All Chapters of The Reawakened Mates and their Quintuplets: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

KadeemKadeem slung his keys onto the sideboard."Hey," he said, greeting Mateo, who was nestled in front of the glowing TV screen, transfixed by cable news.Mateo shook himself out of his trance and answered, "Hey."Kadeem's gaze drifted around the dim room, lit only by the light of the television. He took in the large stone hearth, the rich leather furniture, the window of green plants that Mateo had brought in after he came to stay with Kadeem, and then the empty, large farmhouse table.His eyes paused over the table for a moment, picturing the seats filled with the children he could now, truly love and hold as his."There's some chicken breast and carrots leftover," Mateo said. "I wrapped them up and put them on the bottom shelf of the fridge.""Thanks," Kadeem said, "But I already ate." He switched on one of the table lamps and let out a sigh. No sign of Susan. She must have wandered up to rest in Kadeem’s guest room.Mateo clicked off the news. "I think I've found a place to sta

 KadeemKadeem blinked. "How did I miss that?"Mateo rolled his eyes and slumped back down onto the couch.Kadeem ran his hand through his hair, speechless, while Mateo crossed his arms and watched him with a raised brow."Well," Kadeem said, finally, his expression deadpan. "I can't blame you. I have that effect on people."Mateo

 HyperkalemiaHy-per-kuh-lee-mee-uhLatin jumble to describe what happened to my son."It's high potassium in the blood," the doctor says, "And a common condition for patients on dialysis. Often, the patient has no symptoms, or only mild ones, but if the imbalance is severe, respiratory distress and cardiac arrest are possible."I swallow hard. Her words stab me like a knife - “respiratory distress

 Kadeem and Riley trekked along through an open pasture, the heat baking them, radiating off their slick fur. Their paws kicked up little clouds of dust as they padded their way through the dry field.They reached a mobile home near the edge of the property. Exchanging glances, they transformed back into their human forms just before approaching it.An old truck was parked out front. The blinds were open in the windows. Mesquite trees lined the back side of the house.Riley leapt up the steps w

 Guilt - because the sound of Jack’s name - even on the lips of Kadeem, who I love - makes my stomach flutter and an inexplicable longing courses through me.I am so thankful Kadeem can’t witness this bewildering tumble of emotions, so relieved that I’m hidden from his ever-observant gaze. He would read me like a book, deciphering me, as he always has, and I wouldn’t even know how to explain this tangled maelstrom inside of me. I would have no excuse for it. An explanation doesn’t even seem to exist!“Honestly, Ardal?” He sou