Rafe frowns at me.“Boys,” Rafe says, not looking at them. “Go play in the living room.”Ian opens his mouth – full of pancakes – to protest, but Rafe interrupts.“Take your food,” he says, his voice low and dismissive, “try eating them off the floor like a puppy. No forks, not hands.” The boys, suf
Victor’s frown deepens. “But,” he says, turning his hand palm up on the table. “I…did background checks. Everything you told us about your identity – it checked out.”Burton just shrugs a little, still not meeting our eyes. “The people for whom I work…they are powerful. They were able to ensure that
I can’t help the little giggle that comes out of me then. Honestly, it’s all so strange and ridiculous - and, really, really frightening – that all I can do is laugh and make a joke out of it. It’s a knee-jerk reaction, probably a poor one and a result of my exhaustion, but I’ve got nothing else.“
Fascinated, I take the note from Victor’s hands. Even Edgar knew more about this than we did. What the hell was going on in my life?I thought I was just a single mom of two really special kids, and now I’m part of some mystical secret cult, one that my ex was somehow born into? That my butler was a
Closing his eyes, Victor takes a deep breath as he settles back into the chair at the little makeshift desk in the living room – the same makeshift command room that he and Alvin had set up before going away to war on Walsh.God damnit, how long ago had that been, when his son had helped him organiz
“I’m fine,” Victor says, shooting him a little glare before reaching for the papers. He’s not fine – he knows that he’ll need to rest before long – but there’s still work to be done. “Annabeth Prath will be here any minute,” Rafe says, looking towards the door. “The press is going a bit wild, you k
A few hours later, Victor and Amelia finish their plans for the cultural, political, and military dominance of the pack community. Just a casual little chat, I think, smirking at them from my spot in the kitchen. I put the children to bed just a little bit ago, but didn’t feel right going to bed my
I look up the stairs as well, smiling at the thought of him. “Yes, he surprised me too. He’s a very dedicated dad. I think…I think he’s wanted to be a father for a long time. Sometimes I feel guilty about keeping them away from him as babies, taking that experience from him. But.” I shrug, letting t