Taboo: Bittersweet Revenge (Sequel)

Alpha Female

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"No sign of her in her home. Wasn't a lot missing but, but the place was trashed. Bloody shoe prints everywhere", he stated over the phone.

I feared this would happen, that we might be too late and our best source of information would be done. We don't know what's happened to her since her attack. What were Argents motives behind killing the scientists that attended the Masquerade Ball?

"Argents goons just landed in Russia now, after the same thing as you. Have you checked out her lab?", I questioned, hoping she may be there as a last resort.

"Headed there right now. I'll let you know what I find", he replies, with an odd sound in the background, making his words sound muffled in the noise.

"You're cutting out. I can't hear you clearly", I informed him, thinking there was poor cell service.

But he chuckles off, replying, "That's just the 2 feet of snow I'm treading in. The entire city looks like a frozen wasteland".

"How bad is it?".

"Canadian's have thick skin, let's just say that", he replied.

"That's for damn sure...", I muttered under my breath, but loud enough for him to hear.

"Did you say something?", he asked, sounding like he already knew the answer.

"Just find Litvinenko, make sure she's safe", I answered. Before he got the chance to speak up, I hung up the phone.

I don't know what the right emotion is I'm supposed to be feeling. On one hand we haven't found the scientist yet and Argent could've already got to her. On the other hand, Christian and I just had a 'kind of' normal conversation ever since I gave birth.

You could feel and see the tension between us. Everyone around us has already taken note of that. But it's not as if the tension is hostile, instead it's like unspoken words lingering in the air because neither Christian nor I know how to cope with everything that's happened.

After I had Raeven, I haven't been thinking clearly. Not only was it the serum running through my veins, but also demands of motherhood. I never expect it to be easy by any means necessary. What made it difficult to cope was that I felt so alone in all this. I want to be able to enjoy time moment, after years of hardship and painful miscarriages, I wanted savor this rare moment, possibly the only one I would get.

Of course, I wanted Christian to enjoy this as well, but that prospect seemed pretty far fetched. I can't go on like this. I need to know what's going through his mind, what's keeping him from communicating with me.

I know that shutting me out may not be his intention. After all, he needed to cope with this in his own way. Deep down, that was the main reason I hadn't spoken up yet.

Until I know I can't handle it anymore, I was going to have to swallow my pride and focus on Raeven, making sure he's healthy after the hell I put myself through.

I just want my little man to be healthy and happy with a family around him. The family's here, but the connection isn't. There's no way to put it off. We need to see eye to eye, especially at a time like this. We can't afford to make mistakes due to the lack of communication between us. This needs to be resolved the second he gets back. I've held this off one week too long. We should've talked the day he returned.

A loud sound suddenly echoed throughout the mansion. If I'm not mistaken, that's gotta be the doorbell...

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