Chapter 24

Amber's POV

A week has passed since Kyra was born. everyone was on their guard, but I didn't notice. they didn't want me to anyway.

Chris was with me almost 24/7 rarely leaving my side. he made sure I ate, drank, showered and slept. when he wasn't with me Nathan was. most of the time when Nathan was with me he was the one taking care of Kyra. She was a good baby, mostly slept honestly. at first I was worried 'what if something was wrong with her' I would think. but then she would cry and my worries would subside.

"wahhhh ,wahhhh" she began to cry. it was 3 am. I slowly got out of bed and walked into the nursery, then picked her up. "What is it baby? are you hungry?" I asked as I cradled her in my arms. "Wahhhh" she continued to cry. "Sh, sh, sh" I said bouncing her lightly in my arms.

"Amber I could've don't that" Jackson said entering the nursery. "I got it I'm her mother after all" I replied turning to him. his eyes were full of pity as he took another step closer to me. "here let me" he said with a light smile. I looked at him for a minute. "weren't you supposed to work night shift tonight?" I asked. "they had extra people so they sent me home" he said.

"now give me the baby I'll take care of her, you go get some rest" he said holding his arms out. "no it's fine really I got her" I replied. he waited a minute before speaking. "Give me the baby Amber" he said his gaze turning serious. "your not my brother" I said beginning to glare at him. "Who the hell are you?" I asked holding Kyra closer to me.

"Just give me the child and there will be no problems" he said. "Stay back, I'm warning you!" I said taking a step backwards "mittent" I said and the person who copied my brothers face went flying. I ran out of the room past him and ran out of the apartment. I didn't know where to go. when I got out to the street it was like a ghost town.

I looked around. 'this can't be real' I thought to myself I closed my eyes "surgit" I said aloud.

"Haaaaa" I jumped awake. I was back in my room, in my bed. 'it was just a dream' I thought to myself. I looked at the time. the clock read 4:36am. I slowly got out of bed and went to the nursery. Kyra was sound asleep in her bed. "What an odd dream" I said quietly to myself.

after a minute of watching her sleep I went back to my room. "are you ok?" Chris asked suddenly appearing behind me. "yeah I just had a bad dream I guess" I replied.

I liked Chris. he was absolutely amazing but, I still felt awkward around him. "follow me" he said gently taking my hand. "where are we going?" I asked as he led me out of the apartment and to the stairs of the building. "I want to show you something" he said as we began to walk up the stairs.

not long later we reached the roof of the building. "close your eyes" he said with a light smile before we exited onto the roof. I did as he said and closed my eyes. he then opened the door and slowly led me onto the roof.

"look up and open your eyes" he said. and... I did...

when I opened my eyes I was looking at the sky. Thousands of stars filled the sky keeping it from darkness it was absolutely gorgeous.

"it's beautiful" I said with a light smile not even taking a second to look away. "why did you bring me up here?" I asked he smiled. "I over heard you calling her your little light" he answered. "I thought one day when she gets older, you could show her the night sky when it's completely dark to show her just how brightly she shines in your eyes" he explained.

I began to tear up at his words. from the beginning he only thought of me. he only thought of how to treat me. how to take care of me, how to protect me, and most of all, how to love me. and here I was unsure of how I actually felt for him.

"your baby will not die today" Selene's voice rang through my head. "Chris and Nathan save her?" I asked she smiled lightly "not exactly" she said.

he even risked his life to save a child that's not even his.

"Chris..." I said looking up at the sky once again. my heart began to beat faster and faster. I was winging it. I myself had no clue what I was actually going to say much less how he'd react by whatever I said. "what is it?" he asked slightly nervous. he must've heard my heart begin to race. can't blame him for being nervous.

'Crap Crap Crap, what exactly am I supposed to say, how do I word this without the risk of him thinking I'm some sort of delusional psychopath' I thought to myself. in a weird way I kind of felt anxious almost.

"I think I want to try this whole being a mate to you thing" I said looking at him. "really?" he asked. "yeah" I said. I sighed, no matter what I do Kyra will always be in danger, and honestly... I have no clue how long that will last. I don't want to have to wait my whole life in order to be happy" I explained "let's start off dating then, like a normal couple" he replied.

"yeah let's do that" I said grabbing his hand. "your always putting my feelings first" I added. "you are the only person, I don't want to push away" he said looking down towards me. I smiled, "I don't want to push you away either" I replied.

To Be Continued.