LOGINLucian’s POV"Raven, we’re all going shopping," I told him the moment I came to the drawing room. "You and your mom can shop for some matching mother-son clothes. How about it?"Raven looked at Eira, while playing with the kittens.She smiled. "That would be cute. I will buy you cute bunny clothes."He blinked to hear bunny clothes. I was sure he wasn’t fond of the idea as he was used to wearing prim-prom adult like clothes. But I wondered how cute the little guy would look in cute clothes."Shall we?" I asked.Raven looked at me and nodded.I lifted him into my arms and offered him a happy smile. "Daddy Lucian is gonna buy you tons of clothes and toys today.""How about for me as well?" Roman asked. "Daddy Lucian.""You stingy finance expert. Always trying to save your money," Lucian retorted.Jason scoffed a little and put a hand on Roman’s shoulder. "Don’t feel bad. He is not your daddy.""Yeah, only Raven and Rafe are the fortunate ones," Roman commented with a grin."Don’t be jea
Lucian’s POVI received the information from my spies in the RavenClaw pack and headed to Kael, who was in the study with Rafe.When I entered the study, they had already finished talking. I hoped Kael had warned Rafe not to mess with Eira’s mind.Though I admit I liked what she did at the council hall, I didn’t wish to turn her into a mindless demon who could be manipulated easily. And Rafe was master of manipulation. It’s in vampires’ blood."What’s the matter?" Kael asked, seeing my serious expression."Seems like that bastard Asher might track Raven’s whereabouts to our pack, after searching for him in all the other packs," I told him, "And among all the other packs, he knows well only we are powerful enough to challenge him."Kael remained calm and responded with a simple hum."Shall I let him?" I asked, knowing Kael must have something in mind."Just don’t stop him," Kael said as he leaned back in his chair. "Sooner or later we have to face him. Creating hurdles for him will mak
Rafe’s POVAfter all of us had lunch together, Raven busied himself with Eira.Kael asked me to come to his study. I followed without any question.Just as I settled in the chair opposite him, he offered me a serious gaze that said we were going to have some serious conversation."You don’t seem curious about what happened at the council," he commented.I kept my calm and smiled. "With you, our Alpha so powerful, can I even doubt things to go the other way? But now that we’re here, I wish to know what happened there. Is that bitch dead yet, or do we have to put in some more effort? I hope that’s not the case.""When we have such a capable being like you with us, can anything truly fail?" he said, cold and sarcastic."I know you have always been proud of me," I smiled lightly. "Now answer my curiosity."Instead of answering, he asked, "Last night Eira was with you. What did you do or talk about?""Kael, though we are brothers, isn’t it wrong for you to ask what we do in my room, in my
Kael’s POVA while back, we had just cleaned what was necessary to be able to roam around the drawing room freely and removed anything dangerous, but most parts were left to be cleaned.Both of them started, with Rafe instructing Raven on where to start and what to do. They together began collecting all the toys, sorting them, and putting them in the respective basket.It took them at least half an hour to collect all of it.Now what was left were the colored walls and floor. Rafe brought water, a mop, and cleaning cloths, and both of them began.I must admit, it was adorable to see both of them sitting on the floor and cleaning every single spot of color. And even wiping the walls with utmost dedication.Lucian took lots of their pictures while they worked."Lunch is ready," he informed me.I hummed and said, "Let’s wait for them."The rest of us sat on the sofa and watched them clean.Roman came out of the room and was amazed to see the view as well.Roman looked normal now, or he a
Kael’s POVLucian had gone to check on the security details and to communicate with his people to get updates, while Jason had busied himself in the kitchen as we all were yet to have lunch.I resumed my work in the company while conducting meetings through video calls and taking over Roman’s work as well. I wished to let him rest and take his time dealing with his matters.Eira had come out of the room after getting ready and checked on Raven, but he had no intentions of waking up yet.Smiling at his sleepy form, she decided to check on her pets and turned to leave, but I asked, "How’s Roman?""Seems fine," she replied, looking back at me.I could smell his scent on her even when she was a few steps away from me, so I could tell she had comforted him. It was good to see she had softened toward him, as he truly needed it at the moment."You did well today," I told her, looking into her eyes.She hummed, looked away, and left to go to her pets. I hope there would be a day when we start
Roman’s POVInside the room, I stood by the window, staring outside. The witch was finally dead, and my life was peaceful once more.As a kid, I always wondered what I ever did to deserve such a mother who only cared for herself and didn’t feel any remorse when one of her kids died and another was about to.Other kids had loving mothers; my brother and I used to watch those kids cozying up to their mothers while we only longed for such love and affection. It was always a foreign feeling which we couldn’t get despite having a mother.I tried my best to care for my little brother and to not let him feel unloved, but in the end, I failed and he died. What if I was stronger and could protect him? But I was nothing but a child.After she sold me to the traffickers, I had already given up on my life. That abuse was unbearable; the world felt dark, painful and full of monsters. My own mother felt like a monster to me.When she sold me and I was being dragged away, I cried and begged her to n
Eira’s POVAfter drinking the porridge, it didn’t take long for my body to react. My skin began to itch, a raw discomfort spreading across my chest. Breathing grew heavier with each passing second.Despite the growing tightness in my lungs and the burning beneath my skin, a faint smile played on my
Eira’s POVSitting on the toilet seat, I let out a quiet breath of relief. Roman was gone.Still, my thoughts wouldn’t rest.’Why is he caring towards me all of a sudden, when in the past all he used to do was bully me every chance he got, as if I was nothing but a tool to pass his boring time? He
Roman’s POV I looked down at her. She was still breathing—barely. Blood clung to her lips, smeared across her face, and soaked into every inch of her torn, battered body. She looked more like a corpse than someone still clinging to life. I knelt beside her and slid my arms beneath her fragile
Eira’s POV ’Just a little more. And it would all be over.’ Limping, crawling, barely able to breathe, I somehow made it to the boundery wall of the rooftop. Every movement burned, my wounds stinging beneath the thin layer of sweat that now coated my skin. For the first time in six years, I saw







