Chapter 404


    Chapter 404 – An Angry King E


    “Oh, E,” Cora sighs, her shoulders slumping as she sees my reaction to her words. She strides over


    to me and wraps me in a big hug. “I’m sorry,” she murmurs into my hair, “I shouldn’t have said it like


    that.” “No,” I sniff, you’re right – I should have listened – ”


    “It’s okay. You didso goodby her,” Cora says, loosening her grip and turning me towards the little girl


    asleep in her bed. “She wasn’t going to make it, E,” Cora whispers as we look down at the girl. “Not


    even a few more days maybe not even through the night. And look at her now.”


    Tears are streaming freely down my cheeks now. “She’s perfect,” I murmur, and Cora nods.


    “So, you did a good thing,” she sighs, wiping at my tears in her own brusk way, “but we still haveworkto


    do. All right?”


    “Okay,” I say nodding and looking around the room. “Who’s next?” “A little boy,” she says, looking down


    at her clipboard. “Named Philip.” “A sweet little boy!” I gasp, and then I bury my face in my hands and


    start crying again, thinking of my own sweet baby – and if he ever got sick – “E,” Cora sighs next to


    me, and I hear her take a deep steadying breath.


    “We are not going to get through this if you keep crying all the time.” “I can’t help it,” I sniff, looking up


    at her and wiping again at my tears, which just seem to keeping. “Do you think…if these kids don’t


    have a home, Sinir will…” “If you go home tonight and ask Sinir to adopt all these kids,” she says


    slowly, raising her eyebrows and shaking her head at me, though unable to keep a smile from starting


    on her lips, “he’s gonna flip, E.” “But -” ”


    Move on, kid!” sheughs, giving me a little push between the shoulder des to keep me moving.


    “Let’s go help Philip!”


    “Philip,” I say, taking a deep breath and nodding steadily, trying to put my motherly impulse to save and


    keep and raiseallthe children away, though it is very difficult. We don’t have far to go, but as we walk I


    take my baby from Conner’s arms, even though I know I’ll have to give him back in about two seconds.


    “What do o you think, baby,” I murmur to Rafe, looking down and watching him sleep, warmth crawling


    through me and chasing away my sadness as I look down into his perfect little face. ” Should we bring


    home about a dozen new orphan siblings for you today? Do you think daddy will be mad?”


    Conner drops Cora off first and then drives us back to the pce. To my extreme disappointment, I was


    convinced not to bring any children back with me tonight, so it’s just me and Rafe in the car with him.


    Conner surprises me by driving around to the back of the pce and pressing a button at the top of the


    car, opening a wide ck door.


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    “Oh,” I say, leaning forward curiously. “So thereisa garage…”


    Connerughs a little and confirms my suspicions. As he pulls into a parking spot very close to what I


    assume is the entrance, I ce a hand on his shoulder. “You did really well today, Conner,” I say softly.


    “Thank you, Luna,” he says, shing me a smile. “You should…” and I hesitate here, not really knowing


    what to say. “I should what?” he asks, curious. “Well, I know that you’re part of the military,” say, taking


    my hand away and twisting my fingers together anxiously, “and I know that you probably have all sorts


    of ambitions there, but…well, if you’d like to be part of my team, even just for now, and help me


    continue doing this work, we’d be really happy to have you.”


    I smile at him, hoping it’s an offer he’ll consider, and hoping even more that it doesn’t derail his own


    ns. “I’ll think about it, Luna,” he says, meeting my eyes with a very genuine smile. “I promise I will.”


    And then we both nod at each other and get out of the car, me unstrapping the baby and leaving his car


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    Conner leads me through the winding halls beneath the pce to an elevator, which we climb into. He


    presses a button and swipes a card from his pocket and, when it reaches the second floor, I’m very


    surprised to find us in the hallway where my personal rooms are. “Oh,” I say, my eyebrows arching


    almost to my hairline. “Well, that’s terribly convenient, isn’t it?” “Only the best for our Queen,” Conner


    says, gesturing forward so that I can step out ahead of him. I smile at him and do so, but frown and turn


    when he stays in the elevator. “You aren’ting?” Nah,” he says, smiling at me and shrugging. “I’ve


    got to get back to the barracks, Luna. Have to get some rest so that I’m fresh tomorrow.


    I roll my eyes at myself – ofcourse. What was I thinking, that he was going toe and hang out with


    me and Sinir? I wave goodbye to him and wish him a good night’s sleep, considering that I’ll just


    have to give my own report to Sinir, even though I figured Conner would handle it.


    But still. I can handle that, right? As long as I don’t fall asleep on my feet first. But when I push open the


    door to our suite, I can tell already that Sinir is mad. Frowning, I close the door behind me, looking


    towards where he sits at his new desk by the window, already glowering at me with his arms crossed.


    “What is it?” I ask, confused.


    “E,” Sinir snaps, standing and striding over to me as he gestures to the darkness outside the


    window. “You were goneall day- and while I don’t care about that, you didnotanswer your phone the


    entire time -”


    “My phone,” I say, frowning up at him and passing the baby over to the arms he holds out, silently


    asking for him. “I don’t even think I brought it


    “Yes,” Sinir growls, frowning down at me even as he lifts Rafe to his shoulder and begins to lovingly


    stroke his back, weing him home and giving me a lecture at the same time. ” Irealizedthat you left


    your phone behind after panicking for three hours that something had happened to you.”


    “Why didn’t you just contact Conner?” “I did!” “Well then what’s the problem?” I ask, exhausted and


    crossing my arms over my chest, truly not getting it and honestly maybe too tired to try.


    “The problem,” he growls, turning to give Rafe a kiss on the cheek and run his eyes over him, ensuring


    that he’s okay – which, of course, he is. “Is that I was hesitant about you even going to the Refugee


    Center, let alone staying thereall day- ”


    “Well, we didn’t go to the Center all day,” I murmur, turning away from him and heading to our


    expansive closet which is basically a second bedroom where we keep all of our stuff in beautiful, neat


    little cabs and racks. “We went to the Wolf Camp almost immediately.” “WHAT!” I turn to re at my


    mate where he stands at the door. “I don’t know why you’re freaking out, Dominic,” I snap, starting to


    lose my patience a little bit. “We were totally fine, and -”


    “It’s incredibly dangerous in those camps,” Sinir says, storming forward to loom over me. “I


    donotwant you and Rafe there where anything could happen -”


    “Too bad,” I say, objecting to themand in his voice and crossing my arms, looking up at him


    stubbornly and slowly shaking my head. “Because we’re going back tomorrow. Actually, not back –


    we’re going to the Human Camp” And then I see Sinir’s face turn a shade of red I’ve never seen


    before. I blink in surprise, taking a step back as I watch him just get…angrier and angrier. My breath


    hitches in my throat – not because I’m actually afraid I know he’d never hurt me – but I’ve just never…


    pushed him this far.