Semua Bab Midnight On The Bayou: Bab 161 - Bab 170

(KAEL POV)She looked at me like I was a monster. I was her father, that much I was sure of, and she thought I was a monster. My heart shattered into a million pieces. Knox burst into the room. I handed Nola to him, my hands trembling uncontrollably. I was really thankful I didn't drop her in the process. "I can't do this, Knox. I'm hurting her now. I can't even hold her. I can't even hold my own child because I'm that dangerous.""You weren't hurting her," Knox insisted, cradling Nola, who was cooing softly. "You were just scared. It's okay. Look at her, Kael. She is totally fine."His attempts to reassure me did nothing. Literally nothing. I was too far gone.Nola's terrified face was etched into my mind. I couldn't shake the guilt or the fear that I was a danger to my own children. The mere thought of causing them harm was unbearable. I would burn down the entire fucking world to stop something from hurting them. I would kill myself before I hurt them.After that night, I stop

(KAEL POV)Sitting in the hollow of an old, gnarled tree, I tore into the rabbit, savoring the raw meat. Blood smeared my fur. I was not too fond of the sensation, but hunger clawed at my insides. This wasn't the worst of it. At least I'd found a rabbit this time. I'd resorted to rats a few times and threw them up the second I reverted to human. At least I had a place to go now. I'd settled on the edge of the bayou land in the rogue territory once I realized any attempt to distance myself would create more issues with Burk. I dug until I had created a cave of earth and roots that now twisted above my head. It was my sanctuary now. This was my exile. I shifted back to human, flinging the remains against the dirt wall where Burk's ghost loomed. The bastard smirked at me. "Never liked rabbit myself. Bet it's even worse tasting it with human senses," Burk sneered. "Go to hell," I snarled. "Get out of my head." "Not possible, son. You're stuck with me. How's that

(SKY POV) Knox left and then quickly returned inside, a bag of clothes in hand. "These should make you feel a little better," he said, handing them over. Kael nodded and took the bag, heading to the bedroom to change out of Teddy's borrowed clothes. I followed, carrying Nola. Knox and Kyran took Huck outside to play with Cassy and Teddy, who were on the porch sorting crawfish for an event the bayou pack was having tonight. I sat down on the bed, watching Kael as he changed. He'd lost so much weight. His muscles had faded, and bruises covered his skin from head to toe. His clothes hung loosely. "You're not healing," I whispered. He paused, looking over his shoulder at me. "I stayed off Monroe land. As soon as we go back, it'll get better." My heart ached at the sight of him. His condition was a glaring sign of his suffering. "Kael, you did this to yourself. It scares me. How could you let yourself get like this?" I started sobbing. Nola started fussing at me, clearly upset

(SKY POV) It was the first playfulness I'd seen in him, and I laughed softly. "Uh, no," I said, quickly shifting off him and taking him into my mouth. His moan turned into a growl, and he grabbed my hair, his hips bucking. "Oh shit, Sky," he gasped, exploding in my mouth. I put my hands on his hips to keep him from hurting me as the intensity overwhelmed him. Afterward, I pulled the blanket back tightly around us. "I missed you so much," I whispered. Kael hugged me tightly. "You'll never have to again," he promised. Tracing patterns in the new hair on Kael's chest and stomach, I couldn't help but smile as I "erased" them and started again. His laugh vibrated through his body as he pulled the blanket over our heads to watch me. "I'll get it all shaved off soon," he said. "I don't know, I kinda like it," I replied with a grin. He snorted. "Well, tell one of the other two because I've been dreaming of a razor since I saw the one in Teddy's shower." "Okay, okay, remind me to

(SKY POV) Laying in the backseat between Kael and Knox, the drive to the bayou felt heavy with the weight of everything we'd just learned. The revelation that they were supposed to be one person split into three had left Kael and Knox visibly upset. I could feel the tension radiating from both of them. Knox broke the silence first. "You have no idea how much this messes with my head. Knowing I was given pheromones then. It's like my whole sense of self was engineered." Ky nodded in agreement. "Yeah, and it's not just that we were split into three. It's everything that followed." Kael continued, his voice shaking with frustration. Knox growled in frustration. "Fletcher and Burk must have been giving me so much. I remember days when I... Fuck, when I masturbated like eight times. Eight damn times. I couldn't think of anything else. Those days, I ended up at the bar with the girls. Sometimes two. I was totally out of control, far worse than any of you know." He took a deep breat