Beloved

Chapter 2

"What?" He looked up shocked and the rest of them nodded in agreement. "You did?"

"Yeah," Corey nodded against his back. "Like Axel said, you talk in your sleep. You use to call out for her constantly, we just felt that when you were ready you would tell us about her. Then they went away for a bit but it seems like they are back again."

Raven barely nodded.

"We could tell that even though you tried to give us your everything, there was always a part of you that was missing," Brandon shrugged. "You were holding something back, we just figured it had to do with her. It never bothered us, Raven, honestly."

"That's right," Corey nodded, "You told us from the get go that you were bi and after we learned about the nightmares, we figured it out. We just don't know about her."

"Tell us about her," Axel said sitting on one side of him while Marc sat on the other and Brandon sat across from him. "Maybe it will help a little."

Raven closed his eyes and sighed. "I meet Alyona 20 years go in Motherland. She daughter of Father's business associate. She so beautiful, hair so yellow remind me sweet stuff Luke uses—"

"Honey," Corey suggested and Raven nodded.

"Da, and eyes hazel. She so happy and pure, name fit perfect, mean light. She full of light," Raven shook his head. "She no idea what Father and her father do. Anyway," he sighed, "I swore then protect her from darkness. Convince Father become partners in company so spend time with her. She definitely feisty little thing when determined. Quickly become best friends, one day out shopping guy try give fruit cup and lost it. She slap him when he no take no for answer. She say she belong someone else and I had my men take him away. I ask about guy and she roll eyes say I hers she mine and I agreed. Thought of her with someone else made furious."

"She was your first love," Corey mumbled and Raven nodded.

"So what happened?" Axel asked.

"Father find her father selling information to enemies and destroyed him. He cut off everything money tell everyone what did, ruining his reputation. He spare life because my bond Alyona. I still see her secret, her father refuse us be together, Father know I see her no care know I no tell private information. She visit one day, we talk about perfect time bond forever Father say I come US for business. She admit she knows what Father me do but still be best friends. I tell her I come back soon and she shook head say I find love I stay. I tell her never and she say it happen. I give her fruit cup, ring, promise I come back. I come back month later finish work and Father say she gone her father murdered nyet by him. He send best men they no find her. I look, no find her. Father promise keep looking but I come back US more work. I meet Corey, you, I stay. I go back look sometimes but nyet new information. Father have men still looking."

"Just like she foretold," Axel mumbled. "That her power, Raven? Premonitions?"

"Nyet know," He shrugged, "Still learning when I leave."

"Is it possible she is visiting you in your nightmares?" Marc asked, "that they aren't just dreams? She really is reaching out to you?"

"Silas and Kota would be better at that kind of information," Brandon mumbled. "Maybe we should reach out to them."

"Nyet bother," Raven shook his head.

"Oy, how fucking dare you think you asking for help on some shit is fucking bothering us!" Gabe looked offended and hurt as he stood in the doorway.

"Fucking hell," Brandon jumped back. "When the fuck did you get here?"

"Just now, did you forget we are supposed to have breakfast together?" Luke said from behind Gabe, "Your door was unlocked and we were making sure everything was okay. Rest of the family is coming in now. So," he said shoving Gabe to the side and plopped down on the bed, his blonde hair falling in his face. "What are we helping you with?"

"Who needs help?" Owen asked as he came into the room straightening his tie. "Good morning Gentlemen, glad to see everyone is okay. Now what is this about someone needing help?"

Corey looked at Raven who sighed and nodded. Axel nodded and cleared his throat, "We can discuss everything over breakfast."