Chapter XXVIX

As Elián crossed the southern border with the Russians, some cleared a path, others destroyed the burrows they found along the way. To the north, Olga was already about to reach Jordan. In Athens, Jonathan was still waiting for Emilia to fully awaken. Everyone had stayed behind to wait for her to wake up, both to meet her and to welcome her into the family. However, the Germans were already growing desperate at the sight of the American pacing back and forth.

—Really, cowboy, you almost dug a ditch in the ground. It calms the nerves. We already know he's going to live. You yourself saw how his subconscious began to change when he traveled to his roots.

—Don't ask me to calm down. I know he's going to live, but I think he's going to kill me when he finds out what I did.

—Do you want to be cremated or buried?

—Ha— Ha scratch my nail – He raises the middle of his right hand.

• I think I know you're worried— Everyone present turns to look at Michael— What? When she's changed, she's not marked by him— everyone looks back at the American.

• I won't deny that I'm worried about that issue, but I'm more worried about her reaction and the fact that she's going to hate me and that – I don't finish speaking because Darío comes out of the young woman's room – Did she wake up?

"Yes, I've explained the situation to him." He steps aside. "Go ahead. After all, he'll be your responsibility until my brother arrives."

He takes a breath like a shot of tequila to give himself courage, everyone encourages him to enter. He enters the room perfectly lit by the autumn sun, he clears his throat and a "hello" comes out of his mouth, but that hello is only heard by the

• "Hmph!" He walks slowly toward her until he can see the teenager's profile. "Hello?"

She turns slowly, her brown eyes fixed on the blond-

• Thanks for saving my life, Uncle Dario, explain everything to me. — she stretches out her arm, he takes her hand and approaches her— don't feel bad, okay?

—However, I beg your forgiveness. I was watching you die, and I wasn't going to allow it. Was I selfish? In a lot of ways, but I don't care. —He hugs her.

"Nothing to forgive." She leans her head on his chest. "I want to get up and walk. Everything hurts."

—Yes, of course, I'll help you – He offers his arm, helps her get out of bed, arranges her hair – you look beautiful.

—Thank you, you see me with eyes of love— she holds his arm tightly, he grimaces in pain and without meaning to he releases his Alpha scent, this makes the girl dizzy, holding his left arm tighter, he closes his eyes and shakes his head, his brown gaze turns light yellow— Jonathan, while I was unconscious I had strange dreams.

—They weren't dreams. When someone is changed, they're between life and death. You went where you should have gone.

—To the desert?

—With your ancestors…

Elian's passion

"If they were my ancestors, what were you doing there?" He stops before opening the door.

—If you stayed with them you would die, everyone you saw there was part of your family at some point in their lives, great-great-grandparents, great-uncles, second cousins, etc., etc., I came for you so you wouldn't die.

—And that darkness for the one who comes later?

—It was your magnifying glass being born—he sighs—your whole environment is going to change from today onwards and I will be your guide at least until your father arrives.

—Why you?

—Honey, it's like you're my daughter so to speak because I changed you.

—If that's true, I can't be your girlfriend anymore, right?

"It has nothing to do with it, but it's no longer up to me, but to you. But you must understand one thing about yourself, or you won't always be able to count on me." They leave the room.

• She was surprised when she saw everyone. There were eight Germans, one British, three Africans, including Alphas, Betas, and Omegas. Emilia was going to say hello, but nausea prevented her. "Everyone here stinks!" she said in Spanish.

—Please repeat what you just said, daughter. —Dario looks at her in astonishment.

"You stink!" she puts her hands to her nose. "Excuse me." She can't help but start gagging in nausea.

"Everyone get out... now!" Darío orders them. Emilia doesn't let go of Jonathan, but the Greek doesn't miss this. "John opens the windows to air out the room. Tell me something, daughter. Do you smell like me? How do you smell?"

—Well, you smell normal like when I met you. Why?

—I suppose you smell Jonathan? —The teenager looks at the blond, her gaze turning pale yellow again. —So? Does Jonathan disgust you?

—No, shouldn't I? —She looks at the two of them without understanding— I say, because her scent is pleasant— she gets scared— Do you think I'm disgusted by her?

—No, honey, no, calm down. Let's take it one step at a time. Please, Jonathan, leave me alone with her. Tell Elena to come here. I'm going to need her.

—Of course – he leaves as he closes the door, everyone stares at him –

That?

—So tell us, what happened? Are you okay? Why did we disgust you?

—She's fine, I don't know why she reacted like that.

"That's more than logical," says an angry Estrella as she arrives with a tray of food for the girl.