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“Fucker!” Alejandro growls as he goes over to the door. “Where the fuck have you been?” 6

“Sorry Dad,” Dante says as Alejandro embraces him. I’m not so sure if he’s angry or relieved to see him as he slaps him on his back. 1

He greets all his family, teasing Delsanra that she looks beautiful. There’s an inside joke there as everyone but Rayhan laughs, instead he raises his eyebrows at his younger cousin. 16

He walks over to the bed, and I look at Skyla,

who is sleeping, the image of her fighting with everything she has raw on my mind.

“I’m proud of you, My Audacious Lioness…” he murmurs, crouching down beside the bed and kisses her forehead before he tilts his head. to Intriguing that he calls her a lioness, think a lioness is linked to Bastet. Was it a coincidence? 10

I don’t think anything is a coincidence with this man. He brushes her hair back before he glances at me. 3

“Things are looking good.” He says before he turns and looks at everyone in the room. ” Apophis is breaking divine laws which is not going to work in his favour. He may think he’s getting a foothold on earth, but if and when he is defeated, he will lose the favour of many…” 1

He drops to the ground, leaning against the bed, his arm resting on the cushion as he plays with Skyla’s hair from his position on the floor. 1

“Do you know about Chris?” Rayhan asks him quietly.

Dante looks up. There’s an innocence in his eyes for a moment, before it changes from curiosity to worry. “What about him?”

His parents exchange looks as Leo looks away.

“He doesn’t fucking know all.” He mutters as Dante slips on some sunglasses that Kiara passes him, giving him a gentle smile. 3

“He’s dead,” Azura says, her eyes glistening as she looks at Dante. This time directly, that’s something I noticed when he was greeting them. None of them really looked into his eyes properly. 3

His heart rate quickens, and his face changes to regret, which he masks pretty fast, and he stands up looking at Rayhan.

“I’m so sorry, I didn’t know.” He says quietly.

Rayhan shakes his head. “It’s fine, you just got back.”

“Where is Raihana?” Dante asks, now concern clear in his voice.

“Right here.”

I glance at the door to see her standing there. Her eyes are red, and without makeup, she looks far more vulnerable than the woman I had first met. Her hair is plaited with strands framing her face.

She tries to smile at him, her eyes glittering with tears, and he closes the gap between them, pulling her into his arms. His heart is racing as he kisses the top of her head. 1

“I didn’t know. I’m sorry.” He murmurs.

The tension in the room is intense and I can’t even imagine what she must be going through, to lose the person you love so deeply that there is no purpose to life without them… I wouldn’t be able to survive.

“He’s gone… I wish you were here.” She murmurs quietly.

“I know… I didn’t see this.” His voice is full of regret and guilt that he’s desperately trying to hide. 1

responsible for a lot, that much I can see as if he is

he was after, the Rossis and their family

had her life ahead of

things are beyond hard right now, but I truly believe that one day you will be rewarded with something even

the silence, resonating like a promise to hold dear. The thundering hearts of those in the room are like the rhythm of a drum

ways, but

her eyes. “What can be better than Chris? I lost

understand Mom

simply nods and gives her a small smile before

“You are fighters.” 2

breath

want revenge and I don’t care for any laws. When I find

that I’m certain she’ll

agree

as Delsanra wraps her arms around her from behind, resting her

he isn’t one to believe in this stuff that much is clear. But if this is what’s going to help, I’m all for it and he’s doing his best to accept

we’re going to do…” I begin as

to the bed and sits down on it, taking Skyla’s hand

that she’ll take care of Skyla while we handle

moved to a different room and began planning, and Azura and Phoenix. had joined us, with the little one playing happily

at the same time playing with his daughter was something pleasant

despite her mental state, she had given a lot of

understanding between the Westwoods and Rossis and the way they respected one another’s opinions, took them into

together, combined. That was something I haven’t really seen in life. Dad always taught us to see life as a competition, a survival where only

night Marcel, Kataleya and Liam joined

on engraving these markings to do with Bastet around the

we have our

and despite everyone yawning

let’s get some

council meeting tomorrow at noon. We have enough shit to prove that Aleric cannot fucking walk free. Today was his

says, stretching. “I don’t really think I’m

daughter, who is blowing bubbles with her saliva and is incredibly fascinated

smiles, lifting her up. “Cousin or niece? I see her as a Rossi, so

her eyes as

looks like a Westwood.”

him. “Alright,

never offered,” Dante remarks

sticks her tongue out at him before she picks Phoenix up from the floor where she

follows her as

get to bed too. Come

up and holds out her hand to her. From the way they talked, I could tell they were close, just as their mates had been. At least she’ll have

a small nod. He’s hurting

about to

Raihana’s phone rings at the same. time as Alejandro’s

them, getting

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