Novel & Cerita The Atlas Paradox

Charlotte screams down the phone. Conrad pulls it away from her ear, not having expected this sudden loud noise. "I said what I said," Conrad shrugs, turning on the desktop computer and clicking into the security camera application. Atlas is storming around the barracks borders, trying to find a way in. Unfortunately for him, it's extremely strong, and there are no gaps. "How the hell is that possible?" Charlotte asks in confusion. "I have no idea. I think the Goddess made a mistake - I don't want this," Conrad responds, watching Atlas punch one of the protection walls.

Atlas turns extremely upset. I knew why. Atlas is my eldest brother’s age. He and Damon were at school together. When Atlas was in his senior year, his older sister was raped by a co-worker and committed suicide soon after. He has a special hatred for rapists. His been known to give rapists special treatment when being arrested. One of the reason’s his transfer to special victims was denied.

Trying to fit pieces together that refused to fully connect. Atlas eventually moved toward the window overlooking the city. His agitation rolled off him so heavily now that even my bear noticed. “You’re doing it again,” I said finally. He glanced over sharply. “What?” “The pacing thing. The murderous thing. The weird bond thing.” Calyx snorted softly. “We should honestly start documenting his symptoms.” Atlas looked deeply unimpressed. “I’m fine.” “No,” I said calmly, “you’re worried.” That shut him up. Interesting. He looked back out toward the city lights for a long moment before speaking again.

“Subject is unable to get pregnant due to the terrible state that her uterus and fallopian tubes were in because of multiple signs of abortion.” The moment that I saw that line, Atlas had been trying to gain control. He wanted me to shift and find Merry to kill her, and honestly, I have the exact same thoughts about her. But I know that it wasn’t the right thing to do. ‘Let’s get that woman and kill her,’ Atlas said, voice filled with fury. Rage was surging through my veins as his emotions clouded my mind.

I kissed each forehead once more before they grabbed their bags and headed out the door, Dante giving me a teasing wink and the twins squealing as they ran toward the car waiting outside. Once the door closed behind them, the house felt impossibly quiet, almost too quiet. I exhaled, sinking onto the sofa, letting my mind wander back to last night. Atlas. He had been there, in the club, moving with purpose and certainty. He had asked for a session, his tone low and commanding, yet he didn’t recognize me beneath the mask. My refusal had angered him, and the words he had spoken—you’ll come back soon—replayed in my mind like a warning etched in stone. I couldn’t let him break the balance we had

Atlas let out an evil chuckle. “If you fail,” Atlas said, his voice grim. “Then we’re all screwed.” I can't afford to fail, but time wasn't on my side. It's either I let Eloise out or I end her life just like I did to Lexi.

I was genuinely shocked because Atlas always made sure to give everyone one of his hookups, a blood cleanser to prevent mistakes like pregnancy from happening. What happened in this case? Did he not give her the blood cleanser, seeing she was a human, or did he give it to her and it didn’t work? I kept thinking about it, and even though it didn’t make any sense to me, I decided that I would do the same thing. Seduce Atlas once he’s back, have sex with him, and then 3 weeks later, come to accuse him of getting me pregnant. I thought he wouldn’t ask me to take the blood cleanser after sex, seeing that a human was pregnant for him already, so maybe that means he wanted a baby right??

"That's because he wants to be like you and Lazarus, but fate had other plans for him. It's my fault; it's my fault that Lenox is the way he is. So if you want to call someone a circus freak, I should be the first in that line. Because of my Alpha puma bloodline and the bloodline of your father, we have Atlas." I take a deep breath as Luka stares at me in shock. I know he didn't expect me to say something like that, but someone had to slap him back to reality. "As for the answer- Atlas did it. I think he tried. Lenox had nothing to do with what happened. As strong and brave as your brother is, he couldn't stop Atlas. No one could. While you won't find any marks on her skin- mentally, excuse

I moan, leaning into the toilet seat. “You can’t die.” Atlas says, holding my hair back as we sprawl across the toilet floor. He’s leaning his head on the wall and his eyes were closed the last time I looked at him. “I am.” “No.” “Everybody dies.” “When they’re old and boring. You’re neither.” “I will be one day.” “You’ll never be boring.” I snort. “That’s just your biased opinion.” “No, that’s a fact. It’s just who you are. One big mystery. Mysteries are never boring.”

I breathe. Thalia doesn’t blink. She just stares forward, past me, past all of us, like something’s taken hold of her from the inside out and is now dragging her to wherever it came from. "No, it's too early. This shouldn't be happening right now. The moon..." "Perhaps this has nothing to do with the moon," Atlas says, his voice low, steady, but not calm. He’s watching Thalia like she’s a lit fuse, and we haven’t figured out what she’s wired to yet.