MAGNUS
We found Atlas waiting outside when we returned from our little run. He was fidgeting and talking animatedly and pointing around. He seemed like a man on the verge of losing everything and was eagerly trying to save the little he had left.
Astrid and I slowly approached him. I could feel Astrid's anxiety as she walked beside me. It made me feel bad that she felt that way—as if she was afraid of upsetting Atlas. I wished I could turn off the bond so I wouldn't have to suffer inside knowing that she felt like that.
When Atlas noticed us, he dismissed his guards quickly and came running. When he reached us, he pushed me aside and grabbed Astrid by the arm. "Are you okay? You've been gone for long, and I was worried about you!"
Atlas was all over Astrid, and it made me feel like tearing his skin off his bones. I could sense his possessive intentions, which didn't sit well with me.
