"Beverly? Hey, baby. Look at me. Beverly...""What?" I eyed Atlas, still a bit preoccupied with the thoughts of my missing best friend."You must calm down. We're going to find her. I already ordered my people to search for her. They will report to me within an hour or more." He took a swift glance at me as his attention was merely on the road."Yeah, I know. I just... can't help it." I looked down and sighed. "It'll be okay. She's just anywhere around the city," he sped up, his tone was firm and steely. "She should be." Right...I played my jiggling hands, the anxiousness clouding my chest didn't even subsided. I couldn't stop overthinking in silence. What if they got her? What if it was Damon? Or Ashanti? God! But what if they decided to officially joined forces?I still hope neither of them has her or there would be another bloodshed to expect.Ten minutes after, at last, we arrived at Hailee's condo. We didn't have to go through her exact unit because at the outside the buildin
"Shit!" I quickly clicked the end call button and put down my phone with such pressure."Whoa! What was that?" Lancer shot me a more curious look. My chest bobbed up and down as fast as it could. "I don't know. It was like, an edited voice or something. It almost sounded like it came from underground..." I hugged both of my arms because of unwanted goosebumps."What the freak? Probably just a prank call." Lancer guessed. I eyed him, unconvinced."I don't think so..." 'Cause how did he know my name? And those three words sounded like a real threat I must prepare myself for. I knew this might come so I never really considered letting my guard down, especially since most of those who has the potential to hurt me anytime were yet to be caught. Like Damon. As far as I could remember, I left him undead in his mansion. He never showed up on my way again after and it wasn't something to be relieved about. It's much better to assume he was up to something. He's just probably aiming for a pe
"What thief? I didn't steal anything!" I shouted to defend myself!"Hold her," the staff told the guards and they immediately took both of my arms, preventing me to move. "Our manager's on her way to talk to you if you don't give us the ring you've stolen from the store." "Wait, what!? A ring? What the hell are you talking about? I was eyeing for a necklace, not a damn ring! And if I were, I'd definitely pay for it with all my heart!" I was glaring, angry at the sudden turn of events, I even felt the sting blurring my eyes but there's no way they could see any signs of guilt from me.Because in the very first place, I wasn't! This situation is purely insane! Freaking ridiculous!"Just give it back to us, ma'am. For everyone's peace," the staff convinced. I shot her a hilarious glare. Right! We've earned some audience on the sides! "Apparently, our manager brought the chief with her and they'd be here any minute from now." She added which only fueled my glowing irritation."The chief?
I never thought making out at late night with the city lights as a background would be this intimately perfect. "Ah... Atlas." I called his name in between my labored breaths.He put me on the marbled bannister and positioned himself in between my spread legs, his arms resting on my both sides, keeping me in place. He dipped his head on my neck and started planting some wet kisses around there. As seconds went by, I felt his sharp teeth grazing against the softness of my skin and then, there's the rawness of his hot tongue as he began sucking my neck like a darn vampire.I gripped his hefty arms for support. He continued driving me crazy with just those lewd flicks of his tongue along his hot breath which was enough to spice up the sensations building inside my belly. No one can make me feel this good but him. He's the only one who can make me crave for more, beg for more. And right now, I want more than this. I want more of him.He paused from feasting on my neck. I was ready to gl
"W-What?" I stared at him stupidly.He took the chance to get Ria from my arms. I blinked then looked at him again, wide eyed as I realized how he just effortlessly tricked me! "Atlas, you asshole! Give her back to me!" I attempted to reach for Ria's hand but instead of hers, it was his that I got. "Come on, baby. Let's not complicate things, shall we?" He said with all calmness. I gasped as he pulled me close and slid his hand to my waist. "Save your curses later. Let's go home first." He declared seriously, it was also hinted with firm finality.What... the heck. We're still in the middle of argument, aren't we?Weren't we?In the end, I was left with no choice but to move my feet along his. I feel freaking cornered, now that his men started popping out around us acting like great walls of Atlas. Darn him!As soon as we got to the villa, Atlas put Ria on her bed and called a private doctor to check on her. We were all on the edge while waiting for the pediatrician to arrive. Good
"Damn it!" Atlas groaned. He put me down and I pushed him away, my face felt hot so as my body. Damn right."I gotta go. You stay here and take a rest." Atlas said seriously as he turned his back and reached for the knob."No!" I hissed. He stilled to take a look back at me. "I'll come with you." His brows knitted and with that expression, I could already see the apparent disapproval."No. You heard me. Just stay here and rest—" "Yes. I heard you, Atlas! I'm going." I cut him off stubbornly!I know I'm tired, I can feel it. This is my own body for pete's sake. But I also know what I want to do as of the moment and to rest is the last thing on my list. I can do that later, just not now.Not today."You're a lot more hard-headed now, aren't you?" Atlas sounded problematic. I rolled my eyes, fixed myself before walked I past him so I could open the door. I could feel his heavy presence behind me that I could only ignore. Once the door was wide open, Train's face was shown before us an