ATLAS
“Relax,” I murmured, gently tilting her head forward.
She sucked in a deep breath, holding her head up.
“Your shoulders too,” I added, “relax them.”
She relaxed the tense muscles in her shoulders, and I guided her arms up to the right position again.
“Alright, carefully pull back on the trigger. Much pressure is needed.”
Slowly, she pulled the trigger, and a loud bang followed the action nanoseconds later, echoing through the wide space.
She squeezed her eyes shut as the noise came, shuddering a bit in my arms, and I impulsively pressed my fingers into her shoulders in a comforting gesture.
“Let’s see how well you did on your first trial,” I said, my eyes trailing to her trembling lower lip.
Feeling another provoked stir in my pants, I leaned away from her and walked into th
