로그인Jason’s POVAll of us were frozen in place as we watched him giggle.It wasn’t a dream, right?The water from the shower kept flowing as we completely forgot what we were even doing. The silence surrounded us, mixed only with the sound of the running water.Raven seemed to realize what had happened and quickly closed his mouth, as if it wasn’t supposed to happen.Damn! It was our fault for acting like something shocking had happened and scaring the kid."Raven, your shower hose has stopped. You should splash water on them and help us," Lucian said quickly to salvage the situation. "We’re a team.""We’re going to win anyway," Roman said and resumed the water fight.I went to Raven and picked him up in my arms. "He’s in our team now," I said, looking at Raven. "Do you mind? We need you."He nodded to agree.I smiled. "Then start."I ran around with him in my arms, both of us splashing water on the others, and once more, everything felt normal.We didn’t have to show him that what he did
Lucian’s POVKael had returned with Raven. Finally, the little guy was here. Eira looked at him, her expression pleasant at the sight of him, but she didn’t go to him.She offered him a smile and resumed her work, now cleaning some dirt spots with a wet cloth and using tools to cut her hamster’s nails.Raven simply looked at her, probably surprised that today she didn’t come to him."Good morning, bud," Rafe went to him. "Ready for another adventure today with Daddy Rafe?"Just as he said it, all of us wondered what this bastard was going to destroy today. His idea of fun clearly wasn’t normal.Raven nodded. Damn! The kid was going to be like Rafe very soon.The surprising fact was, he didn’t look at Kael to ask for his permission.After Kael, Rafe was second person who managed to win this little guy. The fuck we had to work hard."Let him eat first," Kael told him.Raven once more turned his attention to the busy Eira."Want to go play with the pets?" Kael asked him.He nodded. Every
Roman’s POVThe next morning when I woke up, I found she was still close to me, sleeping peacefully in my arms. When we started sleeping together, I never thought there would be a day like this—when she wouldn’t be reluctant to get close to me.She still had her hand wrapped around me, her face snuggled against my chest, and I dared not move in fear of waking her up. I resigned and decided to stay still, waiting for her to wake up on her own.It felt so good to see her so relaxed with me. Maybe now she knew I was no different from her—I had suffered like her in the hands of the traffickers. Pity. That shouldn’t be the reason for her to get close to me, but still, I would accept it as long as she was with me.I was no different. I pitied her as well when we found her, and I knew she had suffered because of those traffickers. I could relate to her, and without realizing it, I already had sympathy for her.I wished, just like how I was saved, protected, and taken care of, I could care fo
Kael’s POV"Because you don’t see him for who he is. You see your lost child in him and try to mend him that way," I explained to her. "Do you respect his choices, or do you impose yours on him? When we went shopping today, did you consider what he liked, or were you thinking of what you would have liked your own son to wear and play with? Weren’t you just trying to fulfil the wishes you couldn’t fulfil with your own child?"Utterly confused and guilty, maybe, she stared at me with tears still rolling down her eyes. Her lips trembled to say something in her defence, but words failed her."Eira, if you truly want to be Raven’s mother, you need to be real. If you don’t understand how, you can talk with me or any of us. We are family now—our mate—and now we have a son. For his sake, you have to, but more for your own sake."There was silence for a while as she continued to shed more tears and finally asked, "Does he not like me as his mother?""He likes you, but he will accept you as a m
Kael’s POVMy brothers almost moved to her, but my gaze warned them. It was between me and her, so they should stay out of it. They understood and stayed in their places.I looked back at her; my heart hurt. All these years she had believed I was the one to order them to hurt her and sell her. How much she must have hated me with every breath she took.I never told them to hurt her, but left her there to get the punishment every prisoner gets for their crimes. When I told them to carry out her punishment and not bother me with it, I meant she should be punished like any other prisoner for their crimes.She would have been locked in dark, damned chambers with rotten prison cells, would have been given a meal and water only once a day, hurled some curses at by guards out of habit and hatred, and if the prisoner was not obedient they were subjected to whip lashes or kept starving for days.I never thought she was being tortured this way. After I left the prison that night, I wiped her ou
Kael’s POVAfter shopping for a long time, Raven had a lifetime’s worth of clothes with him that needed a different car just to put his shopping in.Everyone bought different things for him as per their own likings, including Raven, who got everything according to his own choices.I was glad he didn’t hesitate and bought everything he liked.The entire time we continued to wear the same customized T-shirts I got for everyone. The reason? I wanted Raven and Eira to feel like one of us — like a family.I had already planned dinner outside for my family. Roman had booked the entire restaurant, as it was his job.Everyone enjoyed the tasty meal, as everything was prepared according to each one of our tastes. Raven always ate what I preferred. Not sure if it was just a coincidence that his taste buds were the same as mine, or if he just blindly followed what I did.Mid-meal, I got a call from Liam. I excused myself and went to the balcony area to talk, where once the glass door was shut be
Roman’s POV"Don’t." A fragile voice trembled through the air, and we turned to see her standing there, small and scared.Eira.She was awake. She must have heard us speaking about her child."Please... don’t kill my child." Her voice cracked, eyes glistening with tears, her expression pleading. "H
Lucian’s POVJason and Rafe stood in front of Roman to block Kaizan’s view of Eira, while Kael and I stood facing him. The shameless bastard smirked and indeed stood there unaffected. Not sure where that smugness came from."Wasn’t the warning inside the council hall enough to put your mind in pla
Kael’s POV"The council has been informed that you’ve purchased a pureblood, Alpha Kael?"As expected, the motherfucker jumped straight to the point. At least that saved me time."I did," I replied, my tone sharp and cold as I turned my head toward the council. My gaze locked with Jeffery’s—calcula
Eira’s POV Faint sounds stirred me from the depths of unconsciousness. Pain coursed through every inch of my body—it felt as though I had been trampled by a vehicle, leaving only broken pieces behind. My eyes fluttered open, struggling against the sharp sting of light that streamed in through th







