Todos os capítulos de The Unexpected Heir: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

The darkness of the passage was really scary for Alexander. It felt like it was closing in on him. The sound of the collapse was fading away. Now he could hear the earth and stone above them creaking and groaning. He had a taste in his mouth from all the dust and dirt. Leo was still unconscious in his arms. He felt really light like he was not even there.Alexander called out to Eleanor in a voice "Eleanor are you there?" He waited for what felt like a time and all he could hear was his own breathing and the strange noises of the ground around them. Then he heard a cough and Eleanor's weak voice said, "I am here barely. That was really close."Eleanor started walking towards him and as his eyes got used to the dark he could see her. She was covered in dust. Her face was dirty but her eyes were shining with a strong light. She had a cut on her forehead. She was holding her arm like it was hurt.. She was alive and that was all that mattered.Alexander said, "The Keeper." He knew what ha

The gun was still pointed at Alexander. The man holding it was not moving. Alexander looked at the gun. Then at the man. The words "Drop the boy" were still echoing in the space. Alexander held Leo tighter. He was not going to let Leo go. Not after everything they had been through."We were stuck in the museum, " Alexander said. His voice was shaking. "The museum fell apart. We found this way out. We do not know what you are talking about."Then Eleanor spoke up. "He is telling the truth. We are regular people who got caught in the middle. Put your gun down."The big man on the platform laughed. It was not a laugh. Alexander did not like it. "You are people? Down here? With that boy? That is a crazy story. We have heard some things before."The man took a step closer to the edge of the platform. Alexander saw a symbol on his clothes. It was an eye inside a pyramid. It looked scary.Then a new voice spoke up. "Let them go." The voice was calm and strong. A new person came out of the sh

The alarms were screaming, a noise that hurt their ears and made it hard to hear anything else. The red lights were flashing, making everything look scary and weird. The big screen in the room was. It sounded like it was going to break at any moment. The whole place was shaking. It was not like an earthquake. It was like something was making the air feel funny and unstable."Lockdown! Make the containment fields stronger!" Director Thorne yelled into a phone his voice shaking with worry. The two guards, who had been standing tall and strong, now looked really scared. They were not pointing their guns at Alexander or Eleanor. At the big red eye on the screen. It was getting brighter and brighter.The room was starting to look weird. The straight lines of the hallway outside were wavy and blurry. It was like reality was having trouble staying real."The Watcher is not just looking for a person to take care of it " Thorne yelled over the noise trying to stay on his feet. "It is tearing t

The universe was holding its breath. Alexander's muscles were burning from exhaustion. His grip on Leo was the thing that kept them from drifting into the cosmic void. TheCrucible was pulling them in with a force that did not make sense. It was pulling at their bodies and their souls. It was pulling at their connection to the world of the living.Leo was floating in Alexander's arms. He was caught between the warmth of his father's body and the cold infinity of the abyss. His eyes were fixed on Alexander's face. There was no fear in his eyes, a deep patience. It was a patience that went beyond his years."Dad, " Leo said, his voice steady. "You taught me that love is not about holding on. It is about letting go when it matters most."Alexander's throat was tight. He did not want to let go of Leo. He had lost Sarah. He had fought to keep Leo safe. He had done everything to protect him.. Now Leo was asking him to let go."Trust is the thing, " Leo said. ". It is also the only thing that

The waves kept going one after another like they always did. They didn't care about Alexander and his son, Leo who were now on their shore. Alexander got up slowly. His legs were shaking because he was so tired. His mind was still trying to understand what had just happened when they took away a memory that was very important to him. He remembered the day he first held Leo in his arms. Now that memory was. It hurt."Dad?" Leo said. He was standing a few feet away looking at the plants and trees that grew on the beach. "Do you feel that?"Alexander tried to focus. He was very tired. Had a lot on his mind.. Then he felt it too. A humming noise in the air. It wasn't scary. It was there."I feel it, " Alexander said. "What do you think it is?""I think..." Leo started to say. Then he stopped. He was looking at something beyond the trees. His eyes were glowing. Not as much as before. "I think we're not alone here."The beach was curving around a cove. There were cliffs on one side and a st