Chapter 26 My Dad The Royal Guard

Chapter 26 My Dad The Royal Guard

His eyes sparkled with a knowing glint, and he whispered, "I've been waiting for you, Rea. I've been waiting for you to bring me home."

I pulled back, stunned, as a million questions raced through my mind. What did he mean? How did he know? And what secrets had he been keeping all these years?

"I'm finally home!" he exclaimed, tears flooding his face as I held him tight.

When he finally calmed down enough to speak again, he began to explain, his voice laced with a mix of sadness and wonder. "I was her Royal Guard when she submerged Atlantis. We were still fighting the war, and its shields wouldn't let us back in. We searched for Atlantis for decades, but eventually gave up, thinking she had taken it back to our world."

He paused, collecting his thoughts before continuing. "Then I met your mom, and she became pregnant with you. We already had Lucas, but then I was taken."

His voice trailed off, and I knew he was thinking about the years he had lost. I