" Mommy... " I slowly fluttered my eyelids open and smiled at my son.
" Morning, Cay," I smiled at him and answered, walking to Lilac's side in anticipation. I frown.
" Cay, don't wake her up,"
However, my son ignores me and removes the sheet covering half her face. He frowns deeply.
" She's drooling,"
I check the time on the bedside table. It's a little late, not too late.
" Mommy, who is she?" he asked. Before I could answer him, the door was pushed open. I realize it's Solara, smiling gently at me.
" Good morning, Mummy,"
" Hi, my baby,"
" Solara jumped on top of the bed, making Lilac startled out of bed with a shriek. The twins are laughing. Lilac looked disoriented for a bit and rubbed her eyes.
" Lara, Cay, this is your aunty, Lilac," I told them.
"She has such beautiful hair," Solara smiled. Indeed, Lilac has lovely thick hair that reached her butt. She usually wore it in styles of braids but didn't today.
" Love, whose kids are these?" Lilac looked sober now, her eyes widening at the realization. I nodded in agreement, and she clutched her hand over her mouth.
" No, are they..." I nodded at her incomplete sentence.
" Oh my goddess, they are so perfect," she croaked, opening her arms toward the twins. They eyed me, and when I nodded, they went to her. She was kissing them repeatedly. I watched as they talked, introducing themselves and what they liked.
" I like your hair, Aunty Lila," my daughter said.
" Thank you. I like yours too," Lilac said. Solara flipped her hair with her hand dramatically, and said,
" Thanks,"
" Dada and I made breakfast. Let's go eat."
" Dada?" Lilac mouthed me. I gave her the I'd explain to her later.
I spent the whole day with Lilac since it was a public holiday, and we didn't have work while the kids went to Amazing Land. They recently opened large goldfish tanks, and Solara was obsessed with goldfish, while Cay loves the sharks there.
Ellis's pov
She has fucking someone in her life. I was angry and growling. Her conversation with that man was replaying in my head. I threw the computer from the desk to the floor.
" I don't know why you're acting this way. You have a mate," Jace shrugged, and my angry eyes befell him. He rolled his eyes and threw himself on the sofa, not bothered by my glare.
He was right. I was being selfish about this. I was angry at Love for being with another man, yet I had a woman in my life - my mate.
' Who you can't get rid of,' sneered my lycan.
I calmed down, but my anger resurfaced when the conversation replayed in my head. She was fond of this man. I could tell by the way she smiled as she talked to him. How long has she been seeing this man? Were they fucking? Of course, they were!
" Fuck!" I roared.
How could I not act crazy when she was standing there, looking as breathtaking as always, and speaking sensually to another man? I wanted to kill that man. The door to my den opened, and Charlotte entered the office. She smiled sweetly at me, but I didn't smile back. She walked towards me with her heels clicking against the floor and looked around.
" What happened here?" she scowled, looking at the broken laptop.
" What do you want?" I asked icily. She took a sharp breath before she answered,
" You told me we could go out on a date today," she beamed, gesturing to her clothing. The skirt she wore looked like what a child would wear, and her breasts were almost reaching her collarbone in her tank top.
" I'm not in the mood," I answered.
" Oh, but baby... You promised me!" she pouted. Her voice was annoying me. Honestly, with each passing day with her, I couldn't hide my disdain for her.
" We could go to the new aquarium. Cute couples go there on dates and then grab a bite to eat. I won't be in your way after."
She was always trying to get me to do stuff with her, but I knew she wanted to be seen with me so that reporters could take pictures of us, and we could look to be in love. However, she doesn't know my grandmother, the matriarch of our family, Christina Carter, blocked any media outlet from publishing anything about Charlotte and me.
Grandmother disliked Charlotte and said she wasn't fit to be in our family. Even the pack members don't know her, and a few who know her, don't speak highly of her as they did Love.
" That's not a bad idea. You haven't been there since we opened it, and besides, we can get inspiration for the new virtual fish app we were discussing," Jace piped, suddenly interested. I caught a glance at Charlotte who was glaring at the beta. She didn't like he made it about business.
" Ok. I'll go with you," I said. Charlotte gave me a small smile. She knows I'd refuse if she whined. Jace followed us, making Charlotte angrier, but he didn't care.
" Shouldn't you be with your mate, beta? It is a public holiday today," Charlotte sneered.
" Shouldn't you be wearing appropriate clothes? You look like a slut in that outfit, not like a Luna," he countered.
Luna? I wanted to ask. Charlotte was not my Luna, CC made that clear. I zoned out, my mind going to Love. She has consumed my mind these days.
" Are you going to let him talk to me like that?" Charlotte screeched, getting me out of my thoughts. These two always manage to give me a headache between their fighting.
" Jace," I warned.
We reached the Aquarium in ten minutes. Upon hearing we were here, the managers and staff rushed to welcome us. Charlotte linked her arm to me and was smiling from ear to ear. The Aquarium was a wonder to the eyes and had different types of sea creatures. Even the roof was made of a tank full of sharks. I was already getting bored,
" Can we leave now?" I asked Charlotte. She seemed to be enjoying herself.
" Not yet, ten more minutes, please," she begged. I only sighed.
I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't immediately see the child who barreled towards me and hugged my legs. I looked down with a surprised expression on my face. Her face was painted colorfully with fish pictures, and was smiling at me, her big blue eyes shining with happiness. I could feel my inner lycan stir within me.
" Daddy!" She squealed happily.