Author's Note: I have one question for you: Should I write a sequel?
Welcome to My Side of the River
Sonya
Alexa's POV
I couldn't stop flying. Iggy would hate me now. Now that he knew what secret I had kept from him. I would have to find a remote place to live now, a place where he could not find me. If I decided to live at all.
The sound of wings flapping interrupted my pain. Wings that were not my own.
I executed a complicated U-turn, and saw what I had most wanted to see, even though I had been afraid to hope.
Iggy.
"Alexa. Why are you running away?"
"Because I have no right to live inside the palace anymore. I'm a traitor."
"No, you're not. I asked Jeb to pass a decree before dinner. All experiments get to receive a home inside the palace, including you."
I was stunned. Why would he do this for me? Then it hit me.
He had liked me all this time. While I had been sure that my love was one-sided, he had been convinced of the same thing.
He flew closer to me. "Please. Come home."
I couldn't breathe. It was all too much. Me revealing my darkest secret, finding out that I didn't need to run anymore… and that Iggy hadn't just loved Nyx. He had loved me. Even when he had believed that I was normal, he had loved me.
He was still close besides me, waiting for my answer. I was no Angel, but I knew that he was hoping I'd stay.
Silently, I leaned forward and kissed him. He took over, holding me close. He could feel my answer in my kiss.
We broke apart. "Finally…" He said. Wait a second…
"Finally? Just how long have you wanted me to do that?"
He smiled sheepishly. "Since I'd met you."
I remembered the day I met him. The day I had fallen in love with him the second I'd seen him. He had been hiding his love just as long as I'd hidden mine.
"Same for me." Together, we flew back to the palace.
I was lost in thought. Itex wouldn't stop trying to recapture me anytime soon. But it didn't matter. Why?
Because I wouldn't he fighting alone. Not anymore.
Now, I had someone to fight alongside me.
Forever.
The End
