Harper's POV
Our journey back to Birchlake was the longest I've ever had. The silence wasn't just cold, it was unnerving. Atlas hadn't talked to me ever since we had the argument, which made me wonder if he really loved me as he claimed.
I looked to his side and saw him grit his teeth with his jaws tightly clenched. There was nothing I could do to comfort him, even though I felt like cupping his face and telling him that me being pregnant for his brother wasn't going to change anything.
There was no need to think about it. I decided to do it, not only to make my conscience clear, but to show that I loved him.
"Atlas, this isn't necessary. We can still love each other even with my pregnancy," I said to him.
He squinted his eyes and his muscles flexed while he took a bend but that was i
