Chapter Twenty One

The entire morning I didn't speak to Atlas. But I guessed he wasn't affected by my silence because it was now five o'clock, and he had not uttered a word to me either.

As my hand stroked against the couch, I kept my eyes fixed on him as I wondered what was going on in his head.

Also, Linda had not called me yet, and I felt worried, not because I didn't trust Phoebe to find out the information I needed. 

If I was to trust anyone to go on a life-threatening mission with me, I would pick Phoebe within a heartbeat. That's how good she is at her job.

However, I was worried about what I was going to do with the information she will give me, and how I was going to go about it.

After I and Atlas had sat in awkward silence for a few more minutes, my phone rang, and he finally lifted his head and met my eyes.

The look he had in his eyes was indescribable, and it caused my heart to stop for a moment before beating normally.

Finally g