Chapter 185: Chapter 185 Epilogue 2: A Family of Four-Part three
I seek for Kal yet I am unable to locate him, perhaps he is up with Gia in her room. "Deimos." I beckon my male lovingly as he sits in silence at the corner of the field sipping on his beer indulging in the summer breeze.
"So, how do you find her to be? Do you like her?" He asks, his right arm shooting forward to coil around my waist as he settles me over his knee.
"She is wonderful, Deimos. She even presented me this drink where at her pack they share with wolves they respect. And she made this feast just for us! Is she not sweet?" I speak running my fingers through his dishevelled hair attempting to tidy up the strands.
"That sounds nice, I am pleased you like her. Are you not weary, you have been on your feet the entire time. Why don’t you rest?"
"I can now, it is time to eat." I grin wickedly at all the delicious food that shall be devoured ruthlessly by my belly.
Deimos snickers at my antics unknowingly caressing my swollen stomach whilst taking a swig from his half-empty bottle as I lay my head on his chest recharging my being.
"Where is Kal?" He questions in perplexity.
"With Gia. She wanted to play with him." I chuckle as I recall the hopeful way she gazed up at me.
"And he succumbed?"
"Surprising is it not? He usually does not accept play offers from pups he does not know, but he followed her." I utter nestling further into his warmth as he leans his cheek over my head cradling me like I were a pup.
"Perhaps he finds her cute." He whispers as I smack his chest playfully sending him a glare as he laughs at my actions.
"He is three, Deimos. My male shall only find me cute until he is of age!" A flash of teeth I offer him as he shows me his palms in submission.
"I was just joking, my female." He guffaws nudging my cheek with the tip of his nose.
"Zio. Zia. Please come, we shall commence our lunch." Gio respectfully requests us whilst we immediately rise to pay heed to his words.
Gio and Ira are the first to begin for this is their pack and the Alpha always goes first. I notice how he sets food for her on her plate asking her prior if she would like some. He has accepted her wholly and she is embraced by the pack. I am so delighted to see this.
"Deimos I want a little of this, please," I say pointing over at the creamy pasta that he quickly scoops up to place on my plate.
"You seem to adore pasta, Lumina. Your tastes have changed a lot compared to when you carried Kal." He says gawking at the heaping variety of pasta dishes on my plate.
"I agree, I seem to have a tremendous craving for it."
"No more cakes this time but pasta." He teases as I gamesomely scowl at him. He loves to ridicule me, this mischievous male.
"Gia! What are you doing?!" Gio’s thundering authoritative voice startles us as we quickly turn our attention to him. He omits the line marching over to a secluded area of the field obscured by dense trees.
My eyes widen as I find Gia holding lit up sparklers in her hand shivering beneath her brother’s wrath, Kal standing close by her side.
"Goddess, Kal!" I shriek worriedly leaving Deimos’s side to rush towards the two pups who are playing with fireworks without supervision.
" How did you get this? Did you steal this?" Gio rips the firecracker from her hand flinging it to the ground stomping on it aggressively to kill the flame as I hastily pick up Kal scanning him from head to toe looking for any burns or injuries.
"I j-just wanted to play. I didn’t mean to-" She begins to plead her case but he is having none of it.
"How many times have I instructed you? To not do dangerous things! Do you not see the bad of this, and that too with a three-year-old pup? Why do you test me like this?" He yells at his sister who has her eyes glued to the ground her lower lip jutted out in upsetness of his shouting.
"Gio." I place my palm over his forearm but he does not calm. She is young her curiosity will take hold of her at times, it is all right to make mistakes.
"You will not answer me? Fine. Go to your room, you are prohibited from coming outside for a while." He bellows aiming furiously at the house, his chest heaving with rage.
She looks up at him with watery disturbed globes sobbing softly. " You are not my father, Gio!" She spits out escaping to the comfort of the empty house.
"Gia!" Ira calls her name with concern an indignant glare sent forward to meet her male. She does not approve of what he did. She rushes behind Gianna and Gio looks exhausted.
"I apologize for the scene, Zia. I must handle this, please enjoy your meal. We will return soon." He drives his fingers up his hair with frustration and follows briskly behind his female and sister.
"What has happened?" Deimos questions from behind me with uncertainty.
"Gia was playing with fireworks by herself without an adult and Kal was with her." I sigh turning around to regard him as he worriedly inspects Kal looking for injuries just like I did.
"Deimos I think I should help them, they are young I can advise them," I say faintly gazing into the house.
"Here, give him to me." Deimos considerately takes Kal from my arms as he nestles into his father’s warmth disconcerted with the tension he sensed. My male plants a delicate kiss on my head with encouragement. "Go, help them."
I rapidly enter the house hunting for the trio only to hear a resounding argument between Giovanni and Ira. I follow the source and their loudness leads me to the living room.
"Did you have to do that? Why must you always correct her this way?" Ira furiously questions an agitated Gio who paces around the room.
"You know why, Ira. She always puts herself in the midst of danger deliberately!"
"That is because you do not set her free. She is not allowed to roam these lands, she is not allowed to train with the other pups. All she has ever known is this godforsaken house."
"I am doing this to protect her." He counterattacks her truth with his own.
"No, you are caging her. There is a difference. She merely played with sparklers, she handled herself well. She brought no harm to herself or Kal yet you must punish her in front of everyone."
"She must understand what she is doing is wrong, until then she will be punished."
"Y-You are being too stern with her Gio. She is six! Be lenient with her, make her understand."
"Do not tell me how to raise my sister. I am responsible for her, you know nothing of the six years I raised her with blood, sweat and tears!" He yells at her with a fierceness as she flinches to the sudden rise in his voice, her lower lip quivers and she begins to weep bitterly tears gushing down her cheeks.
His eyes broaden as he witnesses this and he looks away, his face contorted with turmoil whilst his chest heaves for he is attempting to control his anger. "Fuck! You can’t understand me, can you!" He barks and storms out the house as a measure to calm himself as Ira sinks into the sofa blanketing her palms over her eyes crying inaudibly.

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