Chapter 12

Atlas took the tablet from his assistant, his fingers tightening around the edges as the screen flickered to life.

Even through the digital display, my presence struck him like a tidal wave.

His pulse pounded as he scrolled through the images I had taken–breathtaking landscapes, golden sunrises, endless oceans stretching far beyond the horizon.

Every shot was a masterpiece. Not just in composition, not just in color, but in something deeper.

Each frame held freedom.

Atlas stared at a particular photo–one of a cliff’s edge, the world vast and infinite beyond it.

For a long moment, he didn’t speak.

He didn’t know if he was remembering the promise he once made–to take me around the world. Or if he was

realizing just how far I had already gone without him.

His throat tightened. “Book me the next flight to A–Country,” he ordered, his voice clipped, urgent. “And keep tracking her location. I want updates every hour.”

Atlas arrived at the hotel where I was. He stood outside the door, his hand raised, fingers curled into a hesitant fist.

He couldn’t knock. His entire body was rigid, every breath he took uneven.

sank onto the floor outside the door,

the long hours of silence,

sound of footsteps broke his

staff member had come to clean

from staying in the

door. “Left early

though someone had dumped ice

himself to his feet, swaying slightly, his

provided led

through the streets, his heart hammering, his

to find me. If he was just a second too late–if I disappeared from his

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see me again.

Then–his footsteps faltered.

back to him, sunlight dancing off the lens of

pigeons.

laughed softly as a bird flapped too close, my face

forgot how to breathe. Happier than

breeze, my smile so bright

I had never worn when I was with him.

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