Chapter 107: To Our Messed Up Romance

Outside the Hospital

Melissa was walking around barefooted and in a sleeping gown. She paid no heed to the words of those that walked passed her as she stared at the cloudy sky

"Oh, that child has gone and done it now" Melissa grumbled "Why the hell would she use Snowfall on such a large scale? I was planning to walk on green grass, or at least muddy and rocky grounds", she then stared at the people happily moving about on the snow. 'Even though they're in war, everyone is happy. It was probably the urge to protect them that caused Snowfall to be used like this' she thought

 As she turned around, she noticed children squatting ten meters away, messing around in the snow and her heart ached. 'It's a shame I never had one' she thought 'I'm not even sure if I can still have any, after having my soul away from my body for that long. I wonder how Xavier is doing' she gave up on looking around and started heading back inside the hospital

 Suddenly, she was hugged from behind and could feel the warm tears trickling on her shoulder

"Do you...even know how I felt?" the person hugging her asked and she touched the person's hair as she smiled

"Xavier Grey, you sly fox" Melissa said

"Why do you like doing this to me?" Xavier asked while refusing to let her go "Fourteen years ago, do you know how I felt when I was told you died?" his grip tightened on her "When I found out you were alive, it was at a moment when I was at my weakest and couldn't do anything for you. Waiting, waiting, and waiting....everything felt like torture for me, as I watched time pass"

"Xavier...I'm sorry" Melissa said as she turned to look at his face "Boy did you age while I was gone, Fox" she caressed his cheek, and he rubbed his face against her palm. He stayed like that for a while, before gently holding her hand and kissing her palm.

"To think all of this is real" Xavier murmured, before pulling her into a hug. Feeling such warmth from his body, Melissa hugged him back, tightly. "Let's head back to your room. This cold isn't good for you" he said as he planted a kiss on her forehead and she chuckled

"I was already planning to, but where's Kathy?" Melissa asked

"She's on her way. We'll meet her inside. Now stop stalling for time and let's go" Xavier said as he led her back into the hospital.

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Back at the meeting room

Alexa had her head down for a while after Sloane had asked that question. She had stayed back specifically because of it

"Sloane, did you know that Scott was dying?" Alexa asked

"You saw how I was yesterday. How would I know anything?" Sloane replied "Kenzie and I, who lived in the same house as him, didn't even know what was going on with the other members of the household. Everyone knew they were going to die why Kenzie and I were the only ones who knew nothing. Why would you ask me this?"

Before Alexa gave out her answer, Allen entered inside the meeting room, "Because Scott was my mate and I got pregnant after we mated" Alexa said, just as soon as Allen shut the door

 At that moment, it seemed like the whole world had come to a stop. Allen's expression was frozen on his face and he didn't take a step forward, Nathan and Priya had instantly sat up when they heard this, Sloane and Mackenzie's eyes widened, and Timothy choked on the water he was drinking. It just went to show how surprising it was to everyone.

Allen was quick to recover as his face went back to its usual straightforward expression, "I forgot something, but it seems like I came at the wrong time" he said

"I lost the child" Alexa continued "The very same day Scott died, that three month old child that was growing in me, also passed away...and the mating mark, disappeared sometime later" she said and Allen felt like he needed to sit down as he rested against the table

"Who else knew about the child?" Sloane asked after recovering

"Nobody knew....until it passed away" Alexa said and Timothy dropped the glass of water on the floor "And that...was only Fern" she said

'In all my two hundred years of living, these past few days really take the cake as the most shocking days of my life' Nathan thought while pinching between his brows "Ah. All of the fatigue that went away a few minutes ago, is back" he mumbled

"Mum..."

"Yes, Kenzie. What is it?" Sloane asked and Mackenzie sniffles "Kenzie-"

"Dad's head hurts...mine too" Mackenzie said with tears streaming down her eyes "Can we go now?" she asked and Sloane stared at Alexa, who had her head lowered

"Okay" Sloane said before holding Nathan and Mackenzie's hands "We'll talk later, Alexa" she said before instantly teleporting with the two of them

"The air here is stifling" Priya said as she got up and nearly fell but Timothy caught her

"Let's go back to your room" Timothy said before snapping his fingers ad just like that, he and Priya were gone too. The only people in the room, were Allen and Alexa.

The silence was deadly as Allen stopped resting on the table and sat on the chair he usually sat on during Sloane's meetings. His head was down and he didn't know what to say, even though Alexa was only three seats away

"Aren't you going to leave, too?" Alexa asked but Allen kept quiet "So, you're not going to say anything?" she yelled

"What am I supposed to even say?" Allen asked "Oh. That it's thanks to this reason, that you're still hung up on a dead man?" Alexa lowered her head "Or should I just admit the fact that I fell for you, but that really shocked the shit out of me" he said before the room went dead silent again

He let out a groan and sighed, "Your life, is your life. What you did, it has nothing to do with me and Mackenzie's reaction was completely expected" he said "Her brother died knowing he was going to die anytime soon, he loved someone and even got them pregnant, then he followed old Mr fate and ended up in his grave. Then suddenly, she, an eleven year old child, has to hear these stories from people her brother was close to and has also confirmed these stories with her own abilities. What? Were you expecting her to be all cupcakes and rainbows after all that?"

"I hurt her" Alexa mumbled "Even though Mickey and I had always had a strained relationship. I made things worse"

"She's the younger sister of the man you mated with. Doesn't she have the right to feel uncomfortable around you?" Allen asked "She had to start sharing her brother's attention with a woman who wasn't even a member of their family. All younger siblings feel uncomfortable and sometimes, jealous, when they feel like there's someone new in the picture. They just have different ways of showing it and some try to ignore the evident feeling" the room went quiet again

"How are you so easy to talk to on this topic?"

"I've always been open whenever it came to you, Alexa" Allen said as he raised up his head and stared at Alexa "However, you never noticed me no matter how hard I tried, and I feel like it's high time I gave up. Nobody would ever be able to forget their dead mate and child, so easily" he looked away from her and stood up "It was nice talking to you, Alexa" he didn't look back as he walked forward before being enveloped by fog, and disappearing.

When Alexa raised up her head, she realised he was already gone....he had already left, but for some reason, she was crying and didn't know what to do in order to stop.

******

Allen had teleported to the bar area of the castle. As soon as he appeared, he felt a lot of eyes on him. And as he turned around, he realised that Jerald, Christian and Clark were in the room with him while holding drinks. Soon, just like him, Nathan and Timothy appeared in the room.

"Welcome one and all to the, 'I like the girl, but she doesn't feel the same' club" Jerald yelled in a cherry tone "Don't worry. They can't hear us thanks to Nathan's sound barrier. Now, who wants a drink?" he lifted up another bottle in his other hand

"Why are Tim, Nathan and Clark, here?" Allen asked "They don't-"

"Think of it as emotional support" Clark said as he poured Allen a drink "There aren't many guys in our group after all"

"With Priya asleep, and the hospital in a stabilised state, I have nothing to do" Timothy said while taking Jerald's other bottle of beer from him

"I'm only here to entertain you guys" Nathan said while grabbing a bottle of beer off the table "Plus, Kenzie just wants to be with her mother right now"

"Hey, hey, hey. You'll ruin the mood" Christian said in a slurry voice

"It seems like he's already drunk" Clark said as he took a sip from his own drink

"He accidentally drank my dad's strongest" Jerald said with a shrug

"Don't drink too much" Nathan said before taking a swing of his beer and cleaning his mouth with his arm "We all have work to do after this. [Stares at Timothy] Especially you, Tim. We have somewhere to go this afternoon"

"Oh. I almost forgot we were walking the omegas and betas that are in the castle" Timothy said

"You guys...are really something" Allen chuckled before lifting his glass "Let's make a cheers to enjoy another time like this when the war is over"

"How cheesy" Christian said with a pout

"He's like a big dog when he's drunk" Nathan said while staring at Christian "But, I second that cheers"

"Sounds like fun" Jerald said with a smirk

"Hopefully, all of us would still be alive" Clark and Timothy said before they all joined Allen in raising up their glasses

"Well then, I also want to say cheers to our messed up romances" Jerald said "Hopefully, after the war, one of us will get a confession" he burst out into laughter

"I think he's drunk too" Allen said

"Agreed" the others said