LOGINEira’s POVJust as I came downstairs, I heard a familiar voice."Here’s our starving ghost, finally awake," Rafe commented.I looked at the bastard, lounging on the sofa with his legs stretched lazily over the center table, playing games on his mobile. But the moment he sensed my presence, he couldn’t shut his mouth.I wanted to curse him, but then he looked up from his mobile and announced, "Jason, make sure to cook faster before this ghost eats all of us alive. Right, Caldwell?" And out of habit, he licked his canine with his tongue. "Drooling already?"The mouth I opened to speak... shut immediately. My gaze got stuck on him—his mouth, and that tongue he just used. It reminded me of the moments when he kissed me.What the fuck? What’s happening to me?"Don’t tease her early in the morning," Lucian, busy in the kitchen, warned him.I turned to look at him. Now my gaze stuck on Lucian too. My heart wasn’t stable anymore.Not just Kael, but now even these two were affecting me—and the
Eira’s POVI fell asleep while thinking about Raven. When I woke up the next morning, the place next to me was empty.Kael and Raven weren’t on the bed.Worried something had happened to Raven, I sat up in bed in panic, only to see Kael was sitting on the couch with Raven sleeping on his chest like a little bunny.Both of them looked to be in deep sleep.I let out a sigh of relief that Raven was fine.’Had he been sleeping on the couch instead of on the bed?’ That didn’t really look comfortable.I noticed the sheets Kael had pulled over them had slipped down.Slowly, I got down from the bed, tiptoed toward them, and pulled up the sheets over them gently to cover them without disturbing their sleep.Up close, I couldn’t help but admire them. They both looked at peace. Like always, I couldn’t help but envy Kael. It must feel so good to sleep while holding the little bunny. Raven’s soft cheek was pressed against Kael’s chest, and drool was seeping onto his shirt—but neither of them seeme
Eira’s POVIt felt good to sleep next to Raven. Though I now believed he wasn’t my Ray, my love and affection toward him weren’t any less. In fact, they kept growing. He was such a lovely kid. No wonder all of us couldn’t help but love him.Kael slept next to me, but I didn’t mind. It made me feel comforted, as if all the emotional turmoil I’d felt until a while ago had finally calmed down.Certainly because we were bonded now.At this moment, all I wanted was to be at peace, forgetting about everything else. I was tired, and I needed comfort—anything that could make me feel better. And right now, these two next to me were just that.Holding Raven’s small hand, I closed my eyes as the warmth from Kael’s body enveloped me. My soul wished to be drowned in it.Deep in the night, all of a sudden, I felt movement from Raven’s side. The hand I was holding clutched my fingers in a tight grip.I opened my eyes and looked at him. The little guy seemed to be in pain, his brows knitted, his expre
Kael’s POVThe day passed by, and all of us were in our rooms, retired for the night. We made sure Eira kept eating as much as she wished and had everything available for her at home.Though it was midnight, I couldn’t sleep a wink, thinking about Eira.My heart was telling me I should be with her—by her side, sleeping with her in my arms to make her feel better. She needed me, but... I couldn’t force her. I could only hope she got that comfort from Roman.Despite trying to shake those thoughts aside, my heart felt heavy—emotional all of a sudden.Why am I being like this all of a sudden?I felt a warm tear roll down my cheek. Realization hit me—it was her emotions I was feeling.I quickly stepped out of bed and hurried to her room.I didn’t bother knocking and entered, only to see Roman holding her in his arms and asking her what happened. She was crying like a child.Roman saw me. He himself looked lost, unsure why she was crying so much.She had cried even at noon, but I hadn’t felt
Kael’s POVAfter eating those pancakes, Lucian, Jason, and Roman left the home for their respective work. Rafe had taken Raven out to show him around the estate—or whatever adventure he had in mind.Eira fell asleep while sitting in her usual place. I laid her on the mattress comfortably and pulled the curtains so the sunlight wouldn’t disturb her sleep.I settled on the sofa and resumed my work, keeping my voice low during meetings and preferring to talk less so it wouldn’t disturb her.Even while working, my mind couldn’t stop thinking about her. My gaze would often drift to her sleeping form.The change in her was sudden—eating more than usual, sleeping a lot, and looking tired. My mind wished to think something, but at the same time, I didn’t want to hope for more than I already had. I would wait until Liam returned from his trip and checked her.More than an hour passed, but Rafe hadn’t returned with Raven yet. I looked toward Eira.She had curled her body into a ball and seemed
Rafe’s POV"I taught you well, bud," I said with pride, remembering how we’d eaten pizza and other things with our hands the previous day, without any care.Lucian shook his head with a smile and turned to return to the kitchen. "I’ll get you more.""For me as well," I said."Only for the kids today." The bastard refused me. "Go suck some blood from the bags in refrigerator."Never mind.I took a big piece of pancake from Eira’s dish."Hey, that’s mine," she said angrily."But now it’s mine," I countered and started eating already. "Damn, truly tasty."Raven stopped eating. He picked up one piece of his pancake and placed it in Eira’s dish.Surprised, she looked at him. The little guy was so thoughtful."You don’t need to," she told him and was about to give it back, but he pulled his dish away, insisting she could eat it.She felt a little guilty, and as expected, turned to me to vent her anger."See, the little boy is more thoughtful than you," she said.I scoffed. "Exactly. Even a
Jason’s POVAs I walked toward her, fear crept into her eyes. She began struggling against the restraints, desperate to free herself—but it was useless."Have you ever watched spiders up close?" I asked, stopping in front of her. "Ever felt them crawling over your skin, then bite you as if they wan
Jason’s POVI looked up at the figure standing at the door.He was frozen, clearly shocked as his gaze shifted between me, the bloodied torture tools, the unconscious naked bitch tied to the chair, and my pets still crawling over her trembling body.I returned my attention to cleaning the tools in
Lucian’s POVRoman came out of his room, dressed and ready to go out. He didn’t even glance at us or ask why we were all silent and what this tension in the air was."I have some work to attend to," he said to Kael, then walked out the door.For a moment, I thought Kael might stop Roman, ask him so
Roman’s POVLucian ran the knife along her thighs and soon it tore apart the underwear she was wearing.But she didn’t even flinch. As if she couldn’t feel a thing, or hear anything around her. Her hollow and empty gaze simply stared out the window, fixed on the bright sky beyond the glass.Could s







