XANDER'S POV.
I stiffened the minute Atlas said those words. I know very well where this is going, and I don't know if I like it. Atlas has never been one for waiting or taking things slow. I'm the patient one. And I can't risk him forcing Lyanna into anything she's not ready for. If that happens, it would only make her hate us even more.
"She's not ready, Atlas. And I'd sooner bury us both than watch you hurt her," I said, and Atlas hummed.
'I know,' Atlas agreed surprisingly, causing me to frown.
"Come again?" I asked in raw shock from his surprising understanding and willingness to cooperate.
'I know she's not ready, Xander, and we can wait. We'll give her all the time she needs, just not let her leave,' Atlas said, and I fell silent at his words.
Who exactly is this stranger in m
