Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
Talia was doing better. After Westin left Rika’s room, Alexio brought her down to get her something to drink. She had been crying a lot as well, so I used my magic to calm the swelling in her eyes. It would be best if she didn’t look so swollen in the face when her teacher came to visit the castle in a little bit.
Also, the other kids came home from school. Needless to say, Zachary, Zander, Zayden and Zaley were all worried and upset because Talia wasn’t at the school when they left. ,like Reagan, they all thought that something bad had happened to her. They wanted to make sure that she was OK the moment that they got home. It’s a good thing that Talia and Alexio were down in the main part of the house when they got there. They were able to see with their own eyes that everything was just fine.
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I don’t know when he had the time to send the message, but Alexio had apparently told Mr. Amadeus, the teacher that was with Talia during the vision, that he would be able to come to the house after four in the afternoon. That meant that he would have his meeting and it shouldn’t interfere with our family dinner tonight. Despite all that was happening at the moment, we weren’t going to put that off at all. We needed to be there for the kids right now. Especially Rika and Talia. They needed Joaquin and I more than anything right now.
To make things easier on Mr. Amadeus, we decided to meet in one of the meeting rooms in the royal tower. He was going to be with me, Joaquin, Talia and Alexio. There was no reason to have anyone else there with us. I also knew that Talia wouldn’t want all the others to see and hear this as well.
“Good afternoon, Mr. Amadeus.” I smiled at him when he walked into the room with us all. The four of us were sitting already and he bowed his head to us in respect when he saw us.
“It is good to meet with you again, Queen Riviana.” He was just as reverent as all the others seemed to be.
“Please, have a seat.” I pointed to the armchair that was across from me. Joaquin and I were on a loveseat, cuddled together, and Talia and Alexio were sitting at opposite ends of a couch to my left. They were able to see me and Joaquin as well as Mr. Amadeus.
“Thank you, Queen Riviana.” The teacher smiled and took the seat that I offered him.
I could tell that he was slightly nervous to be here, but this was also his choice. He had wanted to talk to me about something, and I wasn’t going to deny him. Not with him having been there with my daughter when she had that vision earlier.
“Before I forget Talia, this is for you.” He pulled a messenger bag from his shoulder and held it out for her. However, it was Alexio that took it from him and looked inside. “It is the remainder of the books that you needed to collect as well as the assignments for today and the next week. I had a feeling that things weren’t going to be settled so easily, and that you would be home for a little while longer. You are a smart kid though, so I know that you will be just fine.”
“Thank you, Mr. Amadeus.” I nodded at him. “You are right. She won’t be back in school for a few days. Neither will the other kids. We have some things to be settled first. I am actually thinking about closing the school for a little while, with some of the things that have been happening lately.”
“Ahh, yes, I believe I get it, Queen Riviana. This has to do with those murders, doesn’t it? I heard that they had made their way to the States, I guess it was more than just a rumor.”
“No, it’s not just a rumor.” Talia shook her head and answered them. “They killed five people in California the other day. And they are going to kill here next.”
“Here?” He looked shocked. “As in here in Colorado Springs?”
“Yes.” I answered before Talia had the chance to.
“Forgive me, Talia, but is that what the vision was about earlier?” He was a smart man and already put that together.
“It was.” She was still upset by the vision. I didn’t blame her. That man in the dream had managed to hurt her. That was not normal, and it was definitely scary for her.
“Can I know what it was that you saw?” He was curious, like anyone would be.
“Mr. Amadeus, do you have experience with visions?” I needed to know this before I allowed Talia to tell him what she saw. He didn’t need to know if it was just to satisfy his curiosity.
“Ahh, yes, I have actually had a few of them myself. The thing about visions is, they are not the same for everyone. Some people see bits and pieces. Some people see a lot of the future. And others get a jumbled mix and you need to decipher what it is that you are seeing. I fall mostly into that last category, but that doesn’t mean that I have only had that one type of vision. Like I said, they vary in many ways. Is this the first time that Talia has had a vision?” He really did seem to know what he was talking about.”
“No, it wasn’t.” Surprisingly, it was Alexio that answered the man. He sounded upset, but I was sure that it was because of how much that first vision had affected Talia and the way that she responded to it when she found out that it was real. He really was protective of her. “She had another vision about five or six days ago.”
“Only that time, I didn’t know that it was a vision. I just thought that it was a bad dream.” Talia explained to him as she seemed to be thinking about that night.
“A dream? Did it happen like this one? Where you awake when it happened?”
“No. I was sleeping at night when it happened.” She shuddered as she thought about it. “It seemed real, but I didn’t know where I was in that dream.”
“Ahh, so it was incomplete.” Mr. Amadeus nodded at her.
“If I would have taken it seriously though, I could have saved that girl. I should have told someone what I had seen. I should have done something.” Talia was starting to cry again. I didn’t know how much she had already cried, but she was crying even more now. How much was I going to let my baby endure?
“Shh. It’s OK Talia.” Mr. Amadeus slid to his knees in front of her and started to sooth her even before Alexio could respond to her tears. “You didn’t know that it was a vision. You didn’t know what you were seeing. That usually happens with everyone. Unless there is something that makes it noticeable as a vision, we just pass it off as something else. I didn’t think that my first vision was real either. Not until I saw it come true right before my eyes. It’s not your fault. And you said that you didn’t know where you were. You wouldn’t have been able to stop it if you didn’t know where to send the others. So, please Talia, don’t blame yourself.” He had taken her hand and was squeezing it gently. I could tell that Alexio was not all that happy at the moment. He didn’t like people taking liberties like this. They weren’t allowed to touch Talia unless they had her out right permission or his.
“Th..thank you, Mr. Amadeus. I..i..it’s been really hard on me. E..ever since I had that first vision, no not then, since the other day when I found out that it was real. It’s been like I am useless.”
“Don’t think like that, Talia. You are special. You are getting visions that could help save people. It will seem like a burden at times, but they are something that only you were meant to see. Fate has put their trust in you, and I am sure that many others would trust you as well.”
“Th..thank you.” She nodded at him. “If I can manage to think like that, th..then I am sure that I will be able to accept this and move on.” I could tell that Talia was already feeling a lot better.
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Riviana
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“Alright Talia, you seem to be feeling better now.” Mr. Amadeus smiled at her. “Let me or the others know if you are feeling upset from now on. We need to work together so that we can solve this problem with you. I am sure that you are vital to the outcome, so I am sure that we are all going to be doing our best for you.” With that, he rose to his feet and moved over to sit in his seat.
“You seem to know a lot about this stuff, Mr. Amadeus. I am sure that you are going to be vital to us as well. Can you explain some things to us?” I wanted to pick this man’s brain. He might be able to tell us exactly what it was that happened earlier.
“I will if I can. What is it that you need help with?” His smile was friendly and easy going. I knew that he was a good man. He had met with Vincent and Gabriel already, when he started to work at the school. Literally every employee there had been through a vetting process with the two of them. I couldn’t risk the safety of my children and the children in the community. Nope, I needed to make sure that all the teachers were completely trustworthy.
“Can you tell me how common it is for a vision to hurt someone?” I guess that he wasn’t expecting that question at all. When he heard it, there was a noticeable widening of his eyes as the shock settled into him.