Our Demonic Spawn

11

"Isn't this nice?" Nyx laid out the picnic blanket.

"Ya." I anxiously sat down and started tapping my foot.

"Hey." She gently held my foot. "It's okay. He'll be fine. This is good. You need some separation and time to relax."

"I know, but I'm just starting to bond with him better. And I'm leaving right as I made a connection with him." I teared up. "He called me Mom."

"Woah, Ken!" Nyx held me as I started crying. "You're not abandoning him. We're just going on a date for a few hours and then going home to him."

"But, what if he thinks I left him?" My voice shook. "I just left him!"

"With babysitter Haze." Nyx chuckled.

"We should've taken him to Lily." I grumbled.

"She took Kevi to the elf realm for a brief getaway. Unless you wanted Yu to-"

"No!" She hysterically laughed when I cut her off. "Sorry. I'm being a sap when you went out of your way to do something nice and romantic. I'll stop thinking about everything else."

"Ken, you're a good mom." Nyx kissed the side of my head. "Have more faith and trust in yourself."

"Okay." I meekly spoke. "Thanks." I whispered.

"Anytime." She kissed me. "But, isn't this nice?" She breathed out. "It's so calm and quiet."

"I love watching the dolphins jump out the water. And the nymphs are always terrified." We laughed at that. "You'd think they'd come to expect it after so long."

"The dolphins are mischievous and tend to catch them off guard." She snuggled against me.

Nyx and I spent the next few hours relaxing by the ocean bank. We fed each other different items on the charcuterie board. It was nighttime and we smiled at the fireflies lighting up the place. I squeaked as they landed on my head making Nyx snicker.

"Kennedy." We turned at Roman's voice.

"What's up, Roman?" Nyx asked.

"You need to come now." He stated.

"What's wrong?" Nyx and I quickly stood.

"It's about your son." He answered.

"What?!" We swiftly approached him. "What happened?! Where is he?!"

"Walk with me." Roman led us back to the palace. "He's fine and safe. The Queen has him in her arms."

"What's the cause for panic? He couldn't sleep?" I worriedly asked.

"No." Roman suddenly stopped. "Worse." He whispered over his shoulder.

"What?!"

"There was... I was told to fetch and not divulge anything. I'm to bring you-"

"Roman, I swear if you don't word vomit right now, you will be well acquainted with my fist and the taste of blood." Nyx threatened.

"There was an assassination attempt on your baby."

My knees buckled, so Nyx and Roman swiftly caught me. My head was spinning and I felt my heart erratically beat. Nyx's mouth moved, but I couldn't make out any sound. I began to have a panic attack and clutched onto Nyx. She quietly cursed and l picked me up. Roman and Nyx then flew back to the palace.

"Oh, no! Ken!" Hailey approached us.

"Dammit, Roman. That's why I instructed you not to say anything yet." Ajax snapped. "Hailey, help her."