LEO.

I had felt Azura's emotions through the bond when she talked to her parents and I had put my walls up, giving her the privacy of her own mind. All I could do was give her strength and calmness through the bond, but she was doing great without it.

The place is a damn full house, and everyone isn’t even here yet. Raihana and Chris have just arrived with their thirteen-year-old son Tatum and daughter Heaven, who is ten.

“Thanks for inviting us.” Chris says after I finish shaking hands with the kids.

“Not an issue.” I reply. I did not need everyone to thank me. That is fucking...