Novel & Cerita Atlas Shrugged

he asked shakily. Then slowly, Atlas’ eyes fluttered open, and his blue orbs blinked back at me. I let out a shuddering gasp and buried my face in his chest, sobbing in relief.

I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but the other man leaned closer at one point. I shook my head, already feeling bored. I chose to strain my eyes and listen to them if I could. “…how are you handling your old man’s wedding?” the man asked, just loud enough that the words carried through the slightly open window. I straightened a little. Atlas didn’t react immediately. He simply took a sip from the coffee cup the barista handed him. “Same way I handle everything,” he said flatly. The man laughed awkwardly. “Still… must be strange. A new wife. A new family.”

Iris leaned forward slightly now, resting her forearms on the desk. “Did they see you?” Atlas shook her head again. “I was not inside,” she said. “I was in the hallway.” Of course she was. Atlas did not go where she was not supposed to. She did not need to. She saw enough from the edges. “Did they say what they were building?” Iris asked. “No.” “Did you hear anything specific?” Atlas’s lips pressed together for a second. Then she shook her head. “No words,” she said. “Just how it felt.”

Atlas was a severe and cold man. He always emphasized his authority as the Alpha and my dignity as the Luna, so he forbade any public displays of affection between us. If I so much as brushed against his sleeve, he would frown and pull away. But on the night his first love, Beatrix, returned, he reached out and naturally tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear in front of the entire pack at the celebration banquet. I didn't make a scene. I just calmly tossed the mate bond dissolution agreement I had drafted a long time ago onto the table. "Sign it." Atlas stared at me in disbelief. "Over a piece of hair? Are you out of your mind?" I didn't say a word. It wasn't just because of that. It