths that I didn't know exist, and each time I meet my uncles, it's like a piece of their mask gets cracked off their faces."Did you hear that King is dead and he got shot this morning?" Uncle Mile boldly said with a frown.How would I not know? It was the first news that greeted me this morning, and I don't even know how to process the news yet because it felt so surreal and yet expected."I did," I mumbled, slightly clutching my fist. "I think everyone k
**************Lilith POV********** The air felt cold as I stood outside, and hugged my body tightly to stop myself from shaking which wasn't because of the cold, but what happened between Mitch and me. Finally, I saw Atlas's car driving toward me, and I felt a sense of relief. But when it came to a stop and the windshield rolled down, I felt my heart stop. It was Atlas behind the steering wheel and not his driver. Even though I felt nervous, I walked over to the door, opened it, and got inside. The car was silent as I waited for Atlas to say something. But after staring at him for a while without getting a word from him, I felt a bit hurt. "Are
Even though it was the third knock on my door, I kept laying in bed, hoping that whoever was at the door would go away, and yet I was kind of hoping and not hoping that it was Atlas."Miss, it's time to get up!” Maira's voice echoed into my ear, and I felt annoyed.Hugging onto my pillow, I rolled over to avoid the sudden rising sunlight and buried my face into it.The annoying heartache of a breakup is just the worst, and even though I had to meet Linda like an hour from now, all I really wanted to do was stay in bed.“Your breakfast is going to get cold,” Maira said from the other end of the door.Why was she so hellbent on my well-being
With a smile on her face, Linda looked at me and said, "Oh, he will be here soon."It didn't take more than a minute after her remark for the sound of a knock on the door to draw both of our attention to the entrance.Suddenly the door opened, and I took one look at the person walking into the room before smiling and mumbling, "Jacob,""Hey, Lilith. It's lovely to have you on my team just like the old days." Jacob said, shutting the door after him."Agent Lilith, you will be working with agent Jacob on this mission," Linda said with a straight face and authority in her voice."Yes, boss," I mumbled, smiling when Jacob winked at me.