Chapter 81

AUTHOR’S POV

Kaiden scowled as he stormed his way to the garden that he knew Odessa always frequented with Hugo and Evelyn. For the past three weeks, she'd been ignoring and avoiding him like he had the plague.

At first he thought he had done something wrong that night but after so many pacing and overthinking, he came up with nothing. He never handled her roughly, he never said anything that upset her, neither did he go against her wishes, so why was she avoiding him now?

Everytime he tried to make small talks with her at the dining hall, she'd find one excuse or the other to not respond, lately, she was beginning to have her meals in her bedroom.

At first, he'd thought Eira’s presence was affecting her, so he ordered both his son and his son's wife to start dining at the Eastern part of the hall, since that was where both their chambers was.

Victor had tried to argue and Eira made sure her displeasure was known but one reminder of her worth in Kaiden's family, set her straight a