Help! Five Beast Alphas Want To Breed Me!!(BL)-Chapter 168: Calisí

Queen Cassia;

Elian’s laughter rises in the hall again, and a smile splits my face as I watch how happy he is.

I watch him and Seun dance like there are no worries in the world, and it gladdens me.

His little feet rise and fall in swift pitter-patter, and I watch Seun guide him through our tribal dance.

He giggles as he spins around with Seun, and his joy makes me feel proud. It’s like watching open wounds seal shut.

I’m glad I could create an environment that could heal him.

"I’ve never seen him so happy," Koda whispers beside, and I nod as I watch the young man who’s managed to capture all our hearts.

He hops on one foot and claps as he follows the beat, and Seun starts cheering as Elian gets the dance.

Elian turns to Koda and me with a massive grin, and I smile back at him.

"I hope it stays like this forever," I whisper back to Koda, and Elian runs over to me.

Although he’s sweaty and panting, he seems so full of life and energy..

"Come join us, Mother!" He pleads as he pulls me, and I chuckle as I decide to indulge him.

I walk back to the middle of the hall, hold up my skirt, and dance with him.

His eyes brighten with glee as he watches me, and as we dance, I feel warmth flood a part of me. This child has brought so much happiness with him; worries have long abandoned me.

He and Seun start swaying their shoulders and hips as they move around me in circles, and I stay on the spot, shaking my shoulders and tapping my feet as I clap.

I look over at Koda, and he’s watching with a massive grin.

He’s happy. I love the sight of it.

I hope he doesn’t have to change from this.

On the surface, it’s obvious to see that Koda is my child. That I birthed and raised him. But when he gets angry, or upset... then it becomes easy to tell that he’s Wilhelm’s son.

That deadly anger of his has always terrified me. I haven’t seen it so long, and I pray to the goddess that it stays that way.

Elian brings out all his positive sides. I hope the boy never has to face Koda’s dark side. We all have our dark sides. But when it comes to anger... other people may have sides as dark as night... while Koda’s... is a moonless night.

But that isn’t the bone of contention tonight. I should focus on Elian’s happiness. Our happiness.

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Avaren;

As soon as I walk into my bedroom, I freeze. It’s silent. Too silent.

It feels like the room is holding its breath, and it usually isn’t so.

The hairs on my skin rise in warning, and a smirk crawls onto my face as I know what this means.

Calisí

I press my feet harder against the ground, expecting to sense her, but I get nothing.

Hmm... She’s gotten smarter with her approach.

I lift my head and let go of my mana, and of course, it senses her. There she is.

Latched onto the wall behind me, ready to strike.

My smirk returns as I sense her mana silently crackle.

I immediately whip out of the way, and a powerful orb of magic drifts past me. I raise a brow in amusement, and finally, she makes a sound.

She lands on the ground with a thud, and her annoyed voice follows.

"How do you always dodge my attacks!? You’re supposed to be blind, Avaren." She whines as she walks over to me, and I turn to the sound of her voice.

I hold out a hand, and her delicate hands take mine in hers. She presses her cheek against my hand, and I caress her cheek as she kisses the palm of my hand.

"You’ve gotten better. I almost couldn’t sense you." I reply, and under my palm, I feel her smile.

She moves closer to me and slings her hands over my shoulders.

"So... how was the meeting tonight?" She questions as she reaches behind my head and loosens the knot holding up the strip of cloth against my eyes.

"Wilhelm would be coming to Gravemaw with most of his sons in a few days. We’ll strike then." I reply, and although I can’t see her, I can picture the smirk on her face right now.

"Finally... we will see them fall." She says, and the resentment in her voice pricks me.

I take my hand to her slender waist and pull her closer to myself. Her soothing Jasmine scent fills my lungs, and I pause.

"Are you happy, my love?" I question, and the aura in the room shifts.

She moves her hands down my chest and to my back. She rests her head against my chest and wraps her arms around me.

"Why wouldn’t I be, Avaren?" She replies, and my heart aches.

"I don’t know... this path we’re on... this route we’ve taken... It’s very different from what we swore to be when we were younger." I reply honestly, and she scoffs.

"When we were younger, Avaren. We had no understanding of the cruelty the world demanded from man...." She speaks, and I listen in silence.

"Finally, I’m becoming who I want to be. If the price is all ever was... so be it... After all, she was a weakling who suffered for her foolish naivety. She can burn with the rest of the world for all I care. I am no longer who I once was, and I hold no sentiments or attachments to her." She replies, and I shut my eyelids as her words sink in. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"They will pay, Calisí. All of them. I swear it." I vow, and she chuckles softly, pressing her petal soft lips against mine.

"I know. I live to see their blood flow, and I will even if it costs me my life. I will make them know what oppression feels like"