Kids from One Alpha

Chapter 29: The Storm

“That was bracing,” Logan said. “Mommy!” Olivia cried, running down the stairs. She jurnped into

Serena’s arms. “Where is your brother?” Serena asked, hugging her daughter. “I’ll go get him,” Logan

said. Serena nodded. Logan headed upstairs, looking for the young boy. He could hear his soft

whimpers coming from somewhere on the second floor. Oliver wasn’t in his bedroom, so Logan

checked Olivia’s bedroom and then Serena’s.

He felt like it was an invasion of Serena’s privacy to be in her bedroom, so he ducked out the moment

he knew Oliver wasn’t in there. He doubted she’d be too happy about him lurking in her room. Though,

the idea brought a subtle smile to his face. Logan found Oliver hiding in the bathroom, curled up in the

bathtub. “Hey buddy,” Logan said, kneeling down next to the tub. “What’s going on? The child trembled

as he uncurled and looked at the Alpha. “There’s lightning outside,” he said, his voice shaking. Logan

reached into the tub and scooped Oliver up in his arms. “It’s okay,” he said softly. “Inside, we are safe

from the thunder and lightning. Besides, your mom is here, and she will always protect you.” “Will you

stay too?” he asked. Logan started bringing Oliver downstairs. “I can stay,” he said. “Oliver, what’s

wrong, love?” Serena asked, coming over and taking the boy from Logan’s arms. “I’m scared, mommy,”

he said. Serena hugged her son, rubbing his back. Logan watched her with the boy, seeing just how

maternal and warm she was. It was a pleasant change from Holly’s crudeness. “Logan said he’d stay

for the storm,” Oliver said. “Logan!” Holly snapped, putting her hands on her hips. Logan went over to

Holly and his mother. The wind had picked up outside, howling through the trees. Another clap of

thunder hit and the sky lit up with lightning. “Holly, go home with my mom. Get inside before the storm

gets too bad,” Logan said. “I don’t want to go out there without you,” Holly argued. Logan crossed his

arms and looked at his mother.

“Come on, Holly, I can’t go out there alone,” Flo said, tugging at Holly’s arm. “No, I don’t want to go

without you,” Holly insisted. “Why do you need to stay with them anyway?”

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“The kids are scared,” Logan said. “I’m just going to stay with them through the storm. Then I’ll come

find you.” “No,” Holly argued.

“Well, I’m going.” Flo said. “And Holly, if you don’t come with me, I could get hurt.” Flo headed for the

front door. Logan raised an eyebrow at Holly. She growled and stamped her foot. “Fine! I’ll see you

later,” she said. She took off after Flo. Logan turned back to Serena. “You don’t have to stay,” she said.

“The kids and I have been through rough storms together before.”

“No, we want him to stay!” Olivia said, running to Logan’s side and grabbing his hand. Logan smiled

down to her. “The storm is getting bed” Logan said. “I don’t mind staying if it puts the kids at ease.”

There was another loud bang of thunder that shook the whole house. Both kids screamed and cried.

The sky opened up and rain pelted down on the house, splattering the windows. “Come on,” Serena

said. “Let’s sit on the couch and read a book.” Olivia hopped up on the couch and Serena sat down,

Oliver still clinging to her. “Can you pick a book, Logan?” Olivia asked. Logan nodded, heading to the

book shelf in the living room. Oliver whimpered with each rumble of thunder. “How about Call of the

Wild?” Logan asked, holding the book up. “Is it about wolves?” Olivia asked. “There are wolves in it,”

Logan said, coming back to the couch and sitting down with Olivia tucked snugly between him and

Serena. Oliver was still in his mother’s lap. He turned his teary eyes towards Logan as he opened the

book and started reading. It was a good distraction for the kids, and Logan read as calmly and

smoothly as he could. He even used funny voices for the different characters, getting Olivia to laugh

and Oliver to sniffle away his tears. Eventually, Olivia fell asleep leaning against Logan’s arm and

Oliver was asleep in his mother’s arms. “Thank you,” Serena said, looking at Logan as he closed the

book. “We should get them to bed.” Logan picked up Olivia and Serena stood up with Oliver in her

arms. “We’ll put them down in Olivia’s room. They’ll want to be together,” she said. Logan nodded,

following her up the stairs. He liked seeing her so gentle with the kids. She put Oliver down in the bed,

tucking him in and kissing his forehead. His red, puffy face relaxed and he squirmed, grabbing for the

nearest pillow to hug. Logan thought back to his morning, hugging a pillow in hopes of not having to get

out of bed.

Turning to him, Serena took Olivia from his arms. She laid the girl down beside her twin, and they

turned towards each other, clinging to each other.

“The storm is picking up,”Logan said, looking out the window. Branches were bending in the wind, and

rain pelted against the glass.

“I guess you’re stuck here until it passes,” Serena said. Logan smiled at her. The thunder pounded and

the power went out, Serena gasped, clutching at her chest, and the kids sat up in bed, screaming.

Serena grabbed Oliver, and Logan picked up Olivia again. The ground shook, the entire house

trembled. “That wasn’t thunder,” Serena said. Logan looked out the window again, seeing that a few

trees had fallen down.

“Trees are coming down,” he said. “Let’s get to the bathroom.” The kids continued to cry, and no

amount of rocking and hugging would sooth them. They had to feel safe!

In the bathroom, Logan motioned for Serena to get into the tub. She did, sitting down and taking Olivia

in her arms along with Oliver. “You’ll be safe there,” Logan said. “I’m going to check the rest of the

house and bring back a flashlight.”

“There should be one in the kitchen,” Serena said. “If not, there are candles in the living room.” Logan

nodded and headed out of the bathroom.

With the power out, the lightning flickered even brighter, making the house and the sky flicker with

brightness. Logan found the flashlight in the kitchen. He raced back upstairs and gave Oliver the

flashlight. He turned it on and the boy looked a little less frightened. “Trees are coming down all over

the neighborhood” Logan said. “You should be safe in here.” Serena nodded.

“It doesn’t feel that way,” she said, hugging her kids tighter. The house swayed in the wind, and Logan

was annoyed that the housing construction wasn’t sturdier. “The storm can’t last that much longer,” he

said, trying to be optimistic. Serena’s smile was weak and didn’t reach her eyes. Logan placed a hand

on the backs of each of the twins. There was a creaking sound from outside, the sound of a tree

straining against the wind.

“That’s the tree in the backyard” Serena said, eyes widening. Logan rushed to Olivia’s bedroom so he

could look outside. The wind was tossing the branches around, the tree arching awkwardly, bark

splitting. The tree was going to come down! Back in the bathroom, Logan hopped into the tub with

Serena and the kids. “The tree in the back is coming down,” he said. “It might hit the house.” “It’s okay,

babies,” Serena told her kids; rocking them as best she could.

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When the tree split, the crack was almost as loud as thunder! Logan grabbed Oliver, curling around

him. Serena did the same with Olivia, protecting the kids as the roof crumbled in and the tree crashed

down on them.

“Okay.”

Olivia and Oliver screamed. Serena screamed too, her hand reaching out to grab Logan’s arm. Water

poured down on them, leaves and barky scattered over them, but the branches weren’t long enough to

actually hit them. “It’s okay,” Logan said firmly. “We’re all okay.” The rain was letting up. The sounds of

thunder were drifting away into the distance. Logan sat up, uncovering Oliver’s body. He was clinging

to his shirt, crying and whimpering. Serena sat up, breathing deeply. The fear in her eyes tugged at

Logan’s heart. He looked at the tree that had crashed through her roof. The floor of the bathroom had

also caved in, damage to the rooms below was unavoidable, but his only concern was getting them

safely out of the bathroom without the rest of the house crumbling around them. “We‘ve got to get out

of here,” Logan said. Serena nodded. Logan took Oliver first, carefully navigating around the tree and

the broken floors. He set Oliver down on the floor in his bedroom, the least damaged room on the

second floor. “Don’t leave me,” Oliver said, grabbing at Logan’s arm. “I’ve got to go get your sister and

your mother,” he told the boy. “Stay right here, hold onto the flashlight so I can find my way back. Be

brave.” He touched Oliver’s cheek. Oliver nodded, tears in his eyes. The floor boards creaked

dangerously under Logan’s weight as he headed back to the bathroom. He held his breath, hoping the

floor wouldn’t crumble under him.