“I know,” he said, looking up at me.
I nodded, crouching down by the Westwood three and Ahren, who were busy playing with blocks. I ruffledtheir hair for a moment before I stood up. Ahren grabbed onto my leg, staring up at me.
“Bye-bye,” he said, with a cute as fuck wave. I smirked.
“Rather impatient to get rid of me, aren’t you, pup?” He simply toddled off, so I went over to Dante, sitting on the other side of Theo.
“We shouldn’t be too long. Take care of all these fuckers. I don’t know if your aunt will be able to cope alone,” I said, looking at Raven.
“Oh, I’ll manage. Don’t worry,” Raven replied with a smile just as Elijah entered with Scarlett, who was also ready to leave.
“I’ll go meet the girls.”
“Yeah, and bring Leo back,” Elijah remarked, shaking his head, and I wondered what he meant. I hoped the fucker wasn’t being a dick.
Ruffling Dante’s hair and earning a frown from him, I stood up. He was going to be okay. He was a goddamn demigod. I looked at him, but it was still fucking hard to get my head wrapped around it. He looked at me, the hint of a faint smile crossing his lips.
“Want to say something?”
“Nah, just stay strong,” I said quietly. I didn’t give a shit if he was a demigod or not, he was still my pup. He nodded, giving me a smile.
“I will, Dad.”
“Scarlett, can you get Rayhan out front? I don’t want him and Leo to cross paths. I don’t have time to deal with that shit.” She nodded, kissing Elijah a final time before she left the room.
“I’ll go meet the girls, then I’ll be heading out, too,” I said, leaving the room.
I reached the open doors, stopping in my tracks. Liam was standing there looking worried. I cocked a brow, stepping out into the sunshine to see Kataleya and Skyla watching Azura, who was sporting a rather red forehead and staring challengingly at Leo, who was sitting on the steps. His legs sprawled out in front of him, and I could sense his aura.
“Again,” she said, crossing her arms.
Leo raised an eyebrow, picking up the ball and bouncing it off her head. She didn’t even flinch, instead catching the ball and throwing it back at him.
“Again.” Fuck, she was doing that weird shit again…
Leo frowned, clearly wondering what the Westwood Devil’s angle was.
“You’re fucking weird,” he said coldly, tossing the ball at her forehead again. Liam looked relieved to see me, whilst Kataleya was clearly worried, and Skyla was obviously enjoying it.
“Again,” she said, unblinking as she stared at Leo.
“This kid’s fucking psychotic,” Leo remarked, glancing at me as he hit her forehead with the ball again.
“Again,” Azura said, making Leo frown.
“Nah, I’m bored,” he said, tossing the ball to the ground and letting it roll away.
“Cut this shit out,” I warned. Azura watched him for a moment before she ran after the rolling ball.
“Leo started it,” Skyla chimed in, frowning at him.
“Yeah, once. She’s the one who told me to hit her again,” Leo shot back, taking his lighter from his pocket. Liam sighed.
“Azura is just…”
“A weirdo,” Leo finished, pulling out a cigarette.
“I thought you weren’t going to come here?” I asked, crossing my arms as Azura returned with the ball, looking as normal as ever as if she hadn’t just had a ball bounced off her forehead several times. She stopped a foot behind him, and, despite her casual expression, I had a feeling she was going to try something.
