Chapter 4: Chapter 4

ATLAS:

Twenty-one years, tomorrow it will be exactly twenty-one years without my companion by my side. Feeling tortured by her absence and distressed by the fact that I have no idea where she is.

We have not stopped looking for her for a single moment in all these years, all this time I have endeavored to follow any clue I could find, but unfortunately none has led me to my Elisa.

The years passed slowly and painfully. I had been living in an automatic mode for a long time, my days were reduced to waking up, taking care of the kingdom's bureaucracies, which, as much as I disliked them, I had a duty to do for my people, and looking for ways to find her, which was undoubtedly my greatest goal.

I had sworn that I would protect her, take care of her, and guarantee her safety, but so far I had not been able to do a damn thing for my intended and that is frustrating.

I have been trying since she was kidnapped to use our link to find her, but some very powerful spell had blocked it and not even the many witches I hired had been able to break it.

Black magic, is a very powerful and destructive one.

Shortly after she was taken away I had a dream about her, in which Elisa was just a newborn baby, inside a box where she cried so much that it hurt in my soul. I wanted to take her in my arms and protect her from everything and everyone, but I couldn't reach her and the more I ran towards her, the farther away she seemed to become.

Even so, I didn't give up, I tried with all my strength to reach her, and how surprised I was when I finally succeeded. Something, or rather someone, was controlling my dream and seemed to want to make it clear that he had control of it in his hands.

Let him wait for me, for when I get my hands on him, he won't even have that left.

I approached my little girl seeing how perfect she was, my heart had finally calmed down and tranquility was present, after all my companion was there. As I touched her little face she stopped crying and slowly opened her eyes, that look, never had anyone had as much power over me as that little puppy had. What I felt for her was fraternal, unequaled affection and affection.

She stared at me as if begging me to save her and understanding that I would do anything possible or impossible for her. Her little hand went toward my face and she smiled that little beguiling smile.

Lovely, just lovely.

It all seemed so real, that when I woke up I couldn't help feeling as if something was killing me inside, it was just a dream, a damned illusion that for a moment I even cogitated to be true.

I came out of my reveries when my phone rings, I settle down in my office armchair and answer it already annoyed with the deafening noise of the phone, having a wolf's hearing at certain times was unpleasant.

- Atlas Martin - my tone is cold, no matter who is on the other end of the line, and I guarantee that no one would have the courage to complain about anything, being supreme and feared had its advantages.

- This is Christian, I'm calling to inform you that Elisabeth has decided to throw a party tomorrow to commemorate Elisabeth's birthday - he said everything in one breath, leaving me surprised and, at the same time, without any reaction.

- What do you mean to celebrate? - I ask trying to assimilate her words and the nervousness starts to make itself present inducing me to clench my fists tightly - how are we going to celebrate Elisabeth's birthday without her being present? - My voice comes out in a growl, I was not liking at all the sudden and senseless decision of my companion's parents.

-We decided that it would be good to celebrate Elisa's twenty-first birthday so as not to let such a special date as this pass in silence, since it would be the moment when she would assume the kingdom of Collins- he sighs looking tired and would even feel sorry if he didn't think the idea was absurd.

- You more than anyone know how important this date would be for me too, it would be the day I would officially make her my partner and supreme- I run my hands nervously through my hair messing them even more in the process- but a party where she won't be present is a total absurdity Christian, being there without her presence would be one more pain to carry and you know that- I close my eyes feeling again that tightness in my chest.

I just wish she were here...

- I know how Atlas hurts, she's my little girl remember? I waited nine months for her arrival, looking forward day after day to carrying her in my arms, to smell her baby smell and hearing her first words, but I didn't participate in any moment of her life, I didn't even get to see her face and that's the worst thing a father could go through- his voice before a firm becomes weak, as it always was when the subject was Elisa.

- Look Christian, I don't know what it is to feel the pain of a father and I imagine that it is not easy, however, I do know what it is to feel as if part of your soul was being stolen from you and you could do absolutely nothing to keep it with you. I assure you that helplessness is one of the worst feelings - I don't let any kind of emotion come through, I had to be strong even in situations like this.

I know I had enough power to cancel everything myself, but Elisa would not forgive me if one day she knew I had done something like that, abusing my power as supreme.

- Okay, but I will not give any guarantee that I will be there, accepting this is already too much for me - I bring my hand to my temples and rub it, I just wanted to hang up soon and dive back into work to try to forget all this.

- It's only fair that you decide for yourself whether you want to come to Atlas or not, we won't come, nor do we have the right to demand that you do," he exclaims understandingly, "but if you decide to come, you will be very welcome. And before I forget, it will be a costume party.

- A costume? You've got to be kidding me - I growl, getting up and going to the small bench where I fill a glass with whiskey - we'll talk later, Christian - I hang up without giving any importance and turn the content all at once, even if I drank the whole bottle I wouldn't get drunk since my metabolism is much stronger than the humans.

I leave the glass aside and walk out of the office towards the training room I kept in my castle, it was large and had everything I needed to keep in shape and maintain my skills. I approach the punching bag immediately putting the gloves that were nearby and started punching it.

Punches and more punches were thrown at the bag, and there I was expressing my anger and irritation in the best way possible, of course, I would prefer to punch an opponent, but for now that punching bag would serve me.

My thoughts take me back to my princess, I wonder how she looks now, did she still have those beautiful and expressive eyes? Would her hair be short or long? Would any damned male dare to even consider the idea of approaching her?

I growl loudly out of control and barely notice when the bag flies towards the nearest wall making a loud noise with the impact. My hands were clenched into fists trembling with hatred just imagining another male around my female.

- No male would ever be able to touch a hair on her head. She is mine alone, to care for, protect, and love. Only mine!

(You mean ours, she's ours)-I hear Klaus' growl in my mind and don't answer anything, just approach another one of the bags that were there, releasing again some of the anger I felt.

I would have to be patient and continue the search, I would not give up until I found my companion and brought her back to where she belongs, my arms.