Page 42 of Xander
Silent tears poured down his little face and splashed against her neck and at that moment, her heart broke for her little man.She should have never put him in that situation to begin with and she hoped that soon, she would have the opportunity to kill Anzû.
When his tears slowed and he fisted his little hands in her shirt, tangling them together, she rubbed his back and spoke.
“It’s okay, baby.Mommy’s here and she’s fine.She’ll always be fine.I promised you that I wasn’t going anywhere, and I will keep that promise, okay?”
She didn’t really expect him to reply, so she stroked her fingers through his hair and the other hand continued to rub soothing circles on his back.She resumed her humming.She usually hummed to calm him when he had too much energy to fall asleep, the sound relaxing him in a way that had become their constant since Silas first shifted.And every night she loved to hold her baby, feeling as close to him as she could get, as he clung to her.
In the early morning, he finally calmed down enough that she knew he would need to see Xander to truly feel safe.She made her way downstairs and grabbed the other rocking chair in the house.When Xander spotted them and ran his hand over Silas’s back as she had done, Silas heaved a big sigh and blinked open his eyes to stare at his daddy.
“Hey, little man.We have a plan that I think will work to keep the bad man away from Mommy.Do you want to hear it?”
I don’t want Anzû to know about Silas.Even though he knew I was pregnant, I don’t want him to know anything about him, even his name.
With this plan, sweetheart, he’ll never know.
Silas rubbed the sleep from his eyes with his two little fists, blinking and becoming aware of everyone in the room.Instead of sending out waves of happiness, he was oddly subdued.
“I’m going to feed him, and then you can talk to him.”
Frost decided that he would be hungry, just as she was, and took him to the kitchen.Silas had chosen carrots this time, along with apples for dessert, and as she fed him, she kept making silly faces after he swallowed and before long, he smiled back at her.
You know I love you and Daddy more than anything else in the entire world.Right, baby?
Yes, Mommy, I know.But…
He won’t have a chance to do anything like that again.Daddy has come up with a plan to make both of us safe and once the bad man’s gone, we won’t have to worry about him or anyone else again.
Okay, Mommy.I trust you and Daddy.
Good, let’s eat and then go talk to Daddy.
Silas ate the rest of his dinner and when she cleaned his mouth and then picked him up again, she smiled when he cuddled close.She walked back in the living room and let Xander know that Silas was ready to hear what he had to say.
“Okay, little man.We know you’re special and could mind link and hear anyone’s thoughts, but I want you to push all of your family’s thoughts into Anzû.That way, he’ll have so many voices in his head, like you did before you learned to control it, that it would drive him crazy and we could get rid of him.He won’t know where the thoughts are coming from, and he might think that Mommy has become more powerful than he ever imagined, which will make him pause for a moment.”
“Since he won’t know where it’s coming from, he won’t suspect Silas.But are you sure that this will work?He seems to know things that we don’t.Maybe this isn’t such a good idea—”
Mommy, I want to help.
They discussed it for a long while and decided that any offense would give them the advantage in the long run, and this way, Silas would be safe in the house under his impenetrable barrier.Silas agreed that he would work to center all thoughts into one mind.He was happy that he would be included in the plan that would “make the bad man go away”, and so when it was settled, he sent a wave of happiness and contentment throughout the room.All they had to do now was wait and see.
