Toward the end of the  night, everyone had calmed down, and the cleanup began. In spite of the exhaustion and aching feet from standing on them all night, after the incident with my father, the night turned out well. In addition to introducing me to many people, Valen made an official announcement to the media at the end of the meeting.

Therefore, as everything was about to come to an end for the night, I was eager to crawl into bed. However, I noticed Kalen lingered a little longer when Valen came over with Valarian asleep in his arms.

 

“I have people on the way to help with cleaning up; they will be here soon. Come home, I need to get him to bed,” Valen said, leaning down. Valen pecks my lips when I looked up at him and I smooth down Valarian’s hair when Kalen walks over to us.

“Actually, can I speak with you for a minute?” Kalen asked, and my eyes went wide. He wasn’t seriously going to  tell him,  now was he?

“Ah sure,” Valen motioned toward a nearby table, but Kalen shook his head and reached for Valarian. Valen watched him, staring oddly at his father while my heart beat frantically in my chest. Kalen handed

Valarian to me and I grabbed him; Valen’s brows wrinkled, and I could feel his confusion through the bond.

 

“We can stay here for the night,” I told Valen, and he nodded.

go lock my car back

hissed at Kalen when

 

get it over with; it’s time Everly. Besides, if I don’t do it now, I worry I won’t be able to bring myself to do it,” he sighed. I chewed my lip, slightly worried about what would

I will be back in a minute,”  I told him, before quickly escaping back to the apartment. Zoe was also setting Casey down to bed when I walked in. Marcus

   Marcus chuckled,

sat up, but I shook my head instead, quickly taking Valarian to bed and stripping his shoes off and jacket before tucking him in. He would pitch a fit in the morning about sleeping in

I asked, her while walking back out to the living room.

 

than she said it, did Marcus jerk upright when we heard a thunderous growl that was clearly an Alpha’s roar of

against the door with a bang and I cringed at the sound, hoping it didn’t wake the kids as I raced across the gardens

window at the parking lot and Marcus shoved through them and out the doors. I gasped when I

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