All Chapters of Gravity: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Malachi took us to the airport and we hugged him goodbye. Adara was beyond excited as we stood in the queue and Christian was bouncing up and down at the boarding gate as we waited to board our plane.I could sense their excitement. We would be in Mauritius for three weeks, we had decided that we would come back home for Christmas and spend it together as a family and I had invited James and Shoran as well.We flew to Seattle and on to Frankfurt where we had a long stop over. From there it was almost a twelve-hour flight to Mauritius. After almost two days on planes and in airports we stepped into the brilliant sunlight and set foot on the beautiful island.There was a man waiting for us as we exited with our baggage holding a ‘Sinclair Party’ board up and I greeted him. He smiled briefly and led us to a car. The drive to our villa took almost two hours. We took in the heat, which was extreme for us, the beautiful scenery, and the noises.There was laughter and music all around us and

My eyes opened to the sun caressing the surface of the ocean. The sky was painted purple and orange as the sun started to rise. I went for my daily jog and returned an hour later. Sweat ran down my back in small rivulets as I took off my running shoes and dove into the pool.The house was still quiet as I went upstairs. Adara and Christian snuggled together as they slept and I went back downstairs to start breakfast. A knock on the front door interrupted my rummaging in the fridge and I frowned slightly as I looked at my watch. It was only seven am and I highly doubted that the Alpha would send his invitation so soon.I opened the front door and looked into the smiling face of Anna with Emilie next to her. Behind her were two young girls with their hands clasped in front of them and their heads lowered. “Hi.”“Good morning, Alpha Kiran.” Anna bowed her head respectfully and nudged Emilie to do the same.“Please come in.”They all filed into the villa and I closed the door behind them.

Even before the large door was opened I could hear the lively music being played. Karis told us that it was called Sega and native to Mauritius. The music was a genre fusion of Seggae and Bhojpuri and sung in Creole. It was an interesting mix of drumbeats and rattle sounds.My eyes scanned the room instinctively and the man that rose to his feet was – I assumed – the Alpha, Teeven. Another man followed him and I concluded that he must be the Beta of the pack. The women at the table remained seated and another table not too far from the Alpha table were occupied by children.Teeven was tall, like a typical Alpha, broad shouldered but with graying hair. His face was lined and his eyes exuded a calm wisdom. He wasn’t that fit anymore and I could see that he had gotten comfortable and lax, which was probably why his son was a problem.“Welcome to my territory!” Teeven took my hand firmly and grasped my arm in his other hand as he greeted me.“Thank you for the courteous invitation.” We no

The rest of our vacation was peaceful and adventurous. We went swimming with the dolphins and took scuba diving lessons and went on a sunset cruise. We ate at all the local restaurants and Adara went shopping a lot.To my surprise, Karis had started joining me on my morning jogs after arriving at our house one evening bringing gifts from Teeven to apologize for Vincent’s behavior. I liked him and we made a bond for life as we spent every morning together training on the beach after our run.“We’ll need to rent a ship to get all this back home,” I said jokingly as I referred to all the shopping bags.“Don’t be silly, a small boat will do,” she replied.We were lying on the loungers on the beach watching Christian play in the surf. He had a bucket and a spade. He was attempting to build sandcastles close to the black volcanic rock that protruded from the water that covered the beach area in front of us.“This has been the best vacation.” I had to agree; we had needed this time away from

James and Shoran arrived three days before Christmas and by that time I had already started stripping down the bathroom in the old main room. Adara wanted to redecorate it completely. She had already chosen new tiles, a large shower and a bathtub that would replace the old fixtures.She seemed more energized and the color scheme she chose flowed from the bedroom to the bathroom. She had gone with a light gray broken only by a soft green, almost the same shade as her eyes.I left her mostly to her own devices when it came to decorating. I didn’t really care what color the walls were as long as I had my own bed in there. Adara and Shoran had gone to the shops again. They were constantly changing the menu for Christmas lunch.We had also invited Robert to spend Christmas with us. Edna had gone to visit her sister but Robert had accepted our invitation. We owed him a lot and felt that he was also part of our family now. We would have his back with anything he needed and we would also prot