Guardian's Obsession (Yandere Naga x Reader)

Chapter Thirty Six ~ Time For Tides To Shift

( Y/N POV )

I'm not an idiot. I know Bela was putting off telling me he didn't find him, letting me sleep to give him time to decide how to tell me. I was still half asleep so of course I didn't fight it at the time. Nyx and Apollo had somehow left without waking me, and even now were curled happily together on his coils. Laying in the bed of fur and softness I couldn't help but watch him sleep with them, one of his arms protectively shielding the side of them that faced the doorway. Protecting them even in his sleep. He would be a good father if he ever had his own children... he would be a good one to my sons if I went with him. A horrid sensation still tickled over the edge of my mind settling in the pit of my stomach, knowing Karn was still out there.

 I had doubted her was dead when we left, but I wanted to believe he would die so I didn't force it. I wanted Bela to carry me away from him, take me back to my babies and pretend everything was alright. It wasn't though. If Bela couldn't find him, the strongest and highest ranking of their kind then Karn wouldn't be found. Not unless he wanted to be. Squeezing the fur in between my fingers I knew it was possible he was recovering, like animals who had resistance to venom. They would go into a shut down state, then after their body purged the venom or dealt with it they would get back up. I had never understood how exactly it worked, all I knew was it was possible in nature to take a bite and survive.

But I am sick of living in fear of him. Karn had taken the life I knew, torn it from me even after I escaped once. He killed those I loved, threatened to do it again to make me do what he wanted. He nearly took my sons lives because he wouldn't be denied what he wanted. Looking at them now I had to fight the urge to cry, thinking how close I had to losing them. Sitting up I pushed myself off the bed being careful not to touch Bela, he had coiled himself so close to the bed it was a challenge in itself. Moving around I came to where I could reach them, gently pulling Apollo's tail from his mouth. It was adorable how he seemed to like to cuddle it but I didn't want him to bite himself in his sleep. I had been so afraid at one time that I would hate them... that i'd see their father in them and not be able to love them. My babies were innocent in all of this, they couldn't have chosen to be born from me and him. 

With them here now in front of me sleeping as if they were not in the lap of the most dangerous creature I could possibly think of, I wouldn't trade them for anything. My little drop of light and darkness keeping me anchored. The only thing I saw of their father in them was some of their coloring, though even that seemed to be different in how their scales or hair grew. I wanted to pick them up but it would wake them. Glancing up I realized Bela was still deep asleep too, he must have been exhausted to still be sleeping. He always seemed on alert since we first met, but now he seemed so at peace. I wasn't going to wake him and ruin that peace. Heading for my bathing pool I grabbed a woven towel I had by the bed, looking back a few times to make sure Bela was still asleep before heading to the warm pool. Dropping the woven fabric as quietly as I could I held in a hiss as I stepped into the water.

I still hurt from giving birth, White said I was healing quickly but it was normal to feel pain for a while. I couldn't help but giggle a little knowing how angry she would be I was in here without anyone, she had told me not to but I was fine. I knew my body's limits and besides that I had some very sensitive ears nearby to call to if I needed help. Lowering myself onto a low shelf in the pool I lent back letting the water lap around my shoulders, it was so nice to have a moment to myself like this. My sons were safe and sleeping and I could let myself relax for a moment. Closing my eyes I knew even though I wanted answers from Bela about what he found, even if I already knew I owed him one too. What I wanted was easy. If I had even a grain of doubt before seeing Nyx and Apollo sleeping so soundly together with him had swept that away.