34~Deceived

~Avery~

King didn't return until much later that evening, long after I had tucked Julia and Julian into their makeshift beds. The rooms provided for them were nothing like children's rooms; this whole situation had been rather too hasty. As I sat in the dim light of King's room, doubt filled my mind. Was this his idea of fatherhood—absence and indifference? He was not even there to bid them goodnight. I hadn't laid down on his bed; I couldn’t even think of sleeping. We needed to have a crucial conversation tonight; he had to see reason with me. I never should have brought the twins back to even the same city as him, let alone the same pack. I should have done everything I could to keep them far, far away. This was exactly what I was afraid of. Now, King seemed more like a villain, and my innocent children were caught in his dangerous plans.

His room door finally swung open abruptly, and King entered with a casual swagger as if he didn’t have a care in the world. I hadn’t bother