Eero's Perspective
Looking around, I found a small CCTV placed in between the book on his shelf. The camera was so small that unless someone looked closer at it, they would overlook the existence of.
"Where is the footage? Is it on your phone?" I asked him. Claudius began buttoning his dress shirt. He glanced at his phone on the table.
"What's your password?"
"The date of our mating ceremony."
"It used to be the date of my birthday, right?"
"I had to change it. In case someone notices our connection. They'd thought of snooping on my phone for more information, and they would naturally try to unlock it using your birthday."
After punching the date of our mating ceremony, his phone unlocks, revealing me as his wallpaper.
"Claudius, what's with your wallpaper? Could you change it to something else? Or use the default wallpaper that your phone comes with!"
"Baby, I'm careful when I'm using my phone. I'll make sure that no one will see me using your photo as my wallpaper. Let me keep it, please. This is the only thing that I can look into at times when I'm not allowed to see you."
Considering his feelings, I gave in to what he wanted, "Fine, but you'll have to be careful, or why don't you just use our pup as your wallpaper."
"How about you and Perseus? I'll take a photo of you and him later at home?" Claudius suggested.
"Should we ask someone to take a family picture of us? I want to have one in my phone, too," I said, pouting my lips.
"I'll put a password at my gallery so no one would be able to have access to it except for you and me."
Claudius began dialling on his phone, and when I peeked at it, it was Caspian he was trying to contact.
"Yes, Alpha? Where are you? Everyone was elated with the announcement that Codrus had made, so they didn't notice that you fled from the scene minutes after Luna Eero left."
"Where are the two of you?" Caspian said, going back to his first question.
"In RGC."
"What are you doing there?"
"Do you know a photographer that you can send to Howling Island right at this moment? Eero wants a family picture, and with our schedule, we can only do it tonight."
"I don't know any photographer, but I will find one and update you in a few minutes."
"And you have to be sure that the one you'll find won't tell anyone about this," Claudius strictly reminded his Beta before he ended the call.
Claudius was about to put his phone in his pocket when I asked for it.
"I still want to see our tape," I said with a naughty smile.
I bite my lower lip as he shows it to me. I was only at the beginning of it when I came up with a decision to keep it.
"Baby, are you sure? I mean, I want to save this video, but I didn't dare to ask you because I thought it would make you uncomfortable."
"Can you send the video on my phone, too, Claudius? I want to save it, too," I requested from him.
After saving the video, I secured my gallery with a password, and then we received a message from his pilot that the chopper that would take us to the howling island awaited us at the helipad.
"Where is my sweet boy?" I asked Cielo, who welcomed Claudius and me at the front door.
"His nanny is preparing him for the photo shoot."
I glanced at Claudius, urging him to tell Cielo what I wanted.
"Would you mind if you join us at this family photo shoot tonight? Eero wants you in the family portrait, too."
"Me?" Cielo clutched her chest.
"You're like a mother not only to Claudius but to me too, and even when Perseus just got here. I can see that you're treating him like your own grandson, so will you do us this favour?" Cielo started to tear up as she hugged me and Claudius.
Cielo tenderly caresses his cheeks, "Do you remember back when you were just five years old, you wanted a family portrait, but you couldn't take one because your father and mother were already dead." Cielo sniffs, "Look at you now. You'll finally have a family photo shoot with your very own family."
"You must be thrilled, Claudius."
"I am, Cielo. I would have loved to show off my family to everyone, and I hope to do it soon," he said to her before Claudius smiled at me.
"I couldn't find a photographer that we could trust with our secret, so I decided to be your family's photographer for today, Alpha," Caspian said, waving a DSLR in his hand and then a stand for it in his other hand.
"Thanks, man." Claudius patted Caspian's back.
"Before you get overly emotional. Let me tell you that this isn't free. I'm charging you for this. How does a thousand dollar sound?"
"Isn't that a bit overpriced?" I joked.
"Eero, have you forgotten that you're an heir to billions of cash and assets? The words overpriced and expensive should be removed from your vocabulary because you can literally pay for anything now."
"I'm just kidding, okay? A thousand-dollar plus tip if I end up loving the result." Caspian held out his hand that I shook.
Perseus was natural when it came to the camera. He was giggling and posing for it.
"Do you want to see some of the raw shots? We don't even have to edit these shots," he said as he was staring at the monitor.
Claudius took our pup from my arm as we approached Caspian and Cielo.
A satisfied smile drew on my lips. Claudius hooked his arm on my waist while my pup played with my hair.
"You have a beautiful family man. Moon Goddess, I begged you not to give me a fated mate before, but I'm taking it back now. I'm so jealous of the family that Claudius has. I want one for myself, too!" Caspian whined, got everyone laughing.