Page 11 of Her Greek Protector
Chapter 3
Alexi headed back to the library, where his parents and Kassi were still rejoicing over his miraculous return. More hugging and kissing ensued and then he remembered what he’d found out from the nanny. “Someone needs to contact Leo and tell him to come back home. He will not find me in the South Pacific.”
His parents threw their hands up and laughed. “That is true,” Vasil said. “Kassi, do you know how to contact him?”
Kassi nodded, all smiles. “He’s not going to believe it.” She hugged Alexi once more and then rushed from the room, leaving Alexi alone with his parents. He gazed after his cousin, his hand absently going to his temple where he tried to rub the vicious pain away.
“Son, you are hurt?” Tressa asked.
“Just a headache…”
“You lost your memory and should see a doctor. I will call for the doctor to come immediately.” Vasil picked up the phone sitting nearby.
“You should go upstairs and lie down,” his mother told him softly.
Alexi closed his eyes for a moment and then nodded. “Are my rooms…”
“Just the way you last left them.”
He nodded and then headed for the door. His headache was growing and it was already making him nauseous. He gained his room and was relieved to find some of his clothing hanging in the closet. “First a shower and then I can finally put on some clothes that actually fit me.”
Climbing onto the bed twenty minutes later, he took slow, measured breaths, hoping the pain would soon go away.
The doctor tapped lightly on the door and stepped inside. “Alexi? I was overjoyed to hear that you are indeed still alive. I can see you’re in pain. Can you tell me where exactly it hurts?”
Both of his parents followed, their faces drawn tight in concern for his well being.
“My head,” Alexi said through clenched teeth. “Every… Memories keep coming back, but it’s like I’m only seeing the surface of them. Every time I try to remember more, my head feels like it’s going to explode.”
“I see. Whenever you force your brain to remember it causes a headache. Let me do my initial assessment and then we’ll see what kind of pain relief we can come up with.” The doctor took his vital signs. “You appear to be in perfect health, with the exception of these headaches. It would seem the islanders took very good care of you.”
Alexi gritted his teeth. “They were very kind to me.”
The doctor filled a syringe and then disinfected a spot on his upper arm. “This will help to take the edge off right now. I want to run a few scans at my clinic, and then if everything looks fine, I’ll prescribe something stronger for your headaches.”
“I’ll have the car brought around.” Vasil immediately left the room to do as he said.
Alexi closed his eyes, just wanting to get these tests over with so he could go to sleep. His parents and Kassi insisted on accompanying him to the private clinic.
The doctor was very efficient. Several hours later, after reviewing Alexi’s test results, he handed Alexi a bottle of pills and a prescription for painkillers. “Everything seems to be fine, but I’ll have a radiologist take a look at your x-rays just to be on the safe side. For now, relax and let the memories come when they are ready. These painkillers may only take the edge off, so get some sleep. I’m sure you need it.”
“Anything’s better than this pain,” Alexi assured him.
“Take them with some food so your stomach doesn’t protest too much, and no more than six pills every twenty-four hours.”
“We’ll see that he takes those pills as prescribed, doctor.” Tressa stood next to Alexi, a no-nonsense look upon her face.
Alexi barely contained the smile that threatened to break across his own.God, it’s good to be back with my family! I should have never gone into hiding in the first place.
His parents fussed over him the rest of the evening, finally retiring to their own bedroom in the wee hours of the morning. Alexi slept off and on, his dreams filled with so many images he couldn’t tell if he was dreaming or having a nightmare. He dreamed of the island, of the storm that had sunk his yacht, and of happier times when he and Leo had been teenagers. His dreams moved from happy family memories to terror-inducing monster waves and lightning racing across the sky.
At first light, he woke and forced himself from his bed. His head was only a little tender, a dull reflection of the ferocious pain from the day before. He took advantage of the short reprieve to access his private files on the company’s hidden server. He wasn’t surprised when he realized that not even his brother had been able to locate these files. Alexi had gone to great lengths to protect himself and his family two years earlier when the threats had first surfaced. He’d hidden what was happening the best he could—maybe even too well now that he was on this side of it.
Leo should have spent more time learning about the company and less time screwing around with high priced call girls!
Alexi accessed his private email and once again shook his head. “No one’s even tried to access my files. My brother and I are going to have to have a long talk about security measures and the like.” Alexi was a stickler for security measures, and had he been in Leo’s shoes, he would have demanded a thorough scan of the company servers and an explanation for any unexplained channels. A private email address would have never been allowed to remain open—not on his watch!
He scanned through the most recent emails, and his blood froze when he realized they were all from the same account. The same account the previous threats had come from.