Chosen by Fate, Rejected by the Alpha

Chapter 862: Chapter 47- Reece – Take A Break (VOLUME 5)

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Reece

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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, Trinity, 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 Trinity and I were able to date.

I asked around Cadwal’s home and found some good places to take Trinity 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. Trinity 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 Palé 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 Palé 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.

“Where is everyone? Where did the murder take place? Where do we need to go now? Did I open the door in the wrong place?” She was still so worried and high strung.

“I never said that there was a murder. I said that we needed to investigate this place. And that we will do. We will thoroughly investigate this view. We will thoroughly investigate the food that is in this bag here. And we will thoroughly investigate each other at some point tonight. Though that will most likely wait until we get to our hotel.”

“What?” She was glaring at me, anger clearly visible on her face. “You lied to me?”

“I did not lie to you. I simply did not tell you all the details. I was told that this was one of the most beautiful places in all of Wales. So, naturally, I thought that it would make a great place for a date.”

“Reece, we’re in the middle of an investigation. We cannot be having a date.” She was so pissed off that her face was turning red.

“Trinity, you need a break. You are burnt out. We all are. We need a night to relax. Now, we’re going to enjoy this date and we will be back to work tomorrow. That is the end of the discussion.” I was being firm with her. I was a king too, dammit. That meant that I had authority over everyone but her. novelenglish.net . fire(.)nᴇt

“Reece?!” She still wasn’t agreeing with me for a moment, so I set the bags down and walked toward her. I took her in my arms and hugged her tightly.

“Trinity, my love, we need a break. Everyone agrees. You’ve been running nonstop for days on end. If you keep this up, you’re going to miss something. I don’t want us to fail in this case, so we need to be at our sharpest. Take this night off with me, Trinity. Take this night to reset yourself.”

“Hahh.” She sighed and wrapped her arms around me. “Fine. I guess you are right. I need to take a break. But only for tonight. We need to get back to work first thing tomorrow. There are going to be more murders soon, and I don’t want miss a single shred of evidence this time.”

“I know, Little Bunny. Just for tonight.” At least she had agreed. That was one step in the right direction.

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