“Why!?”
His aura snapped out like a wave, blazing with fury and heartbreak, so intense that it rolled across the room in a rush of pure alpha power, and the baby started to cry, a sharp wail of fear and confusion that sliced through the air like a dagger.
Kaius froze.
His anger vanished like smoke, replaced by a blind panic as he watched his son squirm and sob, the tiny body trembling. He’d never felt so helpless in his life, his hands hovering in midair, not knowing how to soothe, not knowing what to do.
“Please,” she said quickly, stepping forward, voice desperate but steady. “Give him to me. He’ll calm down if I hold him.”
For a long moment, he didn’t move. But then, reluctantly, painfully, he handed the baby over, and the moment her arms curled around her son, the crying began to
