Hiding Atlantis

Chapter 8

With my shocked face, I look at Elaine with a mind full of questions.

She just laughs at my reaction and turns to see the others who are also shocked with what she did but it isn't as obvious as mine.

"I'm sorry. It's her first time to wear a bikini so she needs a little push." She explained.

I close my mouth and look at myself. The red bikini I wanted so bad to try earlier is still perfectly hugging my body.

I suddenly felt embarrassed upon feeling different sets of eyes looking at me...more specifically the exposed parts of my body.

'Don't be shy, Liliana. You looked so fucking hot right now. Can't you see the way Atlas looks at you right now?' Elaine mindlinked me.

I ignored her swearing and turned my head towards their direction and looked at their faces. The boys are looking at me in awe while the girls don't seem to like the little scene my best friend and I made as evidenced by their creased foreheads and raised eyebrows.

'Don't mind those girls. They're just jealous of how sexy you are. You have really nice curves, Liliana. It's a shame to hide it especially in front of your crush.' Elaine, once again said through the mindlink.

I look at Atlas' direction only to see Alas eyeing me with so much adoration in his eyes. His eyes can't decide where to look, as his eyes roam between my face and my body.

I decided to ignore his gaze and look at Atlas who's standing right beside him. His eyes never leave my body as if studying every knits and knots of it. Unlike the others, I can't read his reaction as his face remains emotionless. I felt my throat go dry.

Is he so familiar with girls' bodies that he doesn't get affected by it anymore? I guess... I guess my body is not good enough for him. He probably saw better ones!

My heart ached at the thought and I felt the need to put my hands to my body to cover it. I can't do this. Not in front of him.

My breathing hitch when he suddenly looked up from my body to my face. His jaw clenched at my reaction and I can see anger in his eyes.

Why? Why is he angry at me?

Is my body so bad he got angry at its sight? That's unfair.

Alas breaks the silence when he walks towards my direction with a smile on his face.

"You look so good in your bikini, Liliana. No need to be ashamed." He said.

His words comforted me but it's not enough. I want to know what's running inside Atlas' mind. His opinion matters to me more than anyone else right here.

Alas put his right arm on top of my shoulder and give it a gentle squeeze.

"Let's swim now, shall we?" he asked, taking my mind off from overthinking.

I want to shake my head no and stay here with Atlas but when I saw him from my peripheral vision walking before us towards the ocean, I had no choice but to say yes to Alas.

I let him hold my hand and guide me towards the not so deep yet not too shallow part of the ocean. My heart instantly felt calm when the water hugged my body. I don't know if it's a thing in our pack. To be calm whenever our body is near from this beautiful body of water that the Moon Goddess gave us.

I swim towards a deeper part and Alas swim behind me, never leaving me alone.

I stopped to look at him and he did the same. He's smiling again, causing me to smile too.

"I can't believe you've grown so much Liliana." Alas said while looking at me. "You're not the same kid I knew 5 years ago." He continued, with eyes filled in awe.

"It's still me Alas. The only difference is that I'm 17 now instead of 12." I replied with a smile.

His emotion suddenly changed and became serious this time. He searches for my eyes and I can't help but to feel curious with the sudden shift of his emotion.

"Just one year," he said while wetting his lips with his tongue. "One year left and you can finally meet your mate. I wonder who he's gonna be." He said seriously while looking directly at my eyes.

I'm curious too, Alas. Just another year of waiting and I'll finally meet him. I'll finally meet my mate!