cocked her head.
“Oh, don’t look me at me like that,” she said, shucking the cloak and handing Makiah to Makyle so she could fully embrace her sisters. “I couldn’t have you crushing him.”
Both Meriah and Acacia were wide-eyed as they held Jelena and watched Makyle hold the small baby.
Finally pulling back, Jelena wiped at the tears that trickled down her porcelain cheeks.
Acacia and Meriah both swiped at their eyes before Meriah finally spoke. “He’s yours and Uriah’s?”
Jelena nodded and reached out to take the bundle from Makyle. “Meet my son, Makiah.”
Acacia nearly squealed as she reached out to run her fingers gently over his head of black velvet hair. “He’s beautiful.”
“Yes, he is,” Meriah agreed.
“And you need to get him into your domain and protect him.”
Meriah cocked her head at Makyle. “What did you do?”
“We always knew Jelena would end up back here with you both, but there have been disagreements over what would come of the child. Three to one believe he belongs to our domain, and they will come for him. The only place he is safe is behind those gates.”
“Then let’s get him inside ,” Acacia said, moving past the thick, gold gates that led to the sisters’ retreat. Meriah followed.
Jelena turned to Makyle, a brilliant smile on her face. “Thank you. I will never forget what you have done for me, and I’ll miss you.”
He nodded, knowing that there was punishment in his future , and that there was no return for Jelena once she crossed the gates.
“May I?” he asked, gesturing toward the now -awake child in her arms. She nodded and handed him Makiah.
Makyle stared into the mismatched eyes of his nephew, something deep inside of him pricking with both pain and love. Makiah grasped Makyle’s finger and a small coo came from his little lips. “You be a good little man. Make sure your momma tells you all about your Uncle Makyle and how much he loved you.”
Jelena lifted up on her tiptoes and pressed a kiss to Makyle’s cheek. “Thank you for everything. For giving me a future with my son. I know what you have sacrificed for us.”
Makyle looked to his sister and nodded. He didn’t know exactly what would come of him once his brothers figured out what he had done, but there was no price too high. Makyle pressed his lips to the soft skin of Makiah’s forehead.
Reaching towards Jelena, he went to place Makiah in her waiting arms. The blast of energy that came from behind him nearly sent Makyle to his knees. He clutched Makiah close to his chest as Jelena was thrown back past the gates and into her domain. Fighting the forceful wind, Makyle turned his head to see his brothers approaching.
“No ,” Jelena screamed as she fought to get out of the gates and back to her son, but there was no leaving this place for her. Acacia and Meriah were at her side, fighting a losing battle against magic to get to Makyle as he fought to his feet and ran towards them.
Makiah cried out as the magic that held Acacia, Meriah , and Jelena in kept Makyle out. Tears streamed from Jelena’s jade eyes as she locked her gaze with Makyle. She spoke one word before Makyle threw a stream of magic at his brothers and took to the sky. “ Uriah. ”
Chapter Nine
Izzy and Bain stood at the foot of the couch. Her brow cocked as she peered down at the pair cuddled on the couch. Bain was smirking; it took all her strength not to smack his chest.
“She could do much worse ,” Bain whispered reassuringly.
Izzy sighed. “I know that . Really, she couldn’t do better, but she has a boyfriend, and he’s still mourning.”
“I get the impression that both those points are no longer valid. Besides, they’re adults and you can’t tell me that it doesn’t make you a little happy to see him looking peaceful. Finally.”
Izzy tilted her head and sighed. “Of course I love seeing him look happy.” Lifting her foot, she kicked the bottom of Uriah’s foot.
He stirred
“Oh, don’t look me at me like that,” she said, shucking the cloak and handing Makiah to Makyle so she could fully embrace her sisters. “I couldn’t have you crushing him.”
Both Meriah and Acacia were wide-eyed as they held Jelena and watched Makyle hold the small baby.
Finally pulling back, Jelena wiped at the tears that trickled down her porcelain cheeks.
Acacia and Meriah both swiped at their eyes before Meriah finally spoke. “He’s yours and Uriah’s?”
Jelena nodded and reached out to take the bundle from Makyle. “Meet my son, Makiah.”
Acacia nearly squealed as she reached out to run her fingers gently over his head of black velvet hair. “He’s beautiful.”
“Yes, he is,” Meriah agreed.
“And you need to get him into your domain and protect him.”
Meriah cocked her head at Makyle. “What did you do?”
“We always knew Jelena would end up back here with you both, but there have been disagreements over what would come of the child. Three to one believe he belongs to our domain, and they will come for him. The only place he is safe is behind those gates.”
“Then let’s get him inside ,” Acacia said, moving past the thick, gold gates that led to the sisters’ retreat. Meriah followed.
Jelena turned to Makyle, a brilliant smile on her face. “Thank you. I will never forget what you have done for me, and I’ll miss you.”
He nodded, knowing that there was punishment in his future , and that there was no return for Jelena once she crossed the gates.
“May I?” he asked, gesturing toward the now -awake child in her arms. She nodded and handed him Makiah.
Makyle stared into the mismatched eyes of his nephew, something deep inside of him pricking with both pain and love. Makiah grasped Makyle’s finger and a small coo came from his little lips. “You be a good little man. Make sure your momma tells you all about your Uncle Makyle and how much he loved you.”
Jelena lifted up on her tiptoes and pressed a kiss to Makyle’s cheek. “Thank you for everything. For giving me a future with my son. I know what you have sacrificed for us.”
Makyle looked to his sister and nodded. He didn’t know exactly what would come of him once his brothers figured out what he had done, but there was no price too high. Makyle pressed his lips to the soft skin of Makiah’s forehead.
Reaching towards Jelena, he went to place Makiah in her waiting arms. The blast of energy that came from behind him nearly sent Makyle to his knees. He clutched Makiah close to his chest as Jelena was thrown back past the gates and into her domain. Fighting the forceful wind, Makyle turned his head to see his brothers approaching.
“No ,” Jelena screamed as she fought to get out of the gates and back to her son, but there was no leaving this place for her. Acacia and Meriah were at her side, fighting a losing battle against magic to get to Makyle as he fought to his feet and ran towards them.
Makiah cried out as the magic that held Acacia, Meriah , and Jelena in kept Makyle out. Tears streamed from Jelena’s jade eyes as she locked her gaze with Makyle. She spoke one word before Makyle threw a stream of magic at his brothers and took to the sky. “ Uriah. ”
Chapter Nine
Izzy and Bain stood at the foot of the couch. Her brow cocked as she peered down at the pair cuddled on the couch. Bain was smirking; it took all her strength not to smack his chest.
“She could do much worse ,” Bain whispered reassuringly.
Izzy sighed. “I know that . Really, she couldn’t do better, but she has a boyfriend, and he’s still mourning.”
“I get the impression that both those points are no longer valid. Besides, they’re adults and you can’t tell me that it doesn’t make you a little happy to see him looking peaceful. Finally.”
Izzy tilted her head and sighed. “Of course I love seeing him look happy.” Lifting her foot, she kicked the bottom of Uriah’s foot.
He stirred
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