Chapter 64 - Keep Breathing. (1/2)

The pain in Atlas's heart escalated from a dull throb to burning, glaring pain. The pain was so intense, so all-consuming, that he no longer knew where he was.... he felt his heart being ripped out of his chest. Anguish stabbed him like a knife and he was screaming more loudly than he had ever screamed in his life.

His screams were animalistic, gut-wrenching as if his soul was being ripped out from him while he was still alive.

He clutched her closer to his chest, he pressed a kiss on her forehead as he begged whoever would listen to him to wake his Angel up.

He didn't care about the price he had to pay. If it was soul, eyes, kidneys, limbs, heart any part of him he would gladly give to see her beautiful hazel eyes again.

But dead silence greeted him, his Angel wasn't breathing or moving. Nothing could compare to the hole within his chest right now. The sudden realization that he was going to be separated from her-the only light in his life extinguished from the world.

Why always him? Why did he always keep losing people important to him? Was it the price he had to pay for all the people he had killed? Was karma real or he was just cursed. Cursed to be unhappy for the rest of his life.

First his mom, Cassandra and now his Angel. All of them are women important to him. why did fate had to be so cruel to him?

Didn't he deserve happiness? Was he cursed to never experience love in his life? Atlas has always thought he was cursed but with Meredith he was hoping he was wrong. Guess he wasn't.

A cursed monster like him didn't deserve all of their love and because of him, all of them had lost their life. A crushing wave of despair drowned him.

His pounding heart refused to slowed its pace. Blood pooled around him with her lifeless body still in his arms. He felt a hand on his shoulder and he turned around to see four paramedics surrounding them.

”Sir…. you need to give her to us.” One of them said softly, but Atlas didn't want to let her go.

He cradled her into his chest, not minding the blood staining his clothes. He pressed kisses on her tear-stained cheeks.

”Sir…they need to save her. Don't you want to save Miss Rossi?” James said cautiously behind him.

His muscle tensed then he finally lifted his eyes to look around him for the first time since the incident.

”Save her…. please… he finally gave her to them.

The paramedics quickly took her from him and placed her on the stretcher.

”We are losing her pulse! Hurry!” One of them shouted frantically.

Atlas felt his heart stopped in his chest. Sadness consumed him and he couldn't move. He just watched as the paramedics worked to stopped the blood and perform their protocols.

”If she dies, I will burry all of you along with her so just save her.” Atlas muttered so calmly-it was frightening. Nothing could compare to the ache in his heart which had numb him at this point.

”We need to take her to the hospital!”

Atlas jumped into the ambulance holding Meredith's hand and caressing the back with his thumb.