Chapter 227 Chapter 227


    Leo returned homete in the evening. The kids were in bed and it was just Max and I downstairs.


    I got up straight away to see him, the anticipation killing me. But as soon as I came into the hall and set


    my eyes on him as he stood by the door taking off his shoes, I knew the result of the mission in Seattle.


    I didn''t even need him to gravely look up and shake his head.


    I sighed and my heart sunk as he came and hugged me.


    "I''m sorry," he said. "We were so close."


    "At least he didn''t get you," I said, trying to stay positive. "So long as you are alive, I will be okay."


    He smiled and kissed my head before looking up to Max.


    "There''s an emergency meeting lead by ir in the base tonight for all senior members of the pack,"


    Leo said. "I won''t be attending as I need to spend the evening with my mate but ir has my orders."


    Max nodded and left as Leo continued to hold me.


    "Are you okay?" he asked.


    I nodded.


    "Are you really okay?"


    I shook my head.


    "No," I replied.


    He put his fingers under my chin and lifted my head so I was looking him in the eye.


    "You look exhausted," he said.


    "I''ve been worrying about you all day," I replied. "I know we want Andrea dead but not if it costs you


    your life."


    "This isn''t something we can just abandon, E. It will not end until one of us wins. Until one of us


    dies," he said. "I have to work to ensure that it is not me."


    I nodded, "I know," I said bringing my hand to his cheek, "But it terrifies me. I hate it when you go


    away."


    He sighed and hugged me tightly again.


    "I''m here right now. Let''s make the most of it, okay?" he said. "And let''s try to forget about it just of the


    evening."


    I nodded.


    Leo''s Pov


    An hourter, we were lying on the sofa watching Brooklyn 99 on the sofa. I had E in my arms with


    her head on my rested on my chest and every time she let out a little giggle at the programme, I felt the


    muscles in her face move, which made me smile too.


    I was hardly even watching it. Instead, I took to ying with the silky strands of her hair and just


    enjoying thefort of having her safe and rtively happy in my arms. Today had been a massive,


    demoralising fail but seeing her had reminded me what I was fighting for. I was going to find him and


    destroy him. I had to for her.


    At one point, she lifted her head and looked up at me with furrowed eyebrows. I brought my hand to her


    cheek and smiled.


    "What?" I asked, amused by the way she was contorting her face.


    "Why didn''t youugh at that part? That''s your favourite part of like the whole series?" she questioned.


    I said nothing but smiled.


    "The part where Jake says-" she continued, still confused.


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    "I know what he says. We''ve watched it at least ten times," I said softly. "But I''m far too busy


    appreciating you to appreciate it today."


    She smiled and ced her hands on my chest before shuffling closer. She then tucked her hair behind


    her ears and leant forward.


    As she ced her lips on mine, I felt bliss radiate through me. It was the most rxing, most


    after months and months without one, it hit on a whole new scale.


    I smiled and let out a deep breath and I opened my eyes again as she pulled away.


    "You''re right. Tonight is about us, notflix," she said.


    I ced my hand on her neck, "I love you," I said.


    "I love you too," she replied before leaning closer again.


    "Are you sure you are ready for this?" I asked, pausing her. "With Andreaing back and everything


    is this really what you need?"


    "This is exactly what I need," she replied. "I need that feeling we get when we kiss more than anything."


    I smiled and let her kiss me again, this time for longer. Not wanting to overstep her boundaries, I let her


    lead as I justy with her on top of me, tasting her sweetness.


    When I was sure she''d befortable, I brought my hand to her waist before pausing again.


    "You''ll tell me if it''s too much, okay?" I said.


    She nodded and this time I kissed her. My other hand slipped down to her neck where her mark was. It


    had been a no go area since I got her back from Venezu but now I could finally run my fingers near


    it again.


    She then pulled away from my lips to bring her hand to mine and moved it further down her neck until


    my fingers satpletely on the mark.


    "It''s okay," she said, "I don''t want to look at it and think thest person to touch it was him anymore."


    I smiled and ran my fingers along it.


    "And thest person to kiss you wasn''t him anymore either," I added.


    "We should have done this weeks ago," she said as I brought my hands away from it and back to her


    waist. "I feel so much better and cleansed now."


    I shook my head, "You weren''t ready then. It would have been too much for you. We have to take this


    slow, okay? This was enough steps for one night."


    She nodded.


    "You''re a good man, Leonardo," she said kissing my cheek once more.


    I smiled and pulled her back into my arms, just as we heard a small pair of footstepse down the


    stairs.


    "Ss, is that you?" E asked.


    A few secondster, a small blond child appeared in front of us. Ss was only six years old and wore


    his little checkered pyjamas and clutched a teddy in his arms as he looked up at us with his big blue


    eyes.


    "I woke up and wanted to see, Papa," he said.


    I reached out and pulled him into my arms next to E.


    "Have you missed me or something?" I asked, showering him with kisses as he giggled.


    He nodded before I hugged him tight and he wrapped his little arms around me.


    "Mama said you went to the city with Luca," Ss said. "And, and next time me, Mathias and Cato want


    toe too."


    "Oh, Si," I said with a slightugh, "You don''t want toe. I was doing boring Alpha stuff."


    Ss looked disheartened and E smiled sadly and ran her hand along Ss''s head.


    "Maybe one day your Dad will take you boys to the city," she said. "But you know that can''t happen at


    the moment, don''t you?"


    "Because of the bad man," he said with a frown.


    E nodded, "Yes but as soon as he is gone and the pack is safe and peaceful again, he can take you


    to see Seattle."


    Ss nodded and smiled, "Yeh!"


    I squeezed him again and kissed his cheek.


    The three of usy on the sofa for an hour more until both E and Ss were asleep. Unable to move


    without waking both of them, I epted that I was spending the night on the sofa and kissed both their


    heads before switching off the TV and then themp before closing my eyes too.


    This is how we used to spend our evenings before everything happened. We''d fall alseep on this sofa


    or upstairs with one or more of the kids. Sometimes all of them if we were lucky. And once every blue


    moon E and I would get a second to ourselves which we savoured far more than we ever did before


    this house became overrun with little humans. But we didn''t mind because we loved them so much and


    although it was hard at times, like during the tantrums and arguments or bumped heads and midnight


    screaming, we would never even dream of going back. Overall, the house was a happy one.


    For a moment, it felt like we were back to those times and oh how I wished for every moment to be like


    this.