Chapter 149
Chapter 149
Knight has been going through the information they found nonstop. I haven’t fofty processed what they told me yet. According to the information provided, both of my parents are alive, and they seem to be enemies it that really all we are? Experiments or additions to the walls can produce the most powerful heirs. What is the ending goal here?
“Can we talk about this for a second?” I ask Knight as we clean up after dinner. He stops and looks up at me.
“Yeah,” he nods.
“How does this change things for us as the Royal Rogue family?” lack.
“I’m not entirely sure, Angel.” he takes the dishes and begins to dry them so we can put them away. “My guess is that our positions are to ensure we keep the public from panicking or to keep the experiment going. We still have to play our roles outside of this. Just like we did when the Wraith was in charge. I guess the only difference is we get to decide how things turn out.”
“Are you okay with that?” I take the dish out of his hand and place it back in the sink. “When we met, this really fucked you up and now you’re a part of it again. You’re in charge.”
“I don’t like it,” he pulls me closer and walks us toward the dining room. “But we don’t have a lot of choices here. Perry is brilliant, but she’s still just twenty–four years old. That’s why she told us. Things are going to start getting out of her control, and she knows we have her back. You saw here it went down. None of us questioned it. It’s how things between us work.”
“I understand that. I just “I pull away feeling itchy with frustration.
“Fuck, I’m doing it again. I’m not paying attention to anything other than mission, aren’t I?” he sighs.
“Given the mission in question, I think it’s fair,” I shrug it off.
“Are you okay?” he asks gently. He doesn’t reach for me this time. He knows when I’m upset touch is the last thing I want.
“I’m a fucking idiot,” I admit. “All he wanted was to talk to me, and I couldn’t even take a moment of my time to do it. And now I don’t even have that option. What kind of fucked up family was I born in to? My uncle tried to kill me. My mother abandoned me and then killed her own father to protect what
exactly?”
“Phoebe-”
“People warned me about you and your parents without knowing that mine were even more fucked. At least, your parents love each other. How did they even conceive me if they’re enemies?”
“Poster children of shit happens,” he grins.
“Are you cracking a joke right now?” I laugh and I am so grateful that he’s starting to understand my sense of humor.
“Yeah, because it’s a little funny,” he holds up his hand, pinching the air playfully.
“I’m an asshole.” I shake my head. “I didn’t even let him see the twins or tell him that Aizen is probably going to be taking over the pack for him.”
“You decided?” he smiles cheekily. I love when he’s playful like this. I rarely get to see it. He’s so serious all the time.
“When I brought up the tutors, Ayrie was on board. But Aizen wasn’t. He wants to go to school. He said he didn’t want weak people training him anyway.”
“That sounds like he’s listening to my father a lot more than we should want him to,” he scratches the back of his ear. “I was thinking that when he was a little older, we’d relocate that way. Let him go to school with the other pups. They have excellent schools there. They’ll love how strong he is, considering he’s to be their next alpha. It can be the first rogue–trained pack in the packlands.”
I let out a sigh of relief and step into him. ‘wrap my arms around him and allow myself to relax a little.
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“I love that. The whole thing. We should relocate that way to that going to make things difficult for your with dogue Nations
“No,” he places his hand on the back of my head. “It might make things diffinim with toys threate
It won’t. I’ve got it. Surprisingly, I’ve got a good handle on the whole office crap, think to might have bean sit causething. And a gala fart. a big help.”
“Oh, might have been, huh?” he chuckles.
“Shut up.” I growl at him playfully. He pulls away, cupping my face with both his hands
“Moving around has always been the plan. This way, we have an official base and somewhere you and the twins can stay in if shit goes sideways with the sector. It’s fucked to think it, but your grandfather dying was kind of.”
“Don’t.” I cut him off. “I already feel guilty enough. Don’t say that. Don’t make me feel filthier than I already do
“Hey,” he leans in to kiss my forehead. “You shouldn’t feel that way. You are entitled to feel the way you did. Everything that’s been going on has been a lot, and your go–to is to put yourself at the bottom of the list of things to do.”
“Knight.” I groan. “Please, don’t say that to me right now.”
“Angel, I know it sucks, but you have to face this. I’m the last person who should be giving you this specific advice, but take it from me. You don’t want to miss out on what could be the best thing that has ever happened to you.”
“How? I already have you and the twins. And your super crazy dad, who is probably jumping for joy that he gets both the King and the Alpha.” Troll my eyes. He stares at me for a moment.
“I didn’t think there would ever be anything better than when you said I love you until now,” he smiles.
“What? What did I say?” I laugh.
He rolls his eyes and presses his lips to mine. The giggle from the staircase keeps him from taking it further. He pulls away to look over my head at Ayrie.
“Mommy better?” she asks. I sigh and spin around to face her.
“You’re supposed to be sleeping.” I say firmly, but her bedhead always makes me the happiest person in the world.
“I get apple juice first? For me and Icy?” she puts her hands together pleadingly.
I nod and wave her over. Giggling, she runs over to me and offers me her hand. I take it and lead her over to the fridge.
“This one?” I point at her favorite pink sippie cup. She nods and then points at Aizen’s blue one. I take them and let her give me the apple juice. I crouch down and hand her both cups. “You okay?”
“Mhm.” She hugs me and kisses my cheek. “All better.”
