“Really? You’re the best, Harlan!” Elena immediately broke into a smile and threw her arms around Harlan happily.
Harlan took Anna home while I took Elena inside the apartment. After tucking her into bed, I tried Luling her to sleep.
“Mommy, I want to ask you a question,” Elena said seriously, taking a photo out of her pocket.
I glanced at it and found that it was the photo that Caleb had left in the kindergarten.
Elena pointed at Caleb in the photo and asked curiously, “Why won’t you get back together with Daddy? If you and Daddy get back together, we can go home with my brother!”
My heart tightened in my chest.
For some reason, Elena refused to give up on finding her brother. Forcing a smile, I asked, “Elena, you keep saying that this Little boy is your brother. How do you know that?”
Elena answered seriously, “I always dream about him. In my dream, we often play together.”
She dreamt about him? Now I was sure that she was just imagining things!
But I knew she wouldn’t let the matter go, so I just comforted her for the time being. “I have a very important job right now. As soon as I finish the job, I‘Ll consider getting back together with Daddy, okay?” Although Elena wasn’t satisfied, she nodded obediently. “Okay.”
Soon, I fell asleep with Elena in my arms. In my dream, I faintly heard a little boy calling me Mommy.
“Who’s there?”
I followed the sound and until I found the Little boy in the photo, standing in the bright sunshine and Looking at me sadly.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
The adorable little boy also had emerald eyes and blond hair, just like Elena. Somehow, the Little boy gave me a sense of familiarity.
I wanted to hug him, kiss him, and smooth his frown. But my logic stopped me from doing these things.
lommy, why won’t you come near me?” the boy asked, looking very hurt. “I’ve been suffering in the Thorn Edge Pack for years. I miss you so much…”
Caleb’s POV:
I felt upset, so Carlos and I went to Roz Town’s most popular bar to relieve our boredom.
Although we were just here to pass the time, we still ended up talking about Debra.
As soon as we sat down in the bar, I ordered a glass of wine and nearly downed all its contents in one go. Carlos couldn’t help but tease me. “It’s almost Like Moon Goddess wants you to suffer. You have to cater to Janiya on the one hand, and please Debra on the other. No matter what you do, you can’t seem to please either of them.”
I felt depressed. “Debra must think I’m an indecisive, moody jerk.” “Yes, as unpredictable as the weather!” Carlos teased me mercilessly. Feeling utterly powerless, I drank a few more glasses.
After a while, Carlos patted me on the shoulder and said seriously, “Let me tell you this as a friend. From Debra’s perspective, you are a jerk. You two are mates, but you didn’t admit it after you slept with her. You even accused her of being a hooker and turned a blind eye to her suffering when she was exiled from her pack and hunted down. But since I know your side of the story, I don’t blame you.”
