The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 190
Fiona
Alex became very quiet and thoughtful over dinner.
“Penny for your thoughts?” I asked.
ched his soul jump back into his body after having left it for a moment.
ssion,” he said quietly.
u m
n’t know how to motivate him to talk, though.”
ke that to spill their secrets?”
it some thought.”
ally, something did occur t
f us did.”
tle smile.
“Did you? And h
awkward.”
ere was this?”
nting. I had been planning to take Alexis for a walk to smell the roses.”
oked to the side a
e asked if she could hold the baby.”
its contents all the way down.
ally.
the doctor again yet, about all that stuff we discussed?”
.”
…?”
know, Fiona. She just hasn’t called me back yet.” Though he kept his voice from getting to
tired of disc
s reaction did n
took about three seconds of silence for Alexander to recognize his mistake. He met my now-stern gaze and immed
sorted out, I promise you. As soon as I can.”
w you will.” I extended my open hand across the table like
nate squeeze.
the traitor.” He looked a question mark
be it, but there may be more that I could do, or at least attempt to do with my abilities. Mayb
w. I would like him to meet Alexis.” It had been almost a full month since I’d visited my beloved grandfather, and I felt terrible when I thought about that. I had been legitimately busy with the new baby, but still I felt guilty of neglect.
eakfast time.
”
itability of it all didn’t make it any less distressing.
ugh to recognize what was going on and who she was when I introduced him to his great-granddaughter. That was all I w
to babysit, and she replied quickly to agree.
me in bed, I told him I wasn’t sure I was up for another round of delicious but exhausting super-quiet s*x, and asked if he’d just hold me till I fell asleep.
one to drift off.
t now.
sed eyes, my mind replayed that TV news footage of all those vampires flying
was picturing
ut what really got me rattled
g down from above.
eard the footsteps. Light, fast footsteps growing louder, gettin
lutching my baby tightly to my chest.
first.
s and branches rattling noisily as it passed them by, I discerned a pair
moved forward into the clearing, but I found myself unable to look at it directly now. It was a bright, dizzying blur of color and movement, a blinding haze of chaotic energy flickering and swirling like a whirlwind, coming closer, growing larger. I dug my heels into the earth below as I felt the wind pulling at me, sucking like a vacuum, threatening to drag us into it… Lexi’s little hands drifted up in
e just having a nightmare. You’re okay, sweetheart.”
rt was hammering; I could hear my pulse drumming in my ears, feel it moving in my thro
.
right, sipping some water.
” I asked. “Was I talking in my sleep?”
ly patting her on the back. “More like screaming,” he said quietly.
en quite a dr