Azrial smiled inwardly as he felt Ray dosing on his neck. He was hoping the lad would sleep well. â€œJen will come and visit anytime you want her too, and if Brace comes.. Iâ€™ll keep him busy..â€ he smiled whispering just high enough for Ray to hear it. Once he landed he held his mate close cradle style walking back to the castle. He paused in the kitchen to put away the lunchbox like bag before stretching and walking back upstairs to the bedroom. He laid Ray on the bed and removed the dress then knelt and rubbed their child for a moment â€œIts been a day of firsts for you little oneâ€¦â€ he smiled before he stood and started quickly stripping of all the uncomfortable clothing. Once he was stripped he smiled and stretched feeling free â€œSweet freedomâ€¦â€ he stretched more popping his muscles and rolling his neck a soft moan and a tired groan rumbled through him before he finally rolled onto the bed and drug Ray into the darkness of the den they shared. He was happy to see Ray had become used to the den and seemed to like it.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"> â€œDarlingâ€¦ wake upâ€¦â€ Nicki nudged at Azrialâ€™s side slowly â€œIts time to get up you need to go hunt im hungryâ€¦â€ he persisted heavily. Azrial finally groaned and made enough effort that he sat up rubbing his eyes â€œNickiâ€¦?â€ he tilted his head looking around at their den. â€œNickiâ€¦ whats going on.. why.. whereâ€¦ whenâ€¦â€ he was confused. â€œDarlingâ€¦ shhhâ€¦.its okâ€¦it wasnâ€™t your faultâ€¦â€ Azrial stared into his lovers eyes. â€œI didnâ€™t die because you werenâ€™t here my belovedâ€¦â€ â€œNicki! I â€¦ Iâ€¦ how are you here..â€ Nicki smiled and ran his fingers through Azrials long blood stained hair, as black blood rolled down his fingers onto Azrialâ€™s head â€œAzrial honey, you blame yourself to much for what happenedâ€¦ it wasnâ€™t your faultâ€¦â€ Azrial wiped at his eyes as he felt the tears rim his eyes. </span><br/><br/>â€œNickiâ€¦ if I hadnâ€™t of leftâ€¦ I would have been thereâ€¦â€ he turned tears rolling down his face.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"> â€œAzrial my love, you still speak in your sleep..â€ Nicki chuckled running fingerâ€™s through Azrials hair more..â€It would have happened no matter what you did or did not do. Thatâ€™s because it was meant to happen my stubburn mateâ€¦â€ Azrial held Nickiâ€™s face in his handsâ€¦ â€œNicki.. I miss you so muchâ€¦. The painâ€¦ I wasnâ€™t there for you when you needed meâ€¦â€ Nicki kissed away some of the tears, â€œEasy Darling.. take deep breathsâ€¦ and listen to meâ€¦ Destiny and fate decided this would happen way before we were even bornâ€¦ and everything happens for a reasonâ€¦â€ â€œWhy, why would they take you away from meâ€¦ why would they kill our childrenâ€¦. Why Nicki! Why must I live without you!â€ â€œBecause my love, you were needed by someone elseâ€¦ I had my time with you and it was the best time I could ever rememberâ€¦ but now I need to share and give you to someone else who really loves you and needs you more then I ever couldâ€ </span><br/><br/>â€œYou mean Ray?â€ Azrial spoke softly sniffling softly as the sun hit close to noon.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">â€Yes I mean Rayâ€¦ and only one child survive because thatâ€™s all that needed to survive, that one survived because it has a special destiny that only Ray could give itâ€¦ â€œ Azrial held his kness â€œBut Nicki I love you and I miss you and I shouldnâ€™t have let you stay there alone with hunters outâ€¦. Its all my faultâ€¦â€ Nicki kissed his beloved Azrial gently but deeply and held him sitting in his lap. â€œAzrial look at me and listen. It was not your fault and even if it was.. you have been forgivenâ€¦I want you and Ray to live happy long lives and I want you to move on.. Hold Ray like you held meâ€¦ fuel your flame and growâ€¦ let it grow and let Ray grown in your heartâ€¦ Cause, you do love Ray donâ€™t you?â€</span><br/><br/>â€œDo I love Ray?â€ Azrial seemed to pause in his sleep as if listening his tears slowly stopping â€œYeah, I love Ray. He saved me and the infantâ€¦ he protected us and gave us a new lifeâ€¦ He cares for us and loves us. He helps us and is so willing. He is very kind and helps me in his world to understandâ€¦ I â€¦ Iâ€¦ never want to leave himâ€¦.â€<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"> â€œThen I want you to forgive yourself and move on.. I want you to love him and now that you two are mates I want you to enjoy it. Here is your chance to moake a new life. A better life for you and the childâ€¦ do you hear meâ€¦â€ Azrial nodded as Nicki vanished</span>Azrialâ€™s eyes fluttered briefly as he looked around his heart pounding â€œRayâ€¦â€ once he knew Ray was awake he rolled over onto the love he now knew and held his hands on either side of Rayâ€™s face his lips slowly and gently with heated passion pressed onto Rays lips in their first loving kiss.<br/><br/><br/>"I'm hungry.." Azrial smiled, "Lets go hunt..." he crawled out of the den and picked Ray up "then we will bath..." he kissed Ray's tummy before he went about getting dressed. He seemed new and happy. He pulled on his white silk pants and got clothes for Ray once they were both dressed he picked Ray up and went to the kitchen where he sat Ray at the table, his lips turned in a large smile as he saw Ricardo "Good Morning Man.." he smiled looking back to Ray, "Love, what do you want to eat?"