Hiding

Chapter thirty-four

"You are starting to worry me a bit, Alexander." Magnus sits down next to Alec on the bed. He has been very easy to dizziness these last couple of days, and this morning is no exception. The concern is very visible in Magnus' eyes and Alec hates that he is the reason for that concern.

"I'm okay. I'm just a bit..." Alec doesn't know how to explain it. How is he supposed to explain that he is getting physically ill just by being afraid of what his father might do when he finds out Alec is responsible for the police opening up an investigation on him?

"I get it." Magnus takes his hand. "You've always feared the worst from your father and now everything is up in the air in some way."

"Yeah..." Alec squeezes Magnus' hand. "And to make everything worse, I don't even have a job anymore. So, I don't have anything to distract me from overthinking this."

"You have me." Magnus kisses Alec, making him smile.

"That's true. And you are the best distraction in the world. But you have your own job. A job you absolutely love. You can't hang around trying to distract me all day."

Magnus has gotten a job at the firm they both had completely fallen in love with when they were on their business trip together. Alec however, had quit his job at his father's firm. He just couldn't go back to that place. And even though he knows it is for the best, he misses working. His life feels strange without having something to get up for in the morning. Afterall, he has been preparing to be a CEO his entire life and now.... Now he feels he is nothing...

"I do love it, but I love you more and if you need me, I know my boss would let me work from home a few days. Making sure you get settled in." The smile on Magnus' lips is making Alec so happy.

Within a week after the incident at the hotel, Alec and Magnus found an apartment in New York together. Neither of them wanting to waste any more time being apart.

"Don't do that, Magnus. Go to work. I'll distract myself with unboxing some of my things. And maybe call Jordan to see how the case is going."

"Just don't annoy him again by calling every five minutes." Magnus says with a smirk.

"That happened one time, Magnus. Only one time."

"And even that is one too many, my love."

"yeah yeah..." Alec slowly gets out of bed, as to not make himself dizzy again and follows Magnus to the door.

"Call me if you need me to come home, okay? And maybe come and have lunch with me. I know the others would love to see you."

"Alright. I might do that." Alec kisses Magnus goodbye. "But no flirting with your coworkers, Magnus." He jokes with a laugh. At first it had been a bit daunting for him to know Magnus was now working next to the guy he had kissed back when all this began, but he got over it quickly. He trusts Magnus completely.

"Can't make any promises, so you better come by and check up on me." Magnus grins and winks before leaving the apartment.

Alec closes the door, still smiling. He loves Magnus so much. And he knows how lucky he is to be living with Magnus. Even if he is constantly afraid of his father showing up to kill them both. Which is why the apartment has surveillance cameras installed. He is not taking any chances.

He goes back to the bedroom to get his phone, then he dials Jordans number.

*****

"So, they have found even more victims they think can be your dad's?" Magnus hasn't even touched his food at their lunch date after Alec told him the info he got from Jordan.

"Yes, they think it could be him. Apparently, he might be linked to this guy, Valentine, that they already arrested years ago for killing gay men."

"And you think they have the wrong guy?"

"No... I think it is one of my dad's old drinking buddies. And that they are both guilty, but he is covering for my dad. Jordan said that they have always assumed that Valentine killed them all, but now they are looking into if he had a partner."

"A partner like Robert."

"Yes."

"Which means he has done it multiple times..."

"Yes." Alec takes a sip of his beer. His gut twisting in agony from all of this. This new information isn't exactly making Alec feel better. No, the dizziness and the sense of a constant increasing heartrate is still lingering. Maybe even getting worse.

"I'm so sorry, Alexander..."

"If I had just said something back when I was a kid, then maybe... maybe some of these men would be alive today." Magnus instantly takes Alec's hand in his.

"Don't do that, darling. Don't blame yourself. You were young. And scared. You couldn't possible have known."

"I should have. He was way too comfortable around a dead body."

"Alexander Lightwood." A stern voice sounds behind Alec, and he turns around to see two cops standing with their hands on their weapons. Behind them is Jordan.

"I'm sorry." He says, but before Alec can figure out what is happening, the other cop speaks again.

"You are under arrest for murder."

"Wait, what?"

"We found a dead body with your DNA on it." Jordan says then shuts up quickly when the other cop glares at him.

"You have the right to remain silent. Everything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."

"Don't say a word, Alexander." Magnus shouts as the cops cuff him up and drag him out of the restaurant. "I'm getting you a lawyer."

"I've already called Simon." Jordan whispers. "Go meet him up with him at the precinct."