"What are you doing?" I swatted Atlas' hand away hard, but it didn't budge even an inch.My eyes stared at him fixedly and boldly. I no longer cared about what he did to me.All the images of the mistreatment I received overlapped in my memory. They appeared like a long scene and made my emotions uncontrollable. My chest was tight, and I was so tormented."How could I be your eyes... Atlas? I don't want that to happen. I didn't want to have any relationship with you, not even being your half-brother, but I held back because of Mom. Then what happens now?!" I spoke quickly, and my tone of voice was not pleasant.Atlas' blue eyes looked at me intently. His face looked flat. Either he was angry because of what I said, or he was upset because he didn't want to get this kind of fate either.I opened my mouth to groan soundlessly as something pressed painfully against my chest, my eyebrows twitching. My heart beat sluggishly, and my hands and body trembled from the pain.I felt the bonds wi
"Did he leave already?" I peeked out of the window and slightly moved away, looking out when I heard the soft sound of a car.Atlas's red Cadillac escalade came out of the yard, seeing it I was a little relieved. For the past few days I've been shutting myself in my room and avoiding the public, I've closed myself off more tightly than ever.Luckily, I didn't have any reason to leave the house since my college was on a weekend break, but I didn't know what the situation would be like when the break ended.I chuckled softly, my chin moving up until it made my lips clench tightly and rise. My head was more than a little complicated with various problems at the moment, but I was also getting hungry after a few days of torturing myself by doing nothing and just hiding in my room."While he's gone, I'd better go out now." I walked out of my room and then downstairs to the dining table.How nice!There was no one there. It was more peaceful to see the emptiness of the place. I gently pulled
"Oh, shit..." I cursed, staring at the open wound on her hand that revealed blood.I raised my gaze to stare at the three women who were the same as the woman who tore my shirt that day. They were looking at me with various looks on their faces, but one thing I could deduce was that I saw hatred and anger in their eyes and expressions.The cat-eyed woman's hand slammed into my shoulder so hard that I hit the cold wall behind me. "It's your fault." She pointed at my wound that could not quickly close due to my poor self-healing ability. "How dare you be chosen as Atlas' mate!" She stared intently at me.Again, because of that.I stared at her with an annoyed face, my eyebrows bent as I stared at the three of them.This happened as I was about to rush home immediately after settling down at my favorite spot, but these bar-bar ladies were waiting for me. They dragged me away from the hallway towards the abandoned building at the corner of the campus. The moment I saw one of their faces,
"I don't feel like going to college," I complained as I put on the navy-colored varsity jacket I took from my closet, then picked up my bag on the bed.Suppose I follow my heart's desire. I didn't want to leave the room at all. Especially after what happened yesterday, I didn't want to see those crazy women again.But I have a lot of things to do at the college right now. I need to collect assignments for my semester grade, then meet the lecturer for the assignment of the subject I'm taking and various other things related to my studies. Of course, those things are more important, and I can't postpone or avoid them, so I have to keep coming to campus.I want to graduate soon and leave here. That seems better.I came down from my room with lazy steps. I didn't expect to arrive at class quickly, so I didn't need to rush. When I came downstairs, I saw that Mom, Harry, and Atlas were having breakfast together. I paused momentarily near the steps in front of the dining table.I saw Mom jus
"She's really shameless. How could she show up here after what happened yesterday?" I glanced through the corner of my eye, subtly seeing who else was talking about me as the class was about to start.Then I found Donna and some of her friends sitting facing each other, some even turning their backs to the lecturer's desk just to be busy talking about things that were none of their business.I recognized them as Donna's friends, especially the brunette and the blonde. They often walked together with Donna and Liam."Isn't she just shameless? From the start if she had any shame, she wouldn't have survived on this campus, it's not just one or two people talking about her." Donna glanced at me. I pretended not to hear and see them. "But almost the entire school and Elsie still showed up the next day like nothing happened."I looked down, trying to focus on the book in my hand, ignoring Donna's screeching voice. Maybe they thought I didn't hear what they were saying, but my hearing was qu
It was cloudy outside. I looked out of my bedroom window.The color was enough to make me comfortable. Gray in the sky.Looking at today's weather, I pushed my window open. I look up at the gray sky. Then, I slowly inhaled the cool air that was cold yet soothing.I could smell the leaves from the wind that carried it; for a moment, I folded my hands on the window and rested my chin there. My body was in pretty good shape, as was my mood. After feeling satisfied and enjoying the fresh air, I returned to the file in my lap.I opened the section I had marked again. "The material is fascinating. I'm sure working on it will be more fun." I smiled and started reading the rest of the pages I hadn't gotten to yet.Since returning home yesterday, I have been slowly reading the materials for my proposal. Even this morning, I didn't go anywhere to re-read it because I had enough time and was just waiting for the class that would take place in the afternoon."I can't wait to meet the new professo
I stretched, relaxing my stiff body muscles from constantly sitting and staring at the laptop screen. Then, as I stretched, I caught a glimpse of the sky and found it had turned almost dark."Ah, it's evening already," I said unconsciously and made Professor Seth look at me. He had been sitting beside me, staring at his laptop screen while occasionally looking at my screen.He, too, turned his gaze towards the sky and nodded. "Yes, we can wrap it up for today." The professor closed his laptop screen. He blinked his eyes a few times.Maybe all day this man has been looking at his laptop screen for who knows how many hours, considering his job is a lecturer, plus he takes care of my project.I didn't think we had been sitting in the library for more than two hours without feeling bored. I never felt so happy and excited when I came to campus, let alone forget the time that passed. This was truly a new and memorable experience for me.If I usually feel burdened and upset, today I feel so
There was a tension between Atlas and me that was hard to explain. Maybe it was because of the incident yesterday. When he suddenly got angry and walked out, Atlas no longer spoke to me.But even so, when we met eyes, it felt really uncomfortable. I became tense for no reason."What have you been up to lately, Atlas?" Harry abruptly opened the conversation at the previously calm and quiet dining table.I saw Atlas lift his head and look at Harry briefly. "Nothing special, I'm doing what I usually do," Atlas replied indifferently.At that moment, my and Harry's gazes met, but Harry didn't say anything. I knew that Harry would not consider me. I also knew that Harry must be disappointed and might talk about me, who was only an omega but was the mate of his son.I was prepared for Harry to be angry with me or even to urge Atlas to reject me immediately, but nothing happened. Harry didn't talk about me and Atlas at all, like nothing had happened between us.Staying at the dining table any