The only emotions I was feeling were rage and hate, so it didn't click to me at first until Mitch burst into a bitter laugh before I finally realized who I was dealing with.That freak was mocking me with his laughter like I didn't have a gun to his head, and I knew why."You better get your hands off me before I put mine on you and things get ugly!" Mitch firmly said.For a moment, I could hear this voice in my head telling me to pull the trigger. But then again, Mitch dying by my hands wouldn't be good for my mission and it will definitely be Atlas and I's death sentence."I'm not that naive girl who used to shiver at your command…" I said, and Mitch chuckled immediately, making me more pissed.But I boldly continued, "I don't have time to waste doing whatever this is. So, I'm going to release you, and after I do, I need you to get your ass out of my car!"Slowly, I withdrew my gun from Mitch's hair before pulling my other hand away

After watching Atlas for a while, I tossed my fork on the plate, and he raised his head, gazing at me without uttering a word."How long am I going to get the silent treatment for this time?!" I lashed out. "A day? A week? Or maybe a month?"It was humiliating to act mad at him when he looked so calm staring back at me, and I felt awful that I was about to start an unnecessary fight that I was planning to avoid just to get out of here.When Atlas didn't answer, I felt a bit hurt that he was mad at me, and yet, I remained in character."Fine. You want to treat me like I don't exist?! It's all good!" I said, waking from the chair. "I will get out of your hair!""What's wrong with you?" Atlas coldly uttered, hardening his face.His question was justifiable because even I was thinking that I was acting like someone losing their damn mind.Yet, I looked Atlas dead in his eyes and said, "The real question here is, 'What is wrong with you?"

Calculating my next move and plans in my head, I watched as Black Ivy talked on the phone with her gun pointed at me and her eyes on mine. "I see," Black Ivy mumbled with a note of incredulity in her voice and a bitter look in her eyes. In that instant, the expression on her face told me that she wasn't going to allow me to leave the park alive, and realizing that I might die here, surviving was all I could think of as my eyes remained focused on hers. "I understand," Black Ivy said in a peremptory tone as a flare of resentment settled in her gaze. Then she drew the phone from her ears, and my eyes darted towards the gun trigger. The moment I noticed her fi

Atlas POVMy heart was pounding rapidly as I kept hitting the door, ignoring the pain each time my body slammed into its solid wooden frame.“Get your hands off me!” Aria screamed, and then I heard a loud "bang!", almost like Ross was hitting her against something.“Sir, let me help!” Derrie said as he stood by me.Even though I was hesitant, he looked built than me, and my arm felt bruised from all the hits, so I stepped back and watched as he crashed against the door.After gazing at him for a while, I looked down the hall, wondering when Jacob and the other would bring the ax, and with every noise that echoed from the room, I felt my patience fading fast.Fear immediately grabbed onto my heart and squeezed it tightly when Aria's room suddenly became quiet.As I listened to the silence growing louder, I forgot how to breathe as my mind tortured me with the worst scenario possible.“Move!” I

At one-fifty, I finally close the last document and all I felt was rage that I have been so stupid all these years to think that my uncles were saints.   After gazing at the time on my phone screen for a moment, I drew a deep breath and stood to my feet.   Immediately, Aria woke from the couch as she asked, "Where are we going?" "I am sure that all my uncles will be in the conference room by now," I told her as I reached for my coat.   Then after wearing it, I left from behind my desk, approached her, and gave her a brief smile before saying, "Let's go."   Trying to act professionally with her when we are out in public is one of the hardest things I cou