The Alpha's Lost Daughter

Chapter 4 - Lina

My mind was spinning, my body was frozen. Could this really be, or was I just that hopefully to fine my family.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Leroux family, but I cant help but feel something is missing. I can help but miss the family I lost all those years ago.

I look at Alek. He is steering at me with a panicked look on his face, as if he had wonder the same thing but was scared of my reaction.

"Alek?" I take a deep breath "do you have any photos of your sister? Would you be willing to show me?"

He doesn't even question me. "I do have photos, and I don't mind showing you" he puts an arm around my shoulder as if he was trying to comfort me as he leads me back to the main house and up to the 4th floor.

I'm not paying much attention to my surroundings and almost walk strait into a door when Alek stopes infront of it. He catches me just in time and I'm now grateful for the arm holding me up.

We walked into what looks like a 5 year olds room. Strangely I feel at home and see a few things I remember having as a child. We walk over to the bed and he lets me sit down while he goes to get a book from one of the shelves.

He placed the book on my lap "This is all my favourite photos and memories of her. I made her this book for her 5th birthday." I look down at the book and feel the tears in my eyes even before opening it. "I remember this book. I have dreamt of this book before".

He sit beside me and opened the book. The first photo is of 4 children all huddled up under a blanket on the couch. The smallest girl practically sitting in the eldest boys lap, looking incredibly cozy and half asleep.

The next photo is of the 4 children standing side by side, armes around each other, all covered in mud.

As soon as I turn the page I start sobbing. Theirs a photo of a little girl with her parents, sitting on the grass, having a pick nick. And there they are the two faces I have been dreaming of all these years, staring up at me.

Alek put his armes around me and held me tight. Like he already knew who I was. I couldn't help but turn into him, letting him hold me while I cry my heart out. I found my brother, I found my family, I could be hole again.

Just as I started to calm down I heard a voice in the hallway. "Who was in Lina's room? You know her room is strictly off limits! Who went into..."

The women from the photo was frozen in the doorway. She gasped and fell to her knees just as a young man rushed in "Mom are you alright, what happend?" He turned to see Alek holding my shoulders as we sat on the bed. I only now noticed thet Alek was crying as well. I placed my hand on his cheek and wiped away the tears. He looked me in the eyes and smiled at me "We found you Line, we finally found you" just before pulling me back into a hug.

When he let go a nother set of armes came around me and it was the women that came in a minute ago. This was my mother. But what do I say? She looked me in the eyes "Lina, my beautiful baby, is it really you?" I couldn't help the cry that escape my lips. "Mom" was all I managed to get out before we both continued to cry.

I have no idea how long we sat there crying and holding each other. But when she finally let me go I was surrounded. The man I knew to be my Father, the young man who raced to my mothers side and a young women where all standing infront of us now.

A mustered all my strength and got on my feet. My father took me in his armes first. He didn't say anything he just help me while he tride to calm down. I felt a set of hands pull me from him and ended up between the young man and women who I am ashamed to say I could not remember their names.

When they finally let go and we could all step back and see each other better, I finally found my voice again. "Hi. Uhm... I'm sorry but I can't seem to remember your names." I looked at my feet, to embarrassed to look them in the eyes. The young women spoke first "That's ok. You didn't use our names much when we were younger so it would make sense that you had difficulty remembering them. My name is Rachael but you always called me Ray Ray or just Ray. This is Jason, and Aleksander I'm guessing you already met."

"So what did I call you two then?" I asked looking between Jason and Aleksander. Jason was the first to respond "JJ, you called me JJ" I could see the tears in his eyes and hear the pain in his voice. I couldn't help but step forward to give him another hug before turning to Aleksander "I'm guessing I used to call you Alek, and that's why you introduced yourself that way?" He gave me a nod, acknowledging that I was correct before turning and looking at our parents, who were now standing hand in hand looking at the 4 of us with so much love and joy in their eyes.

We sat down in what I now know is my room and talked for a few minutes before Jason got up and told us all it was time for dinner. They invited me to sit with them and a smile spread on my face. On the way down I just remembered about Mason.

Stund, I stopped dead in my tracks causing all of them to look at me.

"What is it honey?" My mom asked looking worried. "It's just..." I couldn't find the right words when Alek spoke for me "it just that your brother is here and you promised to take him dinner while he is practicing. I'm guessing you also just realized that you have to tell him you found us. Am I missing anything?" Alek asked looking at me.

"What do you mean her brother is here?" My father asked surprised.

"My name is Lina Leroux, I was found at the side of the road when I was 5 years old. The lady thet found me took me to the city were I was placed into foster care. I was placed with the Leroux family who adopted me after two years of not being able to track down my family. I have 2 brothers and a sister. I am the oldest of 4 children and I am here today because my youngest brother was invited to play for the festivities this weekend. I am here to accompany him."

I look up at my family after I just rambled out a summary of my life to them and they all look sad and a bit confused. "So just to clarify, you have 3 other adopted siblings?" My sister asked me. "Yes, and Mason is the reason I am here today."

My sister froze before looking at me "Mason? As in Mason Leroux the 17 year old musical protégé? He's your adopted brother?" I couldn't help but feel pride at her shock. I chuckled at her reaction and nodded my hed to confirm her statement. She looked like she wanted to scream and faint all at the same time.

Alek pulled my attention back to him when he spoke "do you want to tell him now or first have dinner and tell him when you take his plate up for him later?"

I thought about it for a moment "I think I will tell him when I take him his plate. He is practicing right now and I know this will be quite the distraction for him." So we continue on to the dinning room and all sat together.

Many people around where giving me strange looks. Others saw me and looked like they where about to cry. I wasn't sure how to feel about all the attention I was drawing. Racheal leaned closer to me "we have a lot to talk about and a lot you need to know before your birthday tomorrow."