chapter 98


    Imogen’s POV


    The week after went by quickly, our life got some routine about it. I felt like a weight had been lifted


    and we could finally rx and take a breath. I decided to keep my magic, at least for now, until I know


    for sure that the drama with Bianca was over. Theo and Tobias agreed said if I gave it up, I might regret


    it and considering it was thest thing I had left of my mother. I didn’t want to throw it away without


    good reason.


    Josiah said Bianca has been suffering for her crimes, and he himself had taken pleasure in


    torturing her. Caroline had been banned from the council after she snuck in and removed Bianca


    fingernails without permission and tried to gouge out her eyes. I felt nothing towards Bianca, no anger,


    no hate, no pity. I felt free of her, although I am not na?ve enough to believe I won’t have to deal with


    her again. My father came over after three days and met Thaddeus.


    Things were awkward, but I had hope that we could build a rtionship as long as Theo and


    Tobias could refrain from killing him. Mostly the future looked bright. Tobias and Theo went back to


    work full time, and I decided I would work a few odd days when I felt like bringing Thaddeus in with me.


    Life was looking pretty mundanepared to what it was.


    Moving on, though from everything was a little harder now I had time to think. I often found myself


    thinking of all the things my mother has missed and all the things I had missed with my father. My


    moods sometimes plummeting, Tobias and Theo were always there though to lean on when the


    darkness would send me into my depression. Pulling me back from the brink and reminding me they


    will always be here for me.


    Walking downstairs, Theo was feeding Thaddeus in his highchair. Thaddeus loved porridge now


    and was his new favourite thing to not only eat but y with. Tobias walks over and kisses me softly


    while I finish buttoning my blouse. I was going in with them today excited to be going back, today was


    the second day I had returned to work and the shambles the ce was in when I went back the first


    day, had me nearly hyperventting when I saw the mountain load of paperwork that needed filing.


    Merida was excited to see she could go back to the tech floor as one thing she hated was filing and


    being Theo’s coffee bitch.


    Sitting at the ind bench, I sipped my coffee, watching Theo feed our son. Thaddeus squealed


    loudly, and I noticed my bracelet react to him. His magical pendant glowing brightly from his


    excitement.


    My heart skipped a beat for a second, and I filed it away to worry about another time.


    “Mum wants to know if she can take Thaddeus tonight?” Tobias asks me. He wiggles his eyebrows


    and I know what he is thinking. Theo looking up and he smiles brightly. I smile knowingly back at them.


    “Tell her she can” Theo punches the air like he just won some victory and Tobiases over and


    wraps his arms around my shoulders, standing behind me. His stubble brushing my cheek and I cringe


    at the feel and he chuckles before rubbing his face in the crook of my neck.


    “Stop you man beast” I tell him, cringing at the feel. Tobias chuckles before turning me around on


    the stool and moving between my legs. He kisses me softly at first before he deepens the kiss and


    groans into my mouth. He leans into me before I feel his hand move under my blouse and he squeezes


    my nipple between his fingers. I moan into his mouth before Theo speaks.


    “Oi keep it PG13 a baby is present,” he says. I look back and he has his hand over Thaddeus’s


    eyes. I roll mine at him. It is not like he understands or will remember.


    “You don’t want to see that, do you, bubba?” Theo tells him. Thaddeus cackles loudly before


    holding his arms up in the air.


    “Mum, mum,” he squeals, and we all freeze.


    “Did he just say his first word?”


    “I heard nothing,” Theo states and I grin, knowing he heard.


    “Mum, mum,” Thaddeus says again, grasping air.


    “Traitor, I bring you porridge and you say that witch’s name first” Theo tells him. Thaddeus


    bounces excitedly, holding his hands out for me. I go pick him up, kissing his face.


    “What about Dadda, say Dadda” Theo tries.


    “Mum, mum,” Thaddeus says, and Theo throws his arms up in the air.


    “This isn’t fair. I do the night feeds and the morning stuff and he says mum.” I chuckle at his


    ranting.


    “Maybe he thinks you’re mum?” Tobias adds in, trying not tough. Theo thinks for a second.


    “That must be it. We will have to correct that,” he says, taking Thaddeus from me and walking from


    the room trying to make him say Dadda. I shake my head and Tobiases over and wraps his arms


    around me.


    “Ready?” he asks.


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    “Yep, let go,” I tell him, and he lets go, grabbing his keys from the bowl and we walk towards the


    door where Thaddeus and Theo are waiting.