My Sister Stole My Mate And I Let Her (Seraphina) novel Chapter 400

Chapter 400: Chapter 400 STILL A CHILD

SERAPHINA’S POV

When Christian told us Daniel was with Leona, he conveniently forgot to mention that there was a third occupant of the safe house—Celeste.

The instant I heard that, my exhaustion was obliterated by a piercing jolt of anxiety.

It wasn’t a logical reaction. I knew my son was safe, that Christian would never have allowed him to be moved carelessly, that every precaution would have been taken.

I knew, rationally, that if Daniel had been the one to call for Celeste to be placed with him, then he must have had a reason.

And yet, the anxiety didn’t ease.

The car ride felt too long, every passing second stretching thin as my mind ran ahead of me, filling the silence with possibilities I didn’t want to entertain.

I kept seeing the way Celeste charged at Maris; my mind kept running through all her irrational outbursts.

Celeste was as volatile as they come, and I couldn’t bear the thought of her being in such close proximity to my baby.

Kieran’s hand brushed against my back as we stepped out of the car, grounding me just enough to keep my thoughts from spiraling further.

“He’s fine,” he said quietly, as if he could hear every unspoken fear. “We would have felt it if he weren’t.”

I nodded, but the anxiety clawed at my chest, refusing to let go.

We moved inside quickly, the guards parting without question as soon as they saw us. The safe house felt different from the outside—sealed, contained, every exit controlled, every movement watched.

I hurried to the room Daniel was in, nearly tearing the door from its hinges.

For a split second, everything stilled.

Daniel was standing near the center of the room.

Whole. Unharmed.

A relieved breath left me in a rush.

“Baby!”

I threw myself across the room, dropped to his level, and enfolded him into a fierce embrace. He stiffened for the briefest moment, as if surprised by the force of it, and then relaxed into me.

“I’m okay,” he whispered.

“I know,” I murmured, though my arms tightened around him anyway. “I know.”

I pulled back to look at him, hands framing his face as I searched for any sign something had gone wrong.

Thankfully, there was none.

My gaze flicked up—and that was when I saw her.

Celeste stood a few steps away, her posture tense, her expression caught somewhere between uncertainty and something I couldn’t quite name.

For a moment, neither of us spoke.

There were too many things between us. Too much history. Too many words left unsaid, and too many that had been said when they never should have been.

She shifted slightly, as if she were about to step forward.

“Sera—”

The door opened again.

“Celeste!” 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Ethan’s voice carried across the room before he fully stepped inside.

He crossed the distance in seconds and pulled her into a tight embrace, his arms wrapping around her with a force that spoke of restrained fear finally breaking loose.

Her body went still, her hands hovered uncertainly at her sides like she didn’t know what to do with them.

And then, slowly, she returned the hug.

Ethan’s voice was rough when he spoke. “Do you have any idea how worried—”

He cut himself off, pulling back just enough to look at her, his expression hard but his eyes betraying something deeper.

“I thought Catherine had you,” he said with a sigh.

Celeste blinked, something like surprise flickering across her face.

“I’m fine,” she said, though it came out softer than usual.

Ethan let out a sharp breath, running a hand through his hair.

“I was going half out of my mind, until Elara called and said you’d been moved to Nightfang because—”

He glanced toward Daniel. “Because of him.”

Every head in the room turned toward my son, small in stature but somehow commanding attention in a way that made the air feel charged.

“I had her brought here so she would be safe,” he explained, voice calm. “She wasn’t safe in Frostbane.”

Ethan raised a brow. “And you know that how?”

“I saw it.” He looked up at me. “I had a dream, Mom.”

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