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SKY

Walking in the door, I felt a wave of exhaustion hit me. The day at the zoo with Nola, Huckley, Oxxy, and the older twins, Koda and Kage, had been nothing short of chaos. Thankfully, Ezra had been there to help corral the kids.

Otherwise, I might've lost my mind.

I had to get them all out of the house so Cassy and Viviana could have a good sonogram. I tried to get Kael to come with me, but he refused. Thankfully, Ezra stepped up, and Ky and Knox stayed back to control Kael if needed.

None of us trusted him alone with Phin yet.

The house was quiet as I slipped off my shoes and headed toward the bedroom.

Kael was lying on his back on the bed, shirtless, his chest slick and sweaty. His skin glistened in the dim light, and I could tell from how his muscles tensed and relaxed that he had just come from the gym.

Whenever he hit the gym like this, it usually meant he was battling something. I didn't need to ask. I already knew what was bothering him.

Burk.

It had been two months si