Hi Everyone, ok well I'm really stupid. This is what I did, I wrote this chapter and then got interrupted and had to save it and close the document… then I completely forgot about it and was like "Oh haven't gotten any reviews from that chapter, must have been terrible." However silly me didn't actually upload it. So here it is, finally because it has been sitting around for about a week now because I was so stupid. So very sorry about that guys, please enjoy chapter 10 and review

Alek dropped his bags off at the hotel he was staying out but didn't bother to look at the room, he had no time to get settled in or appreciate the view from the balcony. He had a week to find Chloe, he couldn't be away from the San Francisco pride for any longer, they needed him too and he couldn't abandon his duties there. There was no time to waste, Alek had no information to start with and no leads on where Chloe was but he wouldn't let that stop him from finding her. He needed to find her and he hoped she needed him too. There was a nagging voice in his mind that he constantly tried to ignore, it reminded him that it had been months since he last saw Chloe and she might not want to be found, especially by him. It worried Alek that she might have a new life here, she might have found someone better than him but he pushed his doubts aside and reminded himself that he would never know unless he found Chloe.

Alek took his phone out from his pocket, four missed calls from Jasmin plus a new message also from Jasmin. Alek felt guilty for not letting Jasmin in on his plan, he knew Valentina would know exactly where he had gone but Jasmin was left in the dark. They always had an open relationship with each other; they had no secrets until now. Lately Alek didn't know anything about Jasmin's life, they barely spoke to each other outside a brief conversation at breakfast and he missed having Jasmin to talk to and tease. Thinking about Jasmin made Alek remember something, Jasmin's current boyfriend Josh was from the pride in Arizona. Alek couldn't believe he had never thought about it until then, Josh would have everything he needed to know; names, locations everything. Alek finally felt like he had a good chance of finding Chloe for real and once he found her, he was never letting her slip through his fingers again. Losing her had caused him the worst pain he could possibly imagine and he was never going to go through that again. Alek quickly sent a message back to Jasmin with a brief explanation and apology before sending a message to Josh asking for his help finding Chloe.

Alek sat down to eat a burger for lunch while he waited for a reply from Josh, finally after what seemed like forever a message came through, Alek held his breath as he read.

Hey Alek,

It's good to hear from you, glad you are ok.

The pride moves around constantly so I don't have an exact location for you, my best bet is in Flagstaff. I know it's not a solid lead but it's the best I have. I hope you find her.

Good luck.

It was a long shot, going to flagstaff because Josh had a hunch they were there but it was all Alek had to go on, he checked to bus timetable for the next bus to Flagstaff. It was in one hour, Alek used the time before the bus came to plan his next move. He figured there would be a large number of Mai protecting Chloe, all he had to do was find them before they found him. He needed to speak to Chloe before they saw him so she could tell them he was no threat to her safety. Without her permission, Alek wouldn't even get close to finding her. All her Mai protectors would make sure of that. The bus trip gave Alek time to think about what he would say to Chloe when he found her, he wasn't sure how he would greet her. Hello just didn't seem to cut it. Of course he knew what he wanted to do, he wanted to sweep her up in his arms and kiss her, he wanted to feel her soft lips and smell her rose scented shampoo. But he couldn't, what if she didn't want to kiss him? Or if she had a new boyfriend? There were too many things to consider first, and Alek didn't want to over step the boundaries.

It was early afternoon by the time Alek arrived, he found a motel with a vacancy for the night then set out to look for Chloe. He didn't know the training routine for the Mai in Arizona, he and Jasmin preferred to train at night to avoid being seen but that could be different here. But he couldn't let himself back down now, no matter how many doubts he had, he had to keep going and find Chloe. Letting her go was the worst mistake of his life. As Alek left his room he stopped suddenly in his tracks as he remembered something that he couldn't believe he had ever forgotten, he had found Chloe when she was kidnapped on more than one occasion, why couldn't he find her again? All he had to do was concentrate like before and hopefully he would sense her somewhere, it would cut down his search considerably and he had a much better chance of finding her that way.

He sat on a bench further down the street and closed his eyes, he focused on controlling his Mai senses so he could block out the noise and focus solely on Chloe, her eyes, her smile, her laugh, and finally the way she made him feel whenever he was near her. Alek's mind was completely focused on his Chloe, waiting for the familiar sense that would direct him to her.

Chloe's POV

Chloe leapt over a fallen rubbish bin and looked behind her hastily to see if her training partners were close, she jumped on top of a parked car before continuing running. There were more obstacles here than in San Francisco and she was getting much faster and better at managing obstacles in her path. As she turned the corner into the next street, she felt her heartbeat quicken and something tug at her heart. She couldn't explain it but it was so familiar, she didn't understand why but one word came out of her mouth that shocked her, she didn't know why she said it but as soon as she did, she knew she was right. "Alek."

Hope you all liked this chapter, a bit short but I didn't really have much to add because I didn't want to be boring. Please review it would make my day xoxo