Eira’s POV
I moved my head to look up at him, and he lowered his gaze to look back at me. He looked so calm and serene after venting out what he had been holding for long. Would have been so difficult for him.
"Will you promise me something?" I said.
"Anything you want," he assured.
"You won’t hide away when you need me. Instead be honest with me," I said.
"Will you do the same?" he asked.
I nodded.
"I promise," he agreed and pecked on my forehead. "You should sleep now. Do you want me to carry you back to the room."
"No," I said quickly, "Roman’s there."
"He wouldn’t mind. Well aware what you had been doing here with me," he smiled lightly, maybe my shyness felt amusing to him.
"Still. Just stay here."
He relented to my pleading and we decided to stay here until the sun came out, which wasn’t far now.
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When I woke up, I found myself in Kael’s bed, under a warm blanket, in a night dress that was different from what I wore the previous night.
No one was in the room. I looked at the clock and it was almost noon. Damn! My monster mate had drained me so much that I slept this long.
I got out of the bed, freshened up and went downstairs. Inside my heart was racing as if I was guilty of something.
Was Roman in the room when Kael brought me back? I felt like I was stuck between two mates. What must he be thinking?
"Afternoon, Caldwell," I heard Rafe.
This bastard will definitely say something to embarrass me.
"I thought you wouldn’t wake up until the evening with the kind of adventures you had with our Alpha last night."
Just as I thought. I glared at him. If he kept his mouth shut at least for once, that would be the day of the apocalypse.
"Shut up!" I looked around because Kael wasn’t there.
"He has gone to the pack house to deal with some pack related matters," Roman told me. "His Beta, called for an urgent meeting."
"And in case you are wondering who took you back to the room, then that wasn’t Kael," Rafe told me.
Then who? Please, don’t tell me it was Roman. But then it wouldn’t make anything better if it was someone among the other three.
"Kael was in a hurry, so he asked me," Roman told me as he came to me, "I hope you had a good sleep," and pecked on my forehead.
I didn’t know what to say. One brother fucked me, and other took care of me. I hope Roman didn’t feel ignored.
I looked in his eyes to find the answer. He offered me a smile, "You shouldn’t overthink."
"Are you fine?" I asked, unsure what I was referring to.
"I am." It didn’t feel like he was pretending.
"This is how things work when you have multiple mates. You will get used to it," he added. "Alright?"
I offered him a light nod and asked, "Where is Raven?"
He signalled towards the glass side window from where I saw Raven was sitting inside the gazebo with his teacher.
Then I looked at others. Rafe busied himself on the laptop, unsure what he was doing, but his fingers were running on the keyboard at a speed of lightning. His expressions were serious.
Since when did this bastard have work to do?
Jason wasn’t there as I looked towards the kitchen.
"Jason is taking care of security work," Roman answered.
Relief washed over me that everything seems normal just like every other day. But then I remembered something....someone.
"Lucian?" I asked.
"He is resting in his room. He is awake, but Kael had warned him to stay in his room."
"I should see him," I said.
Is it the right time to see him? I wondered, but opened the door anyway.

Did I offend him by treating him like a kid, while he loved to act all tough.
Was Roman truly pretending to be fine?
Is he asking me to stay away from him?
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