NORAWalking into the massive playroom, sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the mountain valley. Wooden blocks were scattered everywhere. A heavily armed nanny, a female Lycan named Tara, stood near the doorway."They have been completely wild all afternoon, Nora," Tara smiled, adjusting the silver blade strapped to her thigh. "Kaelen tried to bite a guard, and Hayes figured out how to pick the lock on the pantry.""Of course he did," I muttered, shaking my head. "Thank you, Tara. You can take the rest of the evening off. I've got them.""Have a good night, boss," Tara nodded, slipping out into the hallway.Sitting down on the thick carpet, I spent the next two hours completely absorbed in their world. We built towers, we read books, and I listened to their broken, overlapping toddler logic. They were the absolute center of my universe. Every single ruthless deal I made, every ounce of power I accumulated in this pack, was entirely to build an impenetrab
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