Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Alright, alright. Let’s move on a little bit. How is everyone doing? Mom and Lila always try to sugarcoat everything, so I don’t really know if I can trust what they are telling me. Not to mention Dad and Grandfather would hide the bad stuff until I got back because they wouldn’t want me to rush back unnecessarily. I need you to give me the details on the stuff that is going on around the house.”
“I know you just want to know how your kids are doing.” Rawlynne grinned at me. “Zachary, Zander, Zayden and Zaley are doing well. Their first week at school went pretty smoothly. And Zaley even seems to be making more friends for once. We’re all happy about that. Reagan and Rika are doing good. They’re getting to their classes and learning to be independent. It’s nice to see, but also bittersweet. These kids are growing too fast.” She laughed for a moment, and I could hear the heartache of a mother in it. “Oh, and Rika had her first date. She’s out with him right now actually.”
“WHAT?!” Joaquin, having heard those words from the call on speakerphone, bellowed from across the room.
“What’s the matter, Joaquin? She is an adult now.” Rawlynne didn’t see an issue with an eighteen year old girl going on a date. Neither did I, really. I just wish that I was there to see her before she left. Or that I knew that she was going in the first place.
“SHE IS TOO YOUNG! SHE CAN’T DATE UNTIL SHE IS A HUNDRED YEARS OLD!”
“Stop being an idiot, Joaquin.” I laughed at him.
“She is my baby.” He was literally pouting now. “She can’t go on dates. She is my baby girl. Rika, Talia and Zaley are not allowed to date. I told them that. They just can’t. They’re daddy’s little girls. Why would they need to go on dates? First that boy hits on Talia the other day and now Rika is out on a date. They’re trying to steal my babies from me.” I swear he looked so heartbroken at that moment that I could physically feel his pain.
“I am sad too, Joaquin. They’re growing up and getting older by the minute. And I would like to have seen Rika off on her first official date, but I am not going to be mad. She is getting older. And she is the same age as when I met you. Almost to the day. She might have met her mate for all we know.” I was smiling as I thought about the possibilities.
“NO! She can’t. Then the boy will try to.. he will try to.. he will want to do things to her. I will kill him. I will kill any boy that does anything like that to my little girl.” He was so sad. I guess daddies were the worst when it came to their kids growing up.
“Calm down, Fido. Things will be fine.” I laughed at him. “Thanks for the update, Rawlynne. We will talk to you later.”
“Yeah, talk to you later. Call me if you find more evidence.” With that the call ended and I needed to calm down the big baby that was Joaquin.
I was sad too. It was to be expected when your kids grow up and start to live their independent lives. But I was also happy for my daughter. She was living her own life. She was growing up and becoming a woman in her own right. That was what we wanted as parents, right? We wanted them to be happy, healthy, productive members of society that could take care of themselves and help others. I knew that my daughter was more than capable of doing just that. My husband, though, as the overgrown puppy that he was, just couldn’t seem to let go of the fact that she wasn’t a baby anymore. He probably still saw a toddler when he looked at her. Poor Joaquin. He was in for a rude awakening before long.
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Joaquin
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For several days now, we have been going nonstop. We were jumping from city to city. We were going from sun up in one country to sun down in another. Oftentimes, we would change time zones so much that we didn’t even remember if we were in the morning, afternoon, or evening. It was all just too much at times. But there was so much that we needed to. There were people counting on us.
We had managed to visit and investigate each and every crime scene. All the souls of the current dead had been released by Talia or found by Lucifer in the underworld. All the evidence was found. There was nothing new. We were in the process of revisiting the scenes just so that we could be sure. And at this point, we were nearing five dozen supernatural citizens. The deaths weren’t stopping, and they weren’t slowing down.
They had hit Oceania, Asia, and Europe throughout this spree. Nowhere else, just those places. We weren’t sure why they were focusing in those areas, but it just seemed to be their M.O. at the moment. For the sake of the rest of the world, I hoped that didn’t change. However, for the sake of the people in those parts of the world, I hoped that it would change. And that we could catch them.
We were all exhausted right now. Me, Riviana, Talia, Dietrich, Shawn, Shane, David and Gabriel. We were all investigating nonstop and we were starting to feel so tired that it was affecting our moods. I wanted to relax just a little bit. I knew that it would help us to think and to clear our heads.
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My theory was, if we focused too hard on the case, and never did anything else, we would get burnt out and ruin this case more than anything else. However, convincing my wife of this fact, and making her take some time off for a night, was no easy feat.
I was determined though. I was going to make sure that we were able to do what we were able to and relax. And, well, I was dying for a date with my wife. Especially since I was told about Rika’s date last night. And that asshat that tried asking Talia out recently. My daughters were too young to date, they were babies, but Riviana and I were able to date.
I asked around Cadwal’s home and found some good places to take Riviana for a date. I didn’t care about cost or distance. I wanted to know what they thought were the most beautiful and romantic places in the country. Riviana could take us there with a door in the blink of an eye. And I also made sure that there were pictures for us as well. Can’t exactly be precise on the door if she can’t picture it easily.
Among all the places that I was told about, I chose to have a picnic lunch with her at Pembrokeshire Coast. The images that I had seen were beautiful. And then, we were going to stay the night at Pal茅 Hall in Snowdonia. The national park there was supposed to be the best in the country. And even if we were going to be in different parts of the country, we were going to be in the same time zone, so we wouldn’t be missing out on something if it were to happen. And we would be able to rush back whenever we needed to.
I was afraid that if I were to move us ahead in time, we would be sleeping if, or when, something happened. And the same thing if we moved back in time with the change. What if something happened in the morning here, but we were sleeping there? That would be bad. I couldn’t let us be too far away. We needed to stay in the same time zone.
I walked into the room that my Little Bunny and I were using here at Cadwal’s home. It was a nice enough room, but all these places were tiny compared to what we were used to. I think that was part of the reason I wanted to stay at Pal茅 Hall. The place looked like a castle, so the rooms should be bigger. At least I could hope. I had called and booked us the superior suite. It was supposed to be one of their best rooms that they had. It was also their biggest room. I had already reserved our meal as well, having it delivered that night when we would be ready for it.
“Hey, Little Bunny.” I called out to her with a grin on my face.
“Hey, McGruff, what’s up?” She looked up from her case notes and returned my smile. At least she was able to do that today. Some days, she wasn’t even able to force herself to smile.
“Put down those notes, we have somewhere we need to go.” I was making my voice sound serious and sincere. Originally, I had planned on trying to convince her to come with me. Now, though, I think I was just going to sort of trick her. She would be mad at me, but she would get over it.
“Go? Go where? Did something happen?” She was looking worried now. I knew that she would. I was acting like something was wrong so it was only natural for her.
“I was told that we needed to go and investigate this place here. It’s near the coast.” I was pulling up the picture on my phone as I spoke. “We need to leave as soon as we can.”
“What happened? Was there another murder? It’s early. They always stick to the five day cycle. Who was the victim? Dammit!” She was angry, and I was sorry for tricking her, but I knew that she was not going to come with me if I didn’t do this.
“Come on. Let’s go.” I held the phone in front of her so that she could open the door. She was so focused on the case that she didn’t even notice that I had a backpack with me, as well as an insulated bag for the food that I was taking with us. I had all that we needed for a night away, and she didn’t even know it.
“Are the others coming? What are they doing?” She was hesitating for just a moment.
“No. There was an incident here as well, so I sent them along with Cadwal to investigate.” In truth, they were given the night off and were resting in whatever way they wanted to tonight.
“Oh.” I swear she was dazed, but she was opening the door so that was all that mattered. “Let’s go.”
The door appeared a moment later and we walked through it together. She still didn’t see the bags that I had with me. That was proof that she was working too hard. She was burnt out. We all were.
Once we were through the door, I could instantly smell the salty sea air. It was calming and refreshing. Almost immediately I felt like my soul was calming down, and I was hoping that she gets that effect as well.