Chapter 4 Celeste
Celeste's POV
Benedict took Liam and Levi fishing in the lake in our territory, an activity they routinely do every Saturday or Sunday when Benedict has much free time.
I sat in the gazebo twenty steps away from them, my heart warmed seeing their togetherness.
They competed with more than twenty people to get fish.
No women liked fishing, including me, but I was the only woman in that place who accompanied my mate and my two sons.
"Yeay, Daddy caught a fish." Levi clapped his hands. He sat in the stroller; I anticipated him falling into the lake.
Levi didn't talk much but was active like Liam and loved being near Liam.
“I caught my first fish,” Liam shouted excitedly, jumping up and down like a kangaroo.
“My fish is really big, isn’t it?” Liam showed Levi the orange fish with the fishing hook still in its mouth.
“Big fish.” Levi clapped his hands and swayed his legs.
“Put the fish in the bucket.” Benedict reminded Liam. He helped Liam take the hook out of the fish’s mouth and put the fish in the bucket. “I’ll give you chocolate if you beat me.”
“Okay.” Liam gave a thumbs up and nodded, getting more excited about fishing, but before he continued his activity, he turned to me with a bright smile. He was so happy to get chocolate.
“It’s a beautiful afternoon, isn’t it, Luna?”
I was surprised to find Beta Dylan standing next to me, and then I smiled as I looked at the sky. "It's sunny, but the air feels cool."
"Yeah, autumn air feels nice and cool," said Beta Dylan.
I glanced at him out of the corner of my eye, wondering what he wanted to tell me since he never made small talk with me.
“Has Liam agreed to meet his biological father?”
Ah, I should have guessed Beta Dylan would ask that.
“I don’t know.” I shrugged my shoulders with my gaze fixed on Liam. “He hasn’t brought it up in over a week, and I didn't ask him because I didn't want to stress him out.”
“I have no problem with Liam meeting his father.” Beta Dylan also turned his eyes to Liam. “You know what I’m worried about.”
“I realize that.” I nodded.
"Alpha Eiden has few enemies, and his pack is fairly calm. He isn't friends with the notorious Alphas, who like fighting and exterminating rogue and lycan clans, yet we can't trust him."
Beta Dylan lowered his voice and emphasized his words. His eyes scanned the surroundings because he didn’t want this information to alarm his pack members.
I honestly wanted to know what Alpha Eiden was doing at Liam's kindergarten. Was he a sponsor? But from Benedict's information, it was the first time the man had set foot in the rogue clan.
We speculated that someone told Alpha Eiden about Liam, whose face resembled his.
I accompanied Liam and Levi in the playroom. Liam was drawing, and Levi was coloring.
We ate grilled lake fish about half an hour ago. We sat on the carpet in the rear of the house, eating and singing. After that, Benedict went to the arena.
Benedict made me anxious, considering why he had been intensively training his muscles and increasing his strength for the past week.
“I want to meet my biological father.”
Liam’s words pulled me out of my reverie. I blinked, not believing what I had just heard.
Liam looked into my eyes, showing me he was sure of his decision. He was only 5 years old but was already thinking about something that was hard on his own.
“Okay. I’ll tell him.” I patted Liam’s hand with a faint smile. Liam nodded and continued drawing.
I sent a message to Alpha Eiden, and unexpectedly, he replied to my message in less than a minute, as if he had been waiting for my message for the past ten days.
Benedict believed that I wouldn't cheat on him. He wasn't jealous that I saved my ex-mate’s number. I was so grateful that my mate was him.
Alpha Eiden let me decide on the meeting place, and since I was confused, I asked Liam about it.
Liam picked a building in the rogue territory that had all kinds of children's games.
That night, we went to meet Alpha Eiden. Of course, Benedict and Levi came with us.
We hadn't had dinner yet, so we ate together at a restaurant. After eating, Alpha Eiden introduced himself to Liam.
"Hey, Liam. I'm so glad you finally wanted to meet me." Alpha Eiden looked nervous. He sat across from Liam. Liam lowered his head, and his hands were under the table.
Benedict and I looked at each other with worried faces. Liam wasn't a child who easily lost control, but I was worried that he would suddenly bang the table or run away.
“I apologize. I realize that the first impression I gave was very bad. I glared at you because I couldn’t believe I had a son.” Alpha Eiden seemed to regret his spontaneous action.
“I’m glad you grew up big and healthy. Your mother and father took good care of you.” Alpha Eiden looked at me and Benedict. His face radiated his gratitude to us.
Silence enveloped us. The sound of their chatter around us, the clinking of glasses, and the knives and forks touching plates reached our ears, reminding us that we were still breathing.
Liam was shocked when Levi, sitting next to him, stroked his arm, and then Liam smiled widely at Levi. Levi didn't like seeing Liam go silent like that.
"I shouldn't be mad at you. You must have had a reason when you rejected my mommy, and you didn't know my mommy was pregnant with me," Liam said.
I was stunned. Moon Goddess, Liam could think like that. I couldn't believe he was five years old.
'I told you Liam is smart. For 10 days, he thought about it all calmly.' My wolf is very proud of Liam's intelligence.
"I'm okay." Alpha Eiden said softly, calming Liam down. "It's not too late for us to get to know each other and build our bond as a father and a son."
Liam lifted his head, and finally, he looked at Alpha Eiden. He was embarrassed and confused about how to respond.
Benedict and I shared a look and smiled. We were relieved that Liam was willing to open his heart to his biological father.
After that, Liam and Levi played in the play gym. Alpha Eiden accompanied and supervised them.
Benedict and I sat on chairs outside the play gym, eating and chatting.
"I can't believe he will accept Liam," I said, watching a little girl crying because her parents took her home before she was done playing.
“You’re overthinking.” Benedict ruffled my hair. I stared at him with pursed lips. He smiled crookedly and kissed my lips, which made me even more annoyed with him.
“In reality, Alpha Eiden is not as bad as you think. He rejected you, but he didn’t reject your child,” Benedict said, wrapping his arms around my waist.
I put my head on his broad shoulder, felt his warmth, and inhaled his calming scent.
“I love you so much.” Benedict kissed my hair.
Although he wasn't shy about kissing me, this was actually the first time he said something like that outside the house. I ignored the strange feeling that something would happen to us, which settled in my chest.
“I love you too.” I hugged him tightly.
I didn't know that night would be the last time I would feel his warm embrace, smell his scent, see his hazel eyes staring at me lovingly, and hear the five words spoken from his mouth that always made my love for him increase.
After we met Alpha Eiden, Benedict rushed off to the location of his fight with Alpha Yon when we arrived home.
Half an hour later, with my eyes fixed on the wall clock and anxiety squeezing my chest tight, I sat restlessly on the living room sofa. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door, which I quickly opened.
“Luna.” A rogue with teary eyes stood there.
My world spun, my eyes refused to believe, and my breath hitched as he said, “Alpha and a warrior were killed by a wild animal.”
“Oh, no.” My legs lost strength, and my body fell to the floor.
I cried all night and didn’t get up from that couch until morning.
Liam and Levi were confused when they saw many people in the house. Then they hugged me and cried after they saw Benedict's coffin.
No. I couldn't believe Benedict had left me forever.
Moon Goddess, why did you take Benedict away from me?
Do I look so happy that you envy me?