redith's heart fluttered in her throat as she opened her eyes and found herself in the familiar room she used to consider ho.
She stood in the doorway of Atlas's room. He was sitting on the edge of the bed, with his head cradled in his hands and bottles of scotch were scattered around him.
Just the sight of him, caused every function in her
body to go haywire.
Her heart sped. Prickling sensation shot up her spine. She felt like sothing was squeezing her chest.
A flush of emotion washed over her , leaving her hands clammy and beads of perspiration at the base of her neck.
She had been dying to see him and now that she was here, she was unable to get any words past the thick lump in her throat, and just stared at him silently.
He didn't turn around to look at the person. Instead, he growled in frustration.
"I fucking asked you to leave
alone. " he snarled.
redith's heart sank and moisture ford behind her eyes. She could hear the tiredness in his voice.
"Atlas."
She barely whispered. Her overwhelming need for him was noticeable and unmistakable in just that one word.
She saw him stiffened and shook his head as if to clear any hallucinating he was having.
"Atlas" She croaked out again.
The despair and emotion in her voice must have
woke him up from any trances he was in, because he finally turned around to face her.
Even in the dimness of the room, she could see
the tornt in his eyes mirrored her own. He stood up from the bed and took a step forward but suddenly stopped.
He held her gaze in an unbreakable bond. He was scared to look away.
redith ran into his arms but he was too numb to hold her back. He was afraid-afraid all of this was an illusion. His na tumbled off of her lips again,
"Atlas"
His voice was pained as he uttered, "NoI'm not falling for this again, you're not real." He shook his head as tension rolled through his body and his hands tightened into fists. He clenched his teeth in acute restraint and gritted, "No, I'm not falling for this "
redith pulled away and tiptoed to press a kiss on his forehead. She chuckled as a tear dropped on her cheeks.
"Stupidis this a dream?" She said caressing his cheeks.
He grimaced down at her, his brows furrowing.
"redith.Angel." He whispered brokenly.
redith felt tears welling up in her eyes as she stared at him.
"Yes..." She breathed. "Atty."
No one called him apart from his Angel.
He lifted his hand, gently grasping her small
fingers, and pulled her hand away from his face. He
lowered it to his chest, directly over his heart as relief washed through him.
redith smiled at him and his lips curled up into a soft smile.
As his head cleared a bit, he suddenly wondered
what had brought her here. Wasn't she in the city of Arkaans?
"How are you here? I thought." Atlas asked, letting go of her hand.
redith ignored his questions and glanced around the room. A stern frown marred on her face.
"Why are you drinking in the afternoon? Also you look so horrible? What happened Atlas? "
Atlas ran his hand through his hair and sighed .
"I missed you. Every part of this house reminds
of you and I was drowning. I just wanted to forget about you. Now that I know that you will never be mine."
He whispered the last part so quietly she barely heard him.
redith lowered her eyes but not before Atlas saw a flash of horror within her hazel eyes. She pushed
past him and went to the couch, sat down, and
gazed into the crackling fireplace.
"How did you find out?" She asked.
"My uncle.he was happy telling us about his adventures and how he had found the lost princess of the city of Arkaans where
and my brother co from. He was so happy because once the princess gets married to the vampire prince,peace will finally be in the city."
Atlas said sarcastically but the jealousy and anger in his voice didn't go unnoticed by redith.
"I'm sorry.. I don't know where to begin..." She said, burying her face in her hands.
Confusion, mixed with curiosity and irritation,
flared inside of Atlas.
"Tell ." Atlas commanded.
She lifted her head, staring toward the fire again. "I'm to be..."
redith told him about the engagent, mating ritual and marking ceremony.
Anger curled hot and unstoppable in his gut, like a blazing inferno that wanted to burn him from the inside out with every word that ca out of her mouth.
After she finished she looked up at him. He was trembling with anger and hurt.
Atlas balled his fingers to a fist and drove them through the wall.
He felt his body shaking with anger that he never
thought could ever consu him, and pain that he never thought he could bear.
His voice was shaking when he asked the question he had been dreading to ask to the only person he had ever given his heart, soul and body.
"Do you like him?" He asked, unbearable
jealousy blossoming in his gut and knocking the
wind out of him.
redith shook her head, her lower lip quivering. "No!
There is only one man that I like... only one man I love. Always and forever."
Atlas swallowed, his adam's apple bobbing, as her words calm down the monster raging inside of him.
He took a step closer to her, aching to touch her, to feel her..
Another tear slipped over her cheek as she looked
up at him with anguished, tortured eyes.
He couldn't let her end up with the vampire prince. He would die before he let that happen. He would kill him with his bare hands if he had to. Even though he knew it wouldn't be possible.
"I won't allow it." Atlas growled. moving toward her from across the room.
"Atlas, I have no choice! My people need . I-I"
"I don't care! Your people need youwhat about ? Huh?"
"Atlas.." The brims of her eyes welled up with
tears.
"Please.don't do this.don't make this difficult for ."
He shook his head, staring desperately down into her eyes.
"No I can't let you marry him. You're mineonly mine."
"And I will forever be yours. My heart will only belong to you."
She said, a tear slipping down her cheek.
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