CHAPTER 78: THE COUNCIL

ROWAN.

“... And remember, you have to make sure to stay in your room. If you need something, ask Lily. Don't come out, okay?”

“Yes, mummy.”

I give Jhenelle a kiss on her head before getting to my feet.

“Don't worry, princess,” Viktor tells her with a little peck on her hair. “We will be back before you know it.”

“That is a lie,” she mutters with a pout. “You all are having some kind of adult meeting, it is going to take a long while.”

“Okay, you got us. But I promise to make it up to you, okay?”

“You promise?” She asks.

“Of course, " he says. “What would you like?”

“How about we go out to the park? Do you have one here? With plenty of swings?”

“I am sure we can find one with swings,” he says as he pecks her in the head. “You have our word. Now, behave. Okay? For your mom and I.”

“Okay.”

I give her another peck before we both walk out of the room.

“You need to relax,” Viktor says as he takes my hand. “These alpha can smell fear, you need to pull yourself together.”

“I am not scared of