Dark Secrets

Chapter 55

"I want to move the date...just a few days. Maybe we should wait until he starts to look for him." After the incident yesterday evening Alec wanted to wait with the plan. He didn't want Magnus to be more in pain than he already was. "I'm the boss! What I say is what will happen. We will hold a meeting about that." Alec was annoyed by the agents questioning his ruling qualities but he knew he could always rely on his
mates.

"Good morning." Magnus said quietly as he walked inside the kitchen and sat down on a kitchen chair. Alec immediately hung up the call with no further words being spoken and sat down next to Magnus. "How do you feel?" Alec asked a guilty feeling bullying his stomach and Magnus shrugged. "I'm just tired." "Then go to the couch and take a rest." Alec suggested but Magnus shoke his head. "Being lazy that much isn't good." Magnus had never been this sick and he had never been laying around for such a long time. He was worried it would make his head work too much and make his nightmares worse. They had been better since he was with Alec but he still had them. "I have to go grocery shopping today. You want to join me? We can take a walk in the park nearby?" Alec understood Magnus without any words because he knew what a trauma was like and Magnus had a lot of trauma he didn't even know about.

"Mhh sounds good." Magnus hesitated a little not wanting to be a burden but he wouldn't refuse to help Alec. After all Alec took him in. "Okay. We will leave in a few minutes. You should put some warm cloths on an...." Alec realized how stupid his words were once he remembered how Magnus got here. "I'll bring you some warm cloths. Just go upstairs and take a shower." Alec knew he had some cloths that were to small for him and Magnus would be okay with them but he added new cloths for Magnus on the shopping list. "Thanks." Magnus grew very shy when it finally came to his mind that he had been living on Alec's money. His cheeks were burning red and he quickly hurried  upstairs without saying anything. "Oh hell." He whisperd once the door was closed and rubbed his forehead. "I need a job." Magnus really had to get back to his work but he didn't want to work at his old restaurant. Maybe he'd find something in the shopping center.

Magnus got a rid of all his cloths and turned the water on. He waited until the water was quiet warm and stepped inside his muscles relaxing under the waterfall. He  felt the water drops running down his spine and he was almost falling asleep when icy cold water hit his warm skin. Magnus let out a scream and it was after all a mistake to close his eyes under the water. Magnus could see it. Magnus could see that woman again but not just the woman...Michale. Michale was there. Magnus could all watch it through the slightly open closet doors and he felt like he was the one being drowned. He felt like his head was pushed under ice. Alec was in his room getting dressed for the day when he heard a scream. He didn't think at all after that scream he just reacted. He rushed to Magnus room the gun in his hand expecting someone threatening Magnus.

"Magnus? What's going on?" Alec knocked on the door but all he could hear were whimpers and quiet mumbling. "Magnus!" Alec's heart was beating faster than usual and he lost his patience. He turned the doorknob and to his relief Magnus didn't lock the door. He was prepared for everything but not for a naked Magnus curled up in the shower. Alec froze for a second overwhelmed with the situation but he shook himself awake. He placed his gun on the sink and grabbed a towel that was hanging at the wall. He turned off the shower and wrapped the towel around Magnus not wanting to interfere his privacy more than he had to. "Magnus...hei, boy. Tell me what happened." Alec didn't care about his feet getting wet or his pants being soaked. He just wanted Magnus to stop freaking out.

"Magnus, you need to calm down. Look at me...look at me." Alec took Magnus face in his hands and forced the crying boy to look at him. Magnus was violently shaking in Alec's tight grip but when his eyes were locked with Alec's he let out a shaking yet relieved breath. "It's alright. I got you...I got you." Alec said in a soft tone carefully taking Magnus in his arms. Alec tried to cover Magnus body with the towel as much as possible but the majority of his skin was still exposed. "It's okay. Don't think about it anymore. You're here and you're safe." Alec whisperd in Magnus ear just letting him cry in his shoulder for some more minutes. It took Magnus a while to calm down but he slowly started to stop crying and he found his way to reality.