Beyond the Divorce

Atlas clasped my hand in his, but neither of us spoke.

He simply cradled me in his arms.

He looked at me, then gently rested his chin on my forehead.

"I promise Ava will be safe." I reached out and hugged him tightly, burying my face in his neck.

"Atlas, save her...

She's so young and always so well-behaved.

She must’ve seen something.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have dared to chase after that car." "Don't cry! I understand." Atlas patted my head.

"That car...

Something in it must have attracted her.

I thought it was you.

She must’ve seen you, that's why she chased after it...

This morning, she asked me when you'd return from your business trip.

She wanted to travel with you..." I choked on my sobs.

I broke down in Atlas's arms, completely losing control.

must've felt so

to see her this morning, she refused and asked

young, yet she already knows how to protect

couldn't protect

It's all my fault...

these words desperately in Atlas's ear, and I could hear his teeth

hear voices from the

my face

promise we'll

made a shushing sound and listened intently to the conversation on the

shoulder of the aide in the front passenger seat, gesturing for him to hand over

soon as he spoke, there was a brief pause on the

I understood.

not on the main road but on a fork leading from Murborough to

this road was the main street

spanned two mountains, with Foswood on one side and Murborough on the

over the deep river

mustn't let them get

target noticed us?" I understood Atlas's purpose in keeping the car

was to reduce the risk to the bridge and the

seerns not, but they're moving extremely fast! It looks like they're trying to cross the bridge

with dense woods that’s

I couldn't help but glance out

getting hazy and

far am I