Beyond the Divorce

His husky voice murmured in my ear, "How long do you plan on avoiding me?”

"I'm not..." I tried to defend myself, but as soon as the words left my lips, I felt I had misspoken.

We were already so familiar with each other, both physically and emotionally. Any intimacy between us was a tempting lure.

“Thank you for saving my Ava,” I said, hoping to shift our awkwardness.

“Not just your Ava,” he replied, his eyes gleaming affectionately. "Ava has a good heart. It's you who's a little heartless.”

"I'm not a five-year-old child. I can't bother you!" I reluctantly said. After all, I hadn't overcome the hurdle of him being with Harmony.

"Nonsense!" Atlas stood up, feigning anger. He moved the chair next to him and pulled me into his arms, settling us both on the beach chair.

It had been a long time since we were this close, and it left me feeling uneasy. My heart pounded against my chest.

Atlas, his handsome face serious, gazed at me. "Chloe, I know you've been through a lot.”

Tears welled up in my eyes involuntarily.

It was my responsibility.” Atlas gently patted my

both understood each other

she followed the car because she was attached to him. Otherwise, those villains wouldn't have found an

the incident, just

I could lessen the harm to you and your daughter. But

me. “I know you love me. That's why I wanted to minimize the chances of someone using you two

I looked at him with eyes filled with

smirked. "What do we do? We face it head-on. Instead of hiding and letting them exploit our weaknesses, it's better to

had met the man who kidnapped Ava in the hospital on the day I had my cast removed. He was one of the kidnappers, and he had Atlas's expression grew somber. "He escaped with that doctor last time. That

quickly asked, "Do

are elusive, and

grave. "I came into contact with them during the investigation of the plane crash. They're linked to