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nThe day after I got home to find my mate without her soul in her body was a hard one. All three of the kids were so miserable that they didn't want to go to school. That was to be expected though. All they knew was that their mommy wasn't waking up and that scared them. I was doing what I could to comfort them, but I didn't know what to do or say.

nThey weren't the only ones scared, so was I. This whole situation was scary, every part of it. And the fact that Dietrich and Shawn said that my Little Bunny's soul wasn't in her body was another thing that scared the hell out of me.

nHow? How did she lose her soul? Where did it go? And how could I get it to come back? The only thing that I could think to do was talk to Gabriel. He knew a lot more than most people when it came to these strange and weird occurrences.

nAnd if Gabriel didn't have any answers, then I would call someone else. I would keep calling old leaders of different species and clans that I thought might be able to help me. I would call people until I could find someone that was able to tell me how to help my wife.

nUntil I could save her I needed to remain strong. I needed to be there for my kids, those that were here with me and those that had yet to be born. I needed to be the pillar of strength for them. That was my job and no one else's.

nI did go ahead and let the kids stay home today. They needed a day to process everything before they were forced to spend time with everyone else. Good thing it was Friday, so they were going to have three days of resting and healing. It wasn't nearly enough, but I hoped that it would do for now at least.

nRight now, the kids were all in their rooms while I waited for Gabriel at Trinity's side. I was holding her hand and staring at her face. I wanted to say that she looked peaceful. I wanted to say that she looked like she was just sleeping, and I could believe that she would wake up at any moment. And I admit that that is what I initially thought when I saw her yesterday, but not now.

nRight now, it looked to me like my Little Bunny was having a really hard time. There were worry lines in her face enough though she was sleeping and there were signs of activity inside her body.

nHowever, despite the lack of apparent life, my Little Bunny was indeed alive. Her heart was beating, she was breathing, and I could smell the life inside of her. Now that her body was rested, I could smell the babies growing inside of her. The triplets inside of my Little Bunny right now smelled like caramel, chocolate, and peanut butter. It was like they were making a dessert or something. Still, it was a unique scent when paired to my Little Bunny's natural scent.

nWhile I was thinking about these things, there was a knock on the door, and I could already tell that it was Gabriel. He had come to my room just like he had been asked to. That was good. This meant we could talk now.

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"Come in, Gabriel.

" I called out to him, and he immediately opened the door and came inside. I watched his eyes go right toward my Little Bunny where she laid on the bed. He was a very loyal and diligent assistant, so I knew that this was hitting him hard. He had not been there with her when she collapsed, and now he was blaming himself for everything.

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"Hello, King Reece.

" He inclined his head in a small, respectable bow.

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"Thank you for coming, Gabriel.

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"Of course, anything that I can do to make things easier on you during this difficult time.

" I could hear the strain and the tension in his voice.

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"Gabriel, this wasn't your fault. Please, don't blame yourself. You can't blame yourself anymore than I can blame myself.

" I felt the tension in my voice as well. Dammit, this was still so hard on me.

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"Yes Sir, I understand that.

" He looked over at her once more with sorrow in his eyes.

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"The reason that I called you here today, Gabriel, is to ask you if you know anything about the things that are happening to Trinity. In your vast knowledge, with everything that you have learned over the years, have you ever learned anything that was at all similar to what is happening to my Trinity right now?

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nI could see the seriousness, the gravity of the situation, weighing on his mind. He had probably thought about this a lot since he heard what had happened. He should have expected me to ask him this question.

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"N..no sir, I have not. I have wracked my brain and I have contacted the Abbey, none of them know what seems to be happening. I wish I did though. I wish that I could figure this out right now and just make things better right now. That would be the best possible outcome.

" I could see the water brimming in his eyes. This man had faithfully served my wife for years. He had cried tears of joy when our children were born. He laughed with us. He celebrated with us. He fought battles with us. But he has never once failed in his duties. The amount of frustration that he had to be feeling right now, probably was on par with mine.

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"Do you know someone that we could call? Someone that we might consult with? Someone that could help us out, or might know where to go next?

" I was loading him up with questions so fast that he wasn't able to answer any of them before the next one came.

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"I will check, Sir. I will see if there might be someone in my list of connections that might know about this. I will not stop until someone is found. In the meantime, perhaps you could call Crawford and Queen Gloriana. They are both wise leaders that have been around for quite some time.

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"Yes, you are correct about that. I will call them both soon. I will spare no expense and I will stop at nothing to help my wife. I need her, Gabriel. I need her to fuel my heart. It won't keep beating without her. I need her.

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"We all need her, Sir. She is the center of the universe for us all. She is our Goddess Queen.

" There was a firmness in Gabriel's voice that told me he was going to push himself and do whatever it was that he could to figure all of this out. He would most likely overwork himself with it if I didn't keep an eye on him and make him stop to care for himself as well.

nThen again, I hoped that this wouldn't last long enough for it to negatively impact Gabriel's health.. That would mean that my Little Bunny would be in this state for a long time.

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