Ch. 4 King Alexavier

I wrap my arms around my daughter as she cries and whispers a soft apology. As much as I did not want to make her upset, I needed her to realize she was just a pawn in their little game, one they will not win.

An hour or so passes and her once loud sobs have turned into soft snores. I lay her back onto the bed and tuck the blankets around her. I kiss her forehead and walk out the room. Marcus stands leaning against the wall outside the door. “Did you have to be so harsh?”

“Did I have to? No. Did I need to be, yes. She's stubborn and has put a lot of faith into David and Linda.  As much as I hate to admit it, she is just as stubborn as me.” I chuckled and gave a small smile before my expression reverted back to its usual serious one. “Where are we at with locating them?”

Marcus rubs his tired face, “they are covering their tracks well. When we went back to the house it was burnt to ash.” Despite Marcus’ young age he was one of my best trackers, even better than his father. I nod and start heading towards my room. He follows slightly behind waiting for further instructions. 

We get to my room and I turn to Marcus, “take a break, they will make a mistake, they always do. You should get some rest, you were working around the clock, plus she will need her best friend to help her get adjusted.” He gives a short nod before bowing and walking away. I take a deep breath and prepare myself for the many questions my mate,Reina, will have. She had no clue what my trip to the human dimension entailed until I returned with Naomi passed out in my arms. I had told her to refrain from visiting her just so we would not overwhelm her and to let her come to us.

When I open the door and find her asleep in bed, I crawl in and wrap my arms around her. “How is she?” She softly speaks, not fully awake.

“She's sleeping. I figure we can all have breakfast together in the morning, if she's willing.” I feel her nod then curl up in my arms as she falls back asleep. I lie in bed for a few hours, unable to fall asleep. One would think that after years of searching coming to an end, sleep would come easily, but I worried that she would not be able to adjust to living here. I grab her phone from my nightstand and go through the messages. There's multiple messages from a girl named Yari, the picture bubble showing Naomi and her smiling while hugging each other, but other than that, no other messages.

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“Good morning, my love.” Reina turns in my arms, hugging me and reciprocating the greeting. “When you're ready we can head down to the garden for breakfast.  I will leave a note for her inviting her down.” She nods and climbs out of bed. I go to my desk in the room and scribble out a note to leave for Naomi, before getting dressed and strolling down the hall. When I open the door I see she is no longer in the bed sleeping. The light is on in the bathroom and I hear her talking to herself. I place the note on the bed where she was laying to make sure she would see it and we finished our stroll down to the garden for breakfast.