Chapter 233: Family Reunion

Angel’s furious expression changed the moment she heard her first daughter’s voice. She turned towards the apartment, where Lucy May stood just inside the doorway, staring at her mother with wide eyes.

"Lulu..."

All the anger on Angel’s face disappeared as she hurried towards her little girl. She crouched down while still holding Ocean in her arms, pulling Lucy May into a tight hug as soon as she was close enough. Her heart, which had been pounding with fear and rage for days, finally began to settle now that she could see her daughter with her own eyes.

She kissed Lulu’s cheek, then her forehead, holding her for a little longer than usual before suddenly remembering the person she had been searching for all this time.

"Where is your Mama?"

Angel lifted her head, her eyes immediately searching the apartment, and that was when she spotted April standing beside their daughter.

The Omega didn’t look frightened, nor did she seem particularly happy about what had happened. However, the moment her eyes met Angel’s, a small smile appeared on her face, and that alone was enough to make the Alpha feel like she could finally breathe again.

Angel slowly stood up, still carrying Ocean, and crossed the short distance between them. Without saying another word, she pulled April into her arms, hugging her so tightly that it almost felt as though they had been separated for decades instead of a few terrifying days.

"Thank goodness you are okay, Bebe..." Angel whispered, her voice thick with emotion as tears gathered in her eyes. She buried her face against April’s shoulder, breathing in her familiar scent while her arms tightened around her wife. "I was so fucking worried about you."

April wrapped her arms around Angel, holding her just as tightly. She didn’t need to ask how worried her Alpha had been. She could feel it in the way Angel held her, as though letting go for even a second might cause her to disappear again.

"Awe, a family reunion, just so lovely, isn’t it?" Anita’s cheerful voice interrupted them. She stood nearby with that same charming smile on her face, looking far too pleased with herself. "I’ll give you guys a little privacy, okay? So cute..."

With that, she closed the door behind her, leaving the family alone inside the apartment.

For the first time since arriving in the district, Angel could finally see her wife and both daughters together, safe and in one piece. Although she still had plenty of questions, she pushed them aside for the moment because nothing else mattered as much as having her family back in her arms.

A little later, April sat comfortably in the living room with Ocean on her lap, enjoying the chance to hold her two-year-old daughter again. She tickled the toddler’s stomach and kissed her chubby cheeks until Ocean burst into laughter, grabbing at her mother’s fingers as if she had no intention of letting her go anytime soon.

Angel sat nearby with Lucy May beside her, listening carefully as her eldest daughter explained what had happened.

"Mama, we woke up here, and that lady was already here," Lulu explained, moving her little hands as she tried to describe everything. "She looks like Auntie Benny, but she doesn’t act like Auntie Benny at all!"

Angel glanced at April, who was listening to their daughter while making Ocean laugh again.

"She’s right about that," April muttered, shaking her head. "That woman might have the same face as Benny, but her personality is completely different. She is weird.."

"Told you...," Angel agreed, remembering Anita’s irritating smile and the way she had spoken about the Morningstar family as though Angel had no choice but to return to the life she had left behind.

Before either of them could say anything else, Lulu carefully climbed down from the couch and reached for her little sister.

"Come on, Ocean. I’ll show you our room!"

Ocean looked towards April, who smiled and helped her down from her lap. Lulu immediately took her sister’s hand, leading her towards the room while talking excitedly about showing her everything inside. Angel watched them go, feeling a warmth in her chest that had been missing ever since she discovered that April and Lucy May were gone.

Once the girls had disappeared into the room, Angel turned back towards her wife.

"Are you okay, April?"

Her voice softened as she studied the Omega’s face. April looked exhausted, and although she was trying to act as though everything was fine, Angel could tell that the experience had affected her more than she wanted to admit.

"I think so," April answered, letting out a tired sigh. "I just can’t believe I booked a hotel and ended up getting kidnapped by Benny’s evil twin."

"Actually, Charlie kidnapped you before Anita did," Angel corrected her, leaning back against the couch.

April immediately turned to look at her.

"Wait, is it the Charlie I know?"

Angel nodded.

April stared at her for a moment before letting out another frustrated sigh, shaking her head in disbelief.

"I will not spare that bitch when I see her." She paused, looking around the unfamiliar apartment as the reality of their situation came back to her. "But where exactly are we?"

"The district. We’re back in the district," Angel answered, her expression growing serious again.

"Really?"

"Yeah." Angel glanced towards the closed bedroom door before looking back at April. "I haven’t seen any of our parents though, and honestly, that’s a good thing. I don’t want to see their faces. I just want to take you and the girls back to Mexico."

April didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she shifted closer to her Alpha and rested her head against Angel’s shoulder, wrapping her arms around her waist. From where she sat, she could see the dark circles beneath Angel’s eyes, and it didn’t take much to figure out that her wife hadn’t been getting any sleep.

"You must have been really worried, huh?" April murmured, gently rubbing Angel’s side.

"Fucking worried, April." Angel let out a shaky breath, resting her cheek against the Omega’s hair. "I couldn’t think about anything else. All I wanted was to find you and Lucy May. Thank goodness I had Ocean with me, because if I hadn’t, I might have done some terrible things to those assholes."

April lifted her head, looking into her Alpha’s tired eyes. The worry written all over Angel’s face made her heart ache, and she reached up to touch her cheek before leaning closer to kiss her.

Angel closed her eyes, meeting her wife halfway, grateful for the familiar warmth and comfort she had been desperate to feel again.

However, before their lips could meet, the front door suddenly opened.

"Reunion over! Angel Morningstar, shall we have that discussion...?"