The Alpha's long lost heir
Chapter 77: A part of his heart

Chapter 77: A part of his heart

"Mother."

Nyx walked to his room, "What happened?"

"I want a drink of water mother," he said, his voice sounding tired.

She nodded and walked to the kitchen, a few minutes later, she returned with a glass of water.

"Here you go my dear," she helped him sit up and helped him with the glass of water.

"Take it slowly okay?"

When he was done, he sighed, "I feel so weak."

She creased her brows, "Why? What is the matter?"

"I do not know what is wrong with me all of a sudden, I do not feel right."

"Oh my goodness, it must be a fever, you will be fine my son, I will go get some herbs for you alright?" She stood up and headed out of the room.

Archi turned on his bed feeling restless but still too weak to leave his bed. Dora had gone to the market, so with Nyx out of the house, there was no one else with him.

He looked at the ceiling, "Hmm, my head hurts too," he croaked and coughed.

Five minutes had gone by, still Nyx hadn’t returned.

"Mother?" he called out weakly, "Where are you?"

He got no response, he sighed sadly and looked around.

"Archi?" Nyx’s voice came in a few minutes later, "I am here for you my son," she sounded panicky.

She held a cup, which Archi suspected was filled with herbs.

"Mother, my head hurts too, and my vision is blurry."

Nyx was now beginning to panic, "When did these start?"

He sniffed, "This morning."

She creased her brows, "Could this be just a mere cold?"

"I want to puke too," he said, attempting to get down from the bed.

She rushed to his side and helped him.

"What could be happening to you all of a sudden?"

He sniffed, "I am very tired... stay with me mother."

She gently caressed his head, "I will not leave you," she shook her head.

She cuddled him and made him drink the cup of herbs, "You should be fine by noon, just go to sleep."

She laid him on the bed and slowly he fell asleep.

Nyx gazed at him with worried eyes, "What really could be the problem? It seems this is not fever," she bit her lips.

She exhaled, "Nothing should happen to my son, nothing will happen to him. I just recovered him from the hands of death, please do not take him away," she said, almost drawn to tears.

She calmed down, and walked to the living room, "It should be a fever, it can be treated, and he will be fine," she told himself.

She sat down on a chair, "He will be fine," she told herself.

....

"Maybe it could be a cold. Archi played outside till dusk."

Nyx propped up her chin, "Why does it feel so wrong? I do not want to feel this but I think this is more than a cold."

"Then what could it be?"

"I do not know, I am now scared of the unknown."

"Why are you thinking negatively all of a sudden? Maybe it is just a mere cold, he will be fine."

Nyx looked at her, it was visible that she was very worried, "

"He is very tired, weak and his vision is blurry... I just hope it is not what I think."

"What are you thinking of?"

"She tapped her head, "He has seen his father before."

"Tsk, so? What is supposed to happen now?"

"Only goodness knows what they shared before they came here to find us, for some reason, I fear Archi likes him already."

"That can not be possible, why are you saying that?"

"What if Oberon has ’taken a part of his heart?’"

Dora drew her head backwards in surprise, "What? Are you even listening to yourself? Why are you saying such things?"

"Let us face the reality, Archi must have shared that bond with him, since he could not do so at birth."

Dora had now become terrified, "So Oberon cut his heart into two?"

Nyx rolled her eyes and looked at her, "That is.. not what I meant," she shook her head.

"Then what are you trying to say?"

"I am saying that, since Oberon is his father.. a fact I can not deny, Archi must have been so drawn to him, and then given him ’a part of his heart.’

"Are you being literal here?"

"No."

"Oh, you mean it figuratively," she gave a sigh of relief.

She closed her eyes and exhaled, "He has not seen Oberon in a week now, it has gotten to him and now he has fallen sick."

"So, what do we do? Make him see Oberon?"

Nyx bit her lips, "But I really want him to stay away from Oberon, I do not want him near my son," she held her head, pushing her hair backwards.

"Oh my, you have to convince Archi, you just have to."

"I know, I definitely have to, otherwise this will turn to something else, and I do not want that," she shook her head sadly.

"Hopefully, you have to think of something Nyx, and fast."

They heard some sounds coming from Archi’s room, Nyx rushed there.

"Archi? Are you okay?" She rushed to his side.

He mumbled some words.

"What was that?"

"I saw him in my dreams again," he said weakly.

Dora came into the room, listening to them speak.

"Who was that?"

"He called himself my father but you say he is not."

Nyx soon realised what he was talking about, "He was in your dreams?"

He nodded, "He always keeps coming and anytime he leaves, it is as if something was taken out of my chest and I feel pains."

Dora gasped, exchanging glances with Nyx, she was right all along!

"Nyx felt weak, for the next few minutes, she said nothing.

"Will I die mother?"

She shook her head, "No! There is no way you are going to die, nothing is going to happen to you."

He gulped and closed his eyes, sweating profusely.

Nyx closed her eyes, "What do I do?"