CHAPTER 100: 100-NIGHT AFTER WE KISSED

Kash:

The minute Iris broke into my arms, my body felt a wave of comfort, but also guilt.

For her to come all the way to my room to seek comfort felt like my fault.

She did not have to go through that. If anything, she should have lifted her head and found me right beside her.

But I was not there. Why? Because I had hurt her in the past.

"I wished I could tell her that," I said to my wolf while I stared into her beautiful eyes.

Then something happened, and I kissed her.

After so long, she did not push me away.

The kiss lasted only a few minutes, but I knew she needed comfort, not intimacy.

I refused to take advantage of how vulnerable she was.

I laid her down in the bed with me and did not say another word.

I had turned off the lights.

I could tell she did not feel entirely comfortable, even admitting that she was in my arms or that she had been getting close to me.

"You can leave when I fall asleep," I told her, in case she thought I was trapping her.

She did not utter a word. I held her close and pulled the blanket over us.

For a few minutes, I listened to her slow breathing. It was full of comfort.

The way she breathed and the way she smelled felt even better than before.

I wondered how someone could become more beautiful with time.

I was not sure when I had last fallen asleep like that.

Her scent gave me so much comfort that I drifted off right away.

I slept so deeply that by the time I woke up, Iris was gone. Of course she had to leave.

She needed to check on the children.

I groaned and turned on the bed, resting my face against the pillow where she had laid her head.

I inhaled her scent, admiring it, imagining myself on top of her.

"Don’t start trying to hump the mattress now," my wolf teased, ruining the moment.

"You and your nonsensical jokes," I grunted, rolling the blanket away and getting out of bed.

I rubbed my eyes, stretched, and tried to wake myself up.

Something about the day felt perfect, or maybe it was the small moment of comfort I had received from Iris.

"What do you think will happen today?" I asked my wolf as I stepped toward the bathroom.

"What do you mean?" my wolf teased back, wanting me to be clearer.

"I mean, how do you think she will behave with me today? It is obvious something happened between us. Do you think she will be more loving? Or will everything just be normal?" I asked.

"I do not know. All I know is that she came to us because she was hurting for our children. I will suggest you do not take it too seriously. She could even be embarrassed or regretting it," my wolf replied.

As soon as he suggested that, I began to grunt and groan at him.

"I do not believe you," I hissed. "I think she will be much nicer to me today," I said with confidence while I turned on the shower.

After finishing, I stepped out quickly, put on black pants and a black shirt, and did not bother to comb my hair or dry it much.

I just ran my hand through it. I was in a hurry.

As soon as I walked out of my room, I found Zoe sitting in the living room in tears.

My mother had her arm around her, trying to comfort her.

"What’s going on?" I asked as I stepped toward them.

"Zoe went to see her niece and nephew yesterday," my mother explained.

"Really? Aren’t they cute?" I asked, not reading the room well.

I had been too distracted that day.

Zoe gave me a judgmental look for even asking that question.

"What?" I questioned, sitting on the couch so I could quickly fix my shoes.

"Your ex did not even let Zoe see the children. Not only that, she insulted her in front of them," my mother snapped, making me slow down while trying to pull on my socks.

"And you know what? I have not met the children yet either," my mother added, making me slow down even more before I picked myself up.

"I will speak with her," I replied. "I guess she is upset that when I accepted Lara, none of you stood up for her," I stated, and my mother began to shake her head.

"There is a difference between being disappointed in someone and hating someone. She is letting you around the children, the man who cheated on her. Why is she taking her anger out on us? Her own family, the same people who left her to live in the woods and who she never wanted to acknowledge, are suddenly living with the children and everything is fine. But your children cannot come and stay with your family. Are you not their father? Do you not have the same right to them as she has? Then why can she let her family, and all those people from the rogue community, wander around the kids, while we cannot go near them?" my mother fired off in one breath.

To be honest, it made sense. I did not like Iris’ mother, but I could not tell Iris not to let them stay around her.

"You are right. I will speak with her. She is just worried about the kids these days. But do not worry, I know she will come around," I told them.

As soon as I shifted in my seat, I noticed my mother watching me, and I knew she had more to say.

However, at that moment, I planned to go see my children and check if Colin was fine.

Then I remembered I had not grabbed the blue box.

I needed to see whether we could give Colin another dosage in front of me, or maybe later, but I needed the box first.