Alpha Your Warrior Ex-Wife is Back (by Aurora Starling) novel Chapter 18

“It’s true, Alpha Gideon. Ms. Daphne was the first to make a move, as it were,” Peter said from his place on the wall, still cleaning out his fingernails.

Daphne opened her mouth to argue, but to my surprise, Gideon pulled away from her and raised his hand.

“I don’t want to hear anymore. The reason we need Ms. Larson in the first place is due to your negligence during the firework show. I don’t want anymore scenes from you involving Ms. Larson. She’s staying and that’s final.”

Well, that was new. It looked like Gideon wasn’t as accommodating for Daphne as he used to be. Or maybe it’s because it has to do with Leo. Although I hadn’t been here for a full day, it really did seem that Gideon loved our son. Which might have made me feel better toward him if it weren’t for the fact that he had separated us and left me for dead.

I shrugged off the guards easily and made a show of smoothing out my fighting leathers. “Well, since you’re back early, I will be taking my leave. Leo, I’ll see you again tomorrow,” I told him, ruffling his hair before turning to walk away.

I hadn’t even made it one step when Leo grabbed my hand. “Miss Warrior, do you really have to go back right now? Can’t you stay with me a little bit longer?”

I bit my lip underneath the mask, almost hard enough to draw blood. There was nothing that I wanted more than to stay with my son. I had barely spent any time with him, had just started to get to know him. I wanted to spend forever with him.

But Nova was waiting for me. And I couldn’t abandon her for her brother.

“I’m sorry, sweetheart. I have to go home now that your father is here, but I promise I’ll be back tomorrow. And the next day. And the next day after that. Okay?” I asked, kneeling down in front of him so that we were eye to eye.

Leo’s lower lip jutted out in a pout. “Okay, but only if you promise that you’ll always come back.”

I chuckled. “I promise.”

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When Peter and I arrived back at Ivan’s house, Nova came flying out the door, asking a million and one questions about Leo and her father. While I answered her questions to the best of my ability, it was hard to keep myself from comparing her to Leo.

She was so lively and strong. Healthy. The way the child of an Alpha should be. It made me even more determined to get Leo the training that he desperately needed.

Ivan came out of the house a few moments later, interrupting Nova’s incessant questioning. I shot him a relieved look, but that relief quickly turned into concern when I saw the look on his face.

“Nova, sweetie, why don’t you go ask Uncle Peter some questions? He also met Leo and your dad today. I want to talk to Prince Ivan for just a second.” I suggested and she ran off giggling. I almost felt sorry for Peter. Almost.

“What’s that face for?” I asked when she was out of earshot. “Has something happened with the rogues?”

Ivan shook his head. “No,it’s nothing like that. Listen, Claire, I actually did some digging into the incident with Leo at the party

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My eyebrows rose. I hadn’t expected him to look into it at all. It had just been an accident. An unfortunate one, but an accident nonetheless. And Leo hadn’t even gotten hurt.

“Don’t look so surprised,” he chastised me and I looked away to keep from laughing. “Claire, this is serious. We found someone that was in the crowd that wasn’t supposed to be there. We think it might have been another assassination attempt.”

My eyes widened. How would that even be possible? Nobody has been around Leo at the time. He had just been distracted. How was him almost falling an assassination attempt?

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“Who was it?”

Ivan opened his mouth to answer but was cut off by my phone ringing. I glanced at the screen and immediately answered.

“Alpha Gideon, how can I help you?” “You need to come back. Leo’s missing.”

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