Chapter 428 - Four Hundred And Twenty-eight: Leave With The Kids (1/2)

The third point of view :

Reina had a bad dream, and in that horrible dream, Niklaus betrayed her. However, it was not a dream.

She woke up with a startle, senses muddled, and definitely pissed as hell. Dizziness overwhelmed her the instant she sat up and had to lay back on the bed till the whirling sensation stopped.

Niklaus betrayed her, that realization drummed in her head and hummed in her blood. She had trusted him and thought he trusted her too. But then it had all been a lie; he had used her; made her lower her guards so she doesn't suspect his intentions. The thought of it pained her greatly and with that grief, Reina made her way out of the room amid the nauseating sensation in her chest.

Where was she going to begin? Since Niklaus tricked her already, that meant they were already far gone, and heading over there would do her no good.

She would get herself harmed; get caught in the crossfire or even distract them in the fight. In one word, there was nothing she could do but wait patiently for their return - and then she could skin Niklaus alive with her own hands. How dare he drug her?

Despite the fact she felt horrible, Reina made her way downstairs to find her kids, having suspected they might be in the living room watching television when the light suddenly gave out.

What the hell? Was there a blackout or something? Reina wondered and was just about to take a step to inform the staff to change over to the backup generator when the sounds of gunshot reverberated across the house.

Reina screamed as she ducked, choosing to take cover behind the sofa beside her. What the hell was going on? Were they under attack or what? But then who dares to attack her home? She didn't seem to remember offending anybody and even if she did, her father's reputation did a good job of scaring them. Except…..

Her eyes widened to the size of saucers when that sudden ugly thought formed in her head. Un no, it couldn't be Miguel. No way, Niklaus and the others were on their way to capture Miguel. Unless they had been tricked and the real Miguel was out there shooting down their men.

Oh God, Reina realized it was a trap. Miguel had gotten her defenders to leave so she would be alone and vulnerable. Reina's heart began to pound in her throat, she had to inform Niklaus of the change of plans. However, her phone was in her room. Shit!

Reina turned around, searching blindly for columns and hoping to God she doesn't bump into anything to draw noise - she didn't care about getting injured. Her whole concern now rested on the kids, she had to get to them before Miguel did - no, she can't lose them.

Heart pounding in the chest, Reina traced her way back to her children's room and occasionally tipped over the steps, yet she didn't mind-her kids mattered more. Although there were troops stationed outside to protect them, Reina wasn't foolish to think they stood a chance against the enemy.

The fact that Miguel had successfully deceived her father and came all the way meant that he was well prepared and could only hope the defense outside bought her enough time to escape with the kids.

”Allen? Ailee? Neon? ” Reina called, stressing her eyes to scan their room in the dark. But unfortunately, she didn't get any reply which made her panic more, could it be that Miguel had already gotten to her kids?

No, she refused to lose hope and headed over to Isabella's room with difficulty. However, the instant she entered, Reina felt a whoosh in the air and instinctively bent just as something crashed into the wall beside the wall. Yep, those were her kids doing.

”Allen?” she still called to make sure

”Mother?”

A sigh of relief escaped her mouth and she was so tempted to hug her kids but couldn't locate them until someone flashed the torchlight from their phone. Isabella? Thank God.

”Mom, what Is happening?” Ailee was the first to ask after they ran into her arms.

”We're under attack honey but I promise you that we will make it out of here,” Reina made a promise she wasn't even sure of keeping.

”I've been calling Niklaus, he's not answering,” Isabella informed her, still calling him.

”Don't bother with that, if he does not answer, that means they've started the raid and no distraction is needed on the battlefield,” In one word, he's fine and we're dead meat, Reina of course didn't say it out loud to the kids. There was no need to cause more benefit amongst them.

”Alright, I'll send him a text message then,” Isabella's fingers were already working as she spoke.

”We have to leave now!” Reina announced to the kids.

”How do we do that without getting caught in the crossfire? Bullets are flying from all angles nor would they hesitate to shoot if they sense us leaving - we can't even leave from the entrance!” Isabella pointed out the flaws in her plan.

”Which is why you are here Isabella,”

”What?” She couldn't understand where Reina was coming here.

”You lived here the longest with your father and I know Niklaus, he must have a secret passageway out of here or a panic room where we can be safe until help comes,”