Chapter 018 175 BONUS . " I don't think this is a good idea , Julia " Damien said as he pulled up in front of a grand warehouse . It was off - site and surrounded by bushes . I internally shivered at the thought of being lost here , but there was no other choice . Atlas ruined Damien's business because of me and if I could fix that , why not ? " We could have come tomorrow , It's late " I shrugged and exited the car " Don't tell me you're scared of the dark , " I joked , walking toward the warehouse . " Besides , we don't have time to waste . You said it yourself . We have two weeks . If I can see the previous projects and get the design details , I can create the prototype in a few days and full production can start . " I turned to him , raising an eyebrow when I realized his eyes were lost on me . " Earth to Damien . What is wrong with you ? He broke into a soft smile . " You are so special . " He admitted and my heart skipped a beat . " So , so , magnificent and confident , and Julia . " He closed the distance between us . " Any man who walks away from you is not just blind but the biggest idiot in the world " Ifroze as he leaned to kiss me only for someone to hunk . I flinched and we turned to see a black car " What was that ? " Damien snapped , and I frowned at his reaction . It was almost as if his mask slipped for a moment but when he turned to me , a soft smile on his face , I killed those thoughts . " Come on , " He said and we walked in together I gasped at the designs and we started looking through cabinets for previous sketches . Some candles were lit around and Damien casually pointed out that electricity in the area was down so some caretakers must have left them there . It made me feel uneasy but I pushed it aside , and co continued searching . of " I said as I pulled out the prototype from some damaged documents . " Damien ? I found it ! " " Bingo ! " I I called out to him , standing up Damien's ' s eyes widened in horror . Julia- " Yes ! I know ! I found it ? I bounced on my feet t as a familiar smell reached my nostrils . " No , Julia , that's not it . It's on fire . Just listen to- " Tue ? There's no o fure I am serious , look at it- " Not the document , you ! u ' Your shawl is on fire Julia " Ah ! Help ' Help " I jumped around , wrestling the shawl off me before Damien tugged it off and threw it on a pile of papers . Rookie mistake A candle caught it , the papers erupted into flames and it slowly dawned on me that we were trapped in a burning warehouse Damien didn't bat an eye , He scooped me up and raced to the exit before it could catch fire as well . We gasped for air as cold jan my hands through my hair , breathing heavily My eyes scanned the area and before they widened Something was wong Something was missing " We should get to the car , what are you looking at ? " The " Yes , we need to go " The car is not there , Damien ! " +25 BONUS The brown - haired man finally turned and his shoulders sagged " What ? Where did it go ? " What if the fire spreads ? " " It's getting late , we can't be stuck here ! What if He walked over to me and touched my shoulders " You are right , come . We'll get a lift . We'll figure this out . " I nodded and we walked toward the road , trying to flank down cars but neither stopped . Just as my heart dropped into my stomach , the familiar black car from before stopped in front of us . " Hey ! Kind sir , we need help and- " My words died in my mouth when the window wined down and our eyes luck . Of course . Of course , it was him . Who else could it be ? It was him . Atlas Volkan himself ! 7 Was he here to make fun of me ? He was the one watching from before and now ? " A little birdie told me you needed some help ? " " No. We don't need help " " Oh , okay . " He was about to speed off when Damien's voice broke through . * Julia , I think we should just take his ride , okay ? " Damien pleaded . " He is asking so nicely after all . Besides , it is getting late- " Can't you see he was stalking us ? He ! " I snapped , pointing a finger at Atlas , he reached to bite it and I retracted almost immediately . How dare your " Julia , come on , let's get in Damien added , glancing at the sky , " It will rain soon . I nodded begrudgingly and entered the passenger seat , fuming . Atlas kept a smug grin on his face as he glanced at his side mirror before speeding off just as Damien was about to enter the car . My neck snapped to him , " what was that about ? " " I offered you a ride , not charity . He's a man , he'll find a way . You are a delicate woman . If you get drenched in the rain , you'll have like twenty - five sicknesses the next day . " He stopped . " Enough , you are making me ramble , " My stomach churned and my nostrils flared . My fingers clenched and unclenched . " The audacity , the sheer act , the- Who did this man think he was ? " Stop the car ! Stop the car right now !" My forehead creased as the sound of the car doors locking filled my ears Atlas ' eyes never left the road . " You planned this , right ? To come here and play hero ? What if something happens to Damien ? " Clava Atlas turned to me " One , I didn't plan it , and before you say I did it to Clava , I am somehow behind this . You weren't in when it caught fue Two , if he gets kidnapped , mugged , or killed Good riddance , he's using you anywhere and he had a te ahead of him . Capish ? - My sew hung loose for a few seconds as Atlas drove into another mansion . It had to be one of his many properties . but , what did he mean by I was not in Clava ? Did that mean he was innocent and he wouldn't hurt me ? I shook my head at my thoughts Atlas loved Lovie Atlas loved Lovie He hated me He hated me so- " Are you going to sulk about your life with Damien , or will you come out ? " blinked before retiring that Atlas had opened the door ve with him ? " " See , I have better aim at opening the door than that idiot . How do you survive I rolled my eyes and got out , brushing past Atlas into the house . " Once the sky stops crying , I will leave this place ! " I promised , plopping down on the chair . " Here , " Atlas said , handing over a document . My eyes widened when I realized it was the prototype for Clava . This was exactly what hat we r needed to do- " Ah , a ah ! Not so fast Atlas retracted his hand . +25 BONUS " Where did you find the prototype ? " only has pr prototypes . I " Prototype ? " Atlas scoffed , looking offended for a moment . " This is the original , Julia , That thing only always have the original . I am always one " Listening to you makes my blood boil so hand it over- " I have a condition " " That is ? " " You'll forget about that annoying man and come back home . " " I also gave you a condition . Divorce or an open marriage " I stood and we were an arm's length from each other . " You refused , remember ? Which means that we are in an open marriage . I am not leaving Damien " Ew ! Disgusting " Atlas gagged and I frowned . " What ? " ] raised an eyebrow " The way sounds on your lips . " He waved off . " Ah , see ? See the difference ? " I stared at him for a few seconds , shocked beyond belief . If it was my past life , I would have thought he was being petty and jealous But that would be before he cut the call on me while I was dying , or before he let me drown in the pool . No matter what I was seeing , the truth remained the truth . Atlas didn't love me , right ? So … why was he doing this ? Why is he following me and trying to help me ? Why did he look for the original document even though he knew it would be helping his opponent ? Atlas , who had only ever been driven around , drove into the bushes and I wanted to believe something , a part of me , stupid one , wanted to believe that he was jealous . Even though we can never be anything , I want to think that I did mean something to him . " Honey ? Are you coming up - ohi , Julia ? " the I spun around my heart leaping into my mouth as I traced her lingerie and Atlas ' white shirt lingering on her slender body