78: Today, Tomorrow, and Forever

Alaric

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"I promise, I won’t leave," I repeated when I tried to make Louis sleep. I swore not to repeat the mistake that I made before. To be honest, I didn’t know it could affect Louis to this extent. Maybe because I've never stayed with him before.

I caressed his head when he gave a soft smile before closing his eyes. It was clear that he was tired by looking into his eyes, but the boy was not ready to sleep with a fear that I might leave. I smiled, recalling the previous conversation between us.

Before, I could have said no and would have become a villain in my son’s eyes. Moana ended up threatening me in front of Louis, and it looked like Louis knew about his mother’s temper, so he dared not bring up that topic again because he thought his mother might hit me in case I agreed to fulfill his other wish.

I looked at the other side of the bed. Hope was sleeping peacefully there.

For now, they were both in my bedroom, which I had planned to share with Moana. I smiled again, thinking t