Chapter 82: Beer

**~ Cayden’s POV ~**

I haven’t felt rage like this before. Not ever.

Lilith just said it—my babies are around.

The moment the word "twins" left her mouth, something cracked open inside me. It wasn’t just relief. It wasn’t just shock. It was something deeper, something primal—like the roar of a father who’s never even laid eyes on his children but already knows he’d tear the world apart for them.

A boy and a girl. Two tiny lives. Two souls I never got to meet, never got to hold. And yet, I could already see them in my mind—their tiny hands wrapped around my finger, their breaths soft against my chest. That image alone nearly brought me to my knees.

My pack. My territory. And my children had been here the entire time.

A growl tore from my throat before I could stop it, loud and guttural. The Elites flinched. I didn’t care. "Let’s find them," I snarled. "Now."

But no one moved.

Lilith turned slowly toward Caspian. "You have to be careful," she said. "There’s a ritual happening around them. A sacrifice. The witches are guarding the place—you can’t just barge in. Not with this kind of emotion. You’ll ruin everything."

I didn’t care. I was ready to tear through every witch in this damn city if it meant I could touch my babies.

But then Lilith looked at Caspian again. "You... you’ll go," she said quietly. "You’re calmer. You can think."

I wanted to argue, to scream, but even I knew she was right. I was shaking, unstable, ready to burn everything down. Caspian, on the other hand, was still. Focused. His eyes flicked to me and softened for a second.

"I’ll bring them back," he promised. "I swear it, Cayden. I’ll bring your son and daughter home."

Lilith turned toward me this time. Her voice dropped. "And you... you better be ready to be a father to them. A real one."

out flat and traced a path across the city. "They’re here," she said, tapping the spot.

gave me one last look—one of those wordless,

then he was

Aurora, and dozens of wolves followed after him. The high house door shut behind them, and all I could do was stand there in the

about her felt fragile, like glass still hot from the fire, ready to

up to

honestly? I didn’t think being "on good terms" was ever going to be enough. We need a very good relationship —if we were going to raise those babies together. Properly. As a

there somewhere. I didn’t know what they looked like yet... I didn’t even know if they’d be warm when I

to her slowly. Her eyes lifted to meet mine, tired and wary but locked in.

it." She said nothing, but I could feel her heart

delete them. Not yet," I murmured, voice hoarse.

slipping out of me like air from a

at my shirt, the night already settling over the kingdom like a veil. I cracked open a beer, not because I needed it, but because it gave my fingers something to

for the twins soon. Maybe a naming one. Maybe something deeper. They deserved more

catch... The softest inhale. A

it reminded me too much. Of the last time. The way her body melted into mine, the way her mouth gasped and groaned, how

with Caspian... she’d satisfied

beside me. Her voice was quieter

bottle of beer I’d been nursing. She gave me that skeptical look—the one

with a light chuckle,

me. The moment the bitter liquid touched her tongue, her

her gently on

Her eyes found mine, wide and

by the apology. "Oh—no, it’s okay. I

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