The Billionaire's Secret Quartet

"Damn it," Alaric muttered under his breath, utterly annoyed by the interruption at the most crucial moment. He had just let go of Hertha, ready to lash out, when he turned and saw a familiar face. His irritation instantly turned into embarrassment and guilt.

There, standing before him, was none other than his mother-in-law, Kimberly!

He was caught red-handed kissing her daughter, about to lead her into temptation, and now he was about to snap at Kimberly. He felt like he was seriously asking for trouble.

The harsh words that were about to escape Alaric's lips were forcefully swallowed back down.

With a guilty conscience, he muttered a low, "Kimberly."

He had wanted to call her "Mom" but feared being rejected, so he reverted to using her first name instead.

Hertha, still dazed from the kiss, lay limp in Alaric's arms, oblivious to the unfolding situation.

Kimberly said with a

the kissing game? I wanna play too!" a soft,

too, me too!" another equally cute voice added, bubbling

from

she glanced down to see two angelic little faces looking up at her with innocence and

quickly pushed Alaric away, stepping back to distance herself. To cover her embarrassment, she bent down and picked up Julian, the closest to

sound casual, her face burning

could imagine the look of contempt on

children might not have understood the implications of the scene they just witnessed, but her mother certainly did. After all, she had been through it

feel shy in front of someone so wise, especially when that person was her own

flushed with urgency, almost as if she was about to

Julian down to pick up Helena, Alaric beat her to it. He knelt down, scooped Helena into his arms, and