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.

He sank onto the floor outside the door, resting his back against the

he waited through the night, through the long

sound of footsteps broke his

member had come to clean

staying in the same position for too long.

casually, unlocking the door. “Left early this morning. Didn’t

had dumped

swaying slightly, his exhaustion finally catching up to

his assistant provided led him to

streets, his heart hammering, his

too late–if

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see me again.

Then–his footsteps faltered.

I stood with her back to him, sunlight dancing off the lens of my camera as I reached up to feed

pigeons.

flapped too close,

to breathe. Happier than

my hair catching in the breeze, my smile so bright it was

smile I had never worn when I was with him.

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