UNEXPECTED

Chapter 1

Ambrose POV

It was the hot season in Ixia. Commander Ambrose has finally got his long awaited vacation of two weeks. This was the customary annual leave he took once in a year to enjoy a few days in his beach house in MD 8. After all the fiasco of this year, was the worst he had to handle after he had to face after taking over Ixia. Now that the Fire Warper's are finally eliminated (didn't I predict that magic was more harm than good?) everything was back to normal again, well almost everything. After Yelena had informed me about my mother's soul in my body, I thought it was time to let her soul rest. With Yelena's help, I released her to the sky. Now it's only me Ambrose stuck in this body. Guess that Ambassador Signe won't be putting up an appearance again soon…..

Looking out of my beach house, I made a cup of tea and went to stand in the patio. The morning sun caused the Sunset Ocean to glisten in a bluish splendor. I could see the fisherman returning back to land from their long haul in the sea. He leaned against the post, sipping the tea slowly and he went back again to reminisce the last few weeks, shuddering involuntarily thinking about the paperwork that followed the incident…It was hard to convince Valek to go on vacation without guards. But he was very sure there are a few of Valek's cops stationed around this area in civilian clothing. Even after all this time he cannot help but to feel constricted with the guards following everywhere he went. However it was a part he had to embrace with his position, and Valek was basically looking out for me both as the head of security and as a friend. After all he was thankful for Valek and his ex- food taster now Liaisons Yelena for saving both Ixia and Sitia from all that occurred in the past year.

I couldn't help but to smirk to myself whenever I recalled how Valek moped around the castle for weeks following Yelena's departure to Sitia. Throwing himself into work during the day and carving all night long (the damn noise was so loud I could hear it all the way up to my apartments, even I lost sleep because of it). Who would have thought that the greatest assassin of Ixia would be brought down low by a woman nearly half his age (who was also a magician). Valek acted more like a lovesick puppy nowadays and I loved to tease him about the "interesting developments". All I got back in reply was "One day you will also know what it feels like , Sir. Mark my words."

Ambrose shook his head to get rid of that thought. It was a childish notion, even a bit naïve to think that, the Commander of Ixia would ever fall for a woman. In all his life he was content on being who he was and being single. Though looking back now, he couldn't help but to feel a small tingle of loneliness whenever he thought about the loving looks Valek and Yelena shared before him prior to her departure to Sitia. Shaking himself out of the depressing thoughts so early in the morning, he looked out to the ocean again. The fisherman had finished unloading their wares and had begun their way towards the markets. The beach was coming back to its' usual silence.

His beach house was strategically built well hidden upon a cliff away from the main hubbub and from the view of the people below. Only a few knew about the house and how to enter it. At least here he could take a few days off away from all the paperwork and meetings. He couldn't help but think about all the work piled up when he returns back…. The sun had climbed up higher in the sky and the water started to look more inviting. Even though he had arrived the previous night feeling fresh, now he was actually feeling the aches of the journey. Willing himself to not to give into the temptation of going back to bed, he finished his tea and went to change into a pair of swimming trunks and hit the beach for a swim, before the sun becomes too scorching and harsh.