Disguise

Pee break

I woke up before him. Reece had caged me in his tight but comforting arms and it took a good amount of energy and will to get out of that space. He grunted a little before opening one of his eyes to look at me. I shrugged, "I have to pee." I told him and he shut his eyes and rolled over again. "Come back fast." He murmured in his sleep but he was snoring within seconds.

He must have been really tired, I figured, since he was a light sleeper, and didn't need as much sleep as us mortal humans. Their abilities were somewhat intimidating for someone like me, but I tried to not to let it bother me.

I fumbled around for my phone in the dark, before realizing that it was probably in the hall downstairs before Reece had flung me over his shoulder. An annoyed snort made its way to my mouth at that thought. Savages. Why couldn't they just talk normally?

It was still dark, I was guessing. The basement had vents and natural light seeping in - kudos to the architect - but it still didn't give me a hint of the time. I found the lights on in the hall - we'd left those on as well in his stupor. Xena was sleeping quietly on the couch. She'd curled up with the blanket in her arms and I made sure to not wake her up as I plopped down the stairs. I spotted my phone from a little distance away, sitting on the table next to the empty box of pizza.

It said 3:07 a.m.

I'd hardly slept two hours, but I knew that I wouldn't be able to fall asleep. It had been a good ten minutes till I scrolled through my phone and answered important emails and checked my social media feed. Reece hadn't come down the stairs thundering.

Deciding that it was safe to go outside without the threat of a sleepy/annoyed/permanently worried Alpha King, I took my copy of the key card and grabbed a coat from the stand in the foyer that the elevator opened into.

Alyssa wasn't at the reception desk anymore. In her place was an old man in his late forties, who immediately looked up at the elevator as I stepped out. He had white hair for the most, and a white beard to go with it. He was wearing formal clothes and was holding a newspaper, his spectacles were hanging low on his nose. He gave me a surprised smile, before standing up from his chair.

"Is there something I can help you with, miss?" He asked me politely before I could say anything. I gave him a smile of my own before shaking my head. "I just need to clear my head." I told him, moving towards the huge glass double doors that were now kept shut. The reception had two entrances, the back entrance directly led to the large swimming pool. I stepped out through the front entrance, deciding to take a walk around the entire place.

He gave me a polite nod before going back to his newspaper. "Don't wander into the forest ma'am, the path is quite confusing." I heard him yell, just as I shut the door behind me. It was cold, but fresh. It had probably just rained. Small lights surrounded the entire resort land, indicating my borders and I stayed well within them. The front ground of the hotel was large, it housed a huge garden, which was surrounded by a jogging track, and a small parking space for bicycles.

I could see, even from this distance the cycle that I had rented because of its distinguished basket at the front. There was a lot of noise for the night. I supposed that staying in the middle of the forest did that. I began to make my way to the side of the building, cutting across the jogging track and the lawns. The ground was all wet and the short grass full of dew. I grimaced thinking about the state of my slippers at the end of this.

There weren't many people out, given the ungodly hour, but I did spot a cleaning staff or two, giving me curious looks. The side of the hotel that I had walked into had a huge clearing, where in the center was a concrete circle that had a huge H written on it. There was no helicopter in sight though. I was enjoying my walk, it was cold and breezy, but refreshing and quiet. I crossed the patch of land within a small amount of time to reach the back of the hotel. The dark waters of the pool were still, not a ripple in them. I had the urge to go and disturb that serenity.