Chapter 86

IRENE

Aunt didn't let me leave until I agreed to keep a promise I didn't even know about. We waited until the kids could shift again and once they did, they burst into tears, sorry for what they did.

They hugged my legs tight, throwing their heads back dramatically as they cried with their butt out.

Aunt giggled at their dramatic attitude, promising them I wasn't mad and that she too could keep a secret.

"I'm not mad, I promise," I picked Carl up and she carried Karin, wiping their tears. "It's okay, honey. Now we'll just have to be extra careful, okay?" They nodded, hugging us both with their little arms.

Aunt ordered some food and they ate to their fill. Their eyes started to close in a short while and we carried them to their room, dressed them up and put them to sleep.

"You should get some rest too, Irene. It's been a long day," she said before exiting the room, leaving me to stand guard for a while before her guards showed up.

I moved to my room right next to theirs, shutting the