Sold To The Alphas I Hate - Chapter 186

Chapter 186: He Is The First Child Of Our Family
Lucian’s POV

The smirk on Roman’s lips widened as he said, “Oh! It’s truly so easy, and the most effective method to date, and enjoyable for both parties…uhm…”

I stuffed a tomato in his mouth before he could say more. “Shut up! Unless you want me to flip this entire home upside down.”

Roman finally submitted, and I looked at Kael to explain him. “It was…”

“As long as it’s fine with you,” Kael said and walked away with the bottle of water.

What? What did he mean? Does he know it?

I looked at the other two. “You two, you told him?”

“I’m sure he just guessed it given how you and Rafe are always at it…though with words,” Roman said. “Or he just didn’t want to bother knowing, since you were so adamant on not letting me reveal it. You know Kael never forced us to say what we don’t want to.”

Later must be the case. I thought.

I finally calmed down. Not like what I did with Rafe was something bad, nor something I regretted, but somehow I didn’t want to talk about it.

I looked at Rafe, who was checking on his cat. The bastard seemed to have already forgotten everything. So I should as well.

Let’s focus on the little guy. It brought back the smile on my lips, and focus back to cooking.

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Roman’s POV

“Hey bud, come here,” we heard Rafe as he called for Raven, who was sitting on the sofa quietly, while Kael looked lost on what to do with the kid.

Throughout the journey, Rafe had called him Bud, so Raven was aware of who he was calling for.

Raven went to him, and I saw Eira looking at him.

Rafe was kneeling next to Vixen’s box, caressing the kittens with his fingers.

“Want to hold one?” He asked Raven.

In response, Raven looked at Eira. Their gazes met silently.

Lucian had told him he had to take permission from Eira to touch her pets, and the kid remembered it.

“Ah! Don’t worry, this cat is my pet as well. She and I share this one,” Rafe said, realizing what the issue was. “But, if you want, you can ask her.”

Raven simply looked at her, and we waited to hear him.

Rafe was trying to make him speak, but…There was only silence from him.

Does he truly not talk?

Eira didn’t reply to him, and waited for him to speak. She had understood the assignment.

Moments passed by, but nothing. He simply stared at her with a calm gaze.

It was as if she knew why he was looking at her so she should reply without him asking her.

But then, finally, realizing he was not going to talk, Rafe seemed to decide to give up, not to pressure him too much.

“Alright. Let me ask on your behalf,” Rafe said and looked at Eira, “Hey Caldwell, can my boy touch our cat and her babies?”

“He can,” she replied, not breaking eye contact with Raven. “But only for five minutes. If he needs more time, he has to ask me himself.”

“Well, that will do,” Rafe replied and turned to Raven. “Did you hear her? You have five minutes. Go on.”

Raven sat next to the box and Rafe handed him over one kitten. We all watched him. He caressed the kitten in his small hands, his thoughts unknown.

“This reminds me, we are yet to name the kittens,” Rafe said, and looked at Eira, “Caldwell, two are females and two are males. So how about Bitch and Witch for the females and Jerk and Rascal for the males?”

“Shut up!” she said coldly, keeping her tone in check in front of the kid.

We all couldn’t help but smile. Rafe was at it again, infuriating Eira. The most interesting thing to watch whenever we could.

“Then what are you going to name them, huh?” he said mockingly, “Let me guess. Given your lazy brain, I am sure you will go like, Kitty1, Kitty2, Kitty3, Kitty4. Easy, isn’t it?”

She gritted her teeth, wanting to hurl something at him, but then Raven looked at her and she controlled her anger. “You just wait for later,” she warned Rafe.

“Gladly,” he commented coolly.

“How about Raven decides their names?” Kael’s voice came in as he walked towards them. “I am sure he can think better than you two.”

Eira didn’t look at Kael even once. Damn! Even after I told her everything, it was still the same. Maybe she needs more time.

Kael knelt next to Ray. “What do you say, Raven?”

Raven offered a light nod to Kael.

At least he didn’t choose silence. Seems like after Kael took care of him, Raven was responsive to him.

“Then, take your time and tell us the names when you are done deciding,” Kael told him, both their gazes meeting each other calmly.

I should give Kael credit for being good with kids given his stoic and cold personality.

“Doesn’t he already look like a responsible dad?” I said to Roman and Jason.

“Indeed,” Lucian said, “Didn’t he raise you and especially Rafe since when you two were nasty kids? He is indeed good with it.”

I couldn’t disagree. Though we were of similar age, Kael, even as a kid, was more mature and thoughtful. While I and Rafe were unruly orphans. He was always patient with us, and even now he was the same, patient with all of us.

“Don’t you think Raven’s temperament matches that of Kael’s?” Lucian said, and we three observed them. “He is like a more serious and quiet version of Kael.”

I hummed. “If we didn’t know better, I would have thought they are real father and son.”

“That’s good then,” Lucian commented as something flashed in his mind. “We can say he is Kael’s son when there is trouble with the council, but only after we make sure he is not the son of the Alpha of RavenClaw pack.”

He looked at Jason, “What do you say?”

Jason, who had been quiet, hummed, “Seems like a good plan.”

“Rafe said he would get that bastard’s blood sample,” Lucian said as he looked at Rafe. “Need to ask him.”

They put the kitten back and Rafe stood up, “Hey bud, let’s watch TV until three slow-as-fuck slugs prepare the dinner.” He looked our way with a mocking smirk.

Lucian was about to get back at him, but I held his hand, “You two should control your mouths…ahem…I mean words in front of a kid.” A chuckle left my mouth, and Jason smiled as well.

Lucian glared at us two, “Assholes,” and got back to his work. I was not going to stop teasing him anytime soon.

Rafe and Raven stood up and returned to the sofa to sit in front of the TV.

Kael, still kneeling and caressing the kittens, looked at Eira. Their gazes happened to meet.

“Do you mind if Raven decides the names for your kittens?” he asked.

I held my breath to wait for her reply instead of ignoring Kael.

She shook her head in response.

I let out a sigh of relief.

“He is a good kid,” he said, and she nodded this time.

“If you want to spend more time with him, you can always go to him or call him,” Kael said calmly.

She glanced at Raven for a moment before returning her gaze back to Kael. She looked like she was about to say or ask something, but then shut her mouth just as she opened it, and simply nodded at what Kael said to her.

“That’s our son now, the first child of this family, even if we have our own kids in the future,” Kael told her. “So treat him like that, as your own son.”

Her eyes a little moist, she nodded again.

My heart clenched at the thought of when and how we were going to tell her the truth.

As long as she wouldn’t say she would take him away with her, we could think about it. Maybe her next session with Isla would clear the status of her mental state now.

I couldn’t help but imagine the happiness she would feel. I hope it’s soon.