Chapter 268

Chapter 268
For a month after that, I wasn't allowed to go anywhere or do anything without checking in with her first. It took a long time to convince her that she hadn't failed me, and that I just needed to be more careful. Instead, I trained more to convince her that I could take care of myself should anything like that happen again.

I didn't know it then, but she was clearly telling me about blossom and her cousin Kayla. I can't even begin to imagine what it must've been like for her to go through that, but I'd like to believe that there are some missing holes in her story. We've both always been upfront with each other.

So this was a weird phase for us.

"Are you ok? You look like things didn't go well with mom," Aziel asked me when he found me standing outside. We're the only two people who call her mom.

"That's because they didn't. We're on opposing sides," I informed.

"Well that's a first. I take it she's just as distraught as you are?" he questioned.

I sighed. "It's frustrating Aziel. I don't think I've ever felt this feeling in my life. She means the world to me, but so does blossom. I feel like there's more to this than she's willing to share. She can't honestly be this sure that blossom isn't who she says she is, unless if she knows something that I don't. Something is off about this, and unfortunately we've both drawn the battle lines. There's no going back, which means I need to find a way to prove the truth to her before I stand to lose blossom."

"I can't say I know what you're going through, but I'm definitely on board with helping you. It's going to suck knowing that both her sons are against her, but I'm with you on this. There's already a lot of controversy surrounding Lillian, so to throw in the fact that she may not be who she says she is definitely adds fire to an already huge flame. We're going to figure this out Xander, and we're going to do it without losing them both," he assured me.

I couldn't help but hug him, remembering all the times that he's just been there for me. He's never asked too many questions, and he never cares about any possible danger we could face. He's just always there for me, and my relationship with him is one of the strongest in my life.

"We've got this bro," he told me, smiling.

"I know, but what about you and Storm?" I asked him.

"What about me and Storm?" he asked.

I raised an eyebrow, crossing my arms. "Are we really not going to address the fact that you haven't paid any attention to her since she's come back?"

"I'm not ignoring her," he denied.

"You're just not talking to her," I countered.

He sighed. "I almost lost you over her. I'm not even sure where to pick up from."

"I'm over it Aziel. I have blossom now, so if you want to, you can go ahead and see if fighting me for her was worth it," I offered.

"You don't trust her, and you know how much I trust your judgement," he argued.

"It's true that I don't trust her, but I also have doubts in the love of my life, so how much does that really say about me and my trust issues?" I confessed.

"I guess it's a chance we're both going to have to take, though knowing her, she's already mad at me for ignoring her," he sighed.

"She's got every right to be. The last time you saw her, she had just told you that she chooses you and you just left without saying a word," I reminded.

"Why are our lives so messed up? Why couldn't we just be normal guys with normal lives?" he chuckled.

I shrugged, smirking. "Normal is overrated anyway."

We headed back into the building and I texted my brother to let him know the updates from where we were. He alerted me that he, Franco and Jayme were setting up things where they were. It was all systems go as I headed to the briefing room where my team and Silver were waiting. I was surprised to see Grayson there too.

"Right! So it's been a long while since the six of you actually had a team mission, but the time calls for it. Your mission involves an old acquaintance. As I'm sure Grayson filled you in, Lane Mason has recently surfaced on our radar and is linked to some kind of bomb. Now, the most important connection here is that Margaux is missing, and she possesses the expertise to get this bomb made and completed. Lane is a genius, but not like Margaux, and before he resurfaced, we weren't sure where to start looking for Margaux, but his appearance isn't one that we deem a coincidence. We believe that he is involved in her disappearance," Silver started.

"And you want us to find her?" Mordecai asked.

"Not just find her, but put a stop to whatever it is Lane is up to," Silver replied.

"That's going to be complicated considering Lane knows our entire team," Malachi reminded.

"True, and this is why I need you to think outside of the box with this one," she said.

"Can we involve the Lillian?" I questioned.

She was surprised. "You would willingly work with them?"

"We've recently formed an alliance with them, and they're the people who can probably help us best with this mission," I explained.