CHAPTER 180: DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH KAEL’S PARENTS?

Kael’s POV

Soon, Fluffy’s barking echoed in the side house as I brought them. Vixen allowed me to carry the box she was in with her pets. And that little hamster—he understood nothing other than eating the entire day, turning himself into a fur ball.

Fluffy looked for Eira and went toward the bedroom. The bastard straight climbed the bed, but then sniffed it and stopped barking.

The animal instinct told him what happened here, and he looked at me.

I narrowed my eyes on him and he quickly stepped down from the bed. He wanted to go to Eira, but felt wary under the Alpha’s gaze, knowing I could kill someone for touching my mate.

I eased my expression and told him to go ahead. He quickly moved to the other side of the bed and stood before her. He licked her tear-stricken face and urged her to get up.

She finally moved, caressed, and hugged him. These bastards never failed to make me jealous.

I walked toward them and looked at Fluffy. "Go. Your food is served."He quickly separated from Eira and went out of the room.

"I have filled the bathtub for you. You should soak in warm water. You will feel better." Not waiting for her response, I carried her anyway and put her in the warm water.

She refused to look at me, her gaze lowered all the time. I helped anyway, and soon she was ready in a fresh set of clothes.

I carried her out and put her on the sofa. "Vixen is allowed to touch her kittens. You can try," I told her.

She looked at her cat and her kittens in the box that I had purposefully placed in front of the sofa. She finally moved to the carpeted floor and knelt before the box.

Seeing her eased movement, I was relieved she wasn’t in any discomfort even after I had fucked her for so long.

"I am preparing breakfast for us," I told her and walked toward the kitchen, leaving her with her pets.

While preparing breakfast, I kept watching her. The dreams I once had were coming to reality right in front of me.

Eira and I, in this same home, living as mates. She happily played with our pets while I watched them.

She was enjoying holding those small kittens in her hands, caressing them, even smelling them. It brought a smile to my lips.

Everything I once dreamed of seemed not far now, but the only thing left was for her to accept it with a happy heart, and not with hatred. I was sure that would come as well, as long as I kept trying.

Roman had returned home, and I called him straight here so we could have breakfast together. By the time he came to the side house after having a bath and dressing freshly, the breakfast was already prepared.

"Good morning," he wished me calmly, but I knew he must be unsettled inside after I had mated with Eira.

I wished him back and served the food on the dining table while he came to help.

In the kitchen, he finally broke the silence. "How is she?"I knew the exact meaning.

"Doing well. Don’t worry," I meant to let him know she was fine even after the intense mating session.

He hummed, and I told him, "Call her to the dining table."

He brought Eira to the dining table. I cooked everything she preferred. As always, she ate quietly. With just the three of us, there was utter silence at the table, as she wouldn’t talk while we two didn’t know what to talk about.

It was good to have Lucian and Rafe around, who never let us eat quietly and always had something to say.

"How’s Rafe?" I asked him anyway—better than the dead silence.

"Lucian took care of him. He is fine," Roman assured.

"Any updates?" I asked again.

Not revealing much in front of her, Roman answered, "They have left successfully. They’ll be here by the evening."

At this, I looked at Eira who was eating with her head down. She didn’t even know what we were talking about. For a moment, I thought of telling her that her son was coming home... but Isla had asked us to make sure she didn’t have any suicidal thoughts before handing him over to her.

And I was still not sure about that.

When the child was home, what were we going to tell her about him? Whose child he was, and why he was living with us?

For now, I let the thought slip to the back of my mind. I was sure we would find a way.

After the breakfast, I had an important meeting which couldn’t be delayed.

"Take care of her," I told Roman and returned to the main house.

Moreover, he must want to be with her as well, alone.

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Roman’s POV

After Kael left, I went to Eira, who had returned to Vixen and her kittens. She was holding one in her hand while the other two were snuggling with their mother.

As I settled next to her, I noticed the mark on her neck. Kael’s mark.

For a moment, it felt like my heart burned, because that should have been my mark. But I couldn’t complete it with her. Only Kael could do it. Then I consoled myself, thinking I would complete my bond with her very soon, and she would carry my mark as well, showing she belonged to me.

I picked up one kitten too, caressing and smelling it just like Eira was doing.

"They are adorable," I commented, "so much that you won’t want to let them go."

She hummed and held the kitten against her chest, in her warmth.

I decided to talk with her about something important, seeing she was in a better mood now. Though she had mated with Kael, I could tell nothing had changed between them.

It couldn’t go on like this. Things needed to change. She needed to know our side of the story as well, though I didn’t expect her to forgive us as we had truly wronged her.

I was damn sure, Kael would never tell her or explain her his side, but I should. He would rather accept her hate, without even asking for forgiveness.

"Eira, do you want to know what happened after you were taken away by the police for shooting Alice?" It took me every bit of my willpower to raise this topic, which could break her into a storm of emotions once more.

I felt her body tense at the mention of Alice’s death.

"Do you know what happened with Kael’s parents that night?" I asked again. "How they were killed?"

She slowly turned her head to look at me. Her gaze wasn’t cold this time, but wary and filled with unspoken questions.

"You met Kael’s mother once, do you remember it?" I asked. "She gifted you the pack crest to welcome you as part of the pack. Our Luna... she cared for everyone, so did our Alpha."

She definitely remembered it—her gaze told me so.