Page 215 of King Alejandro

“Thank you, Daddy,” she whispered as he wiped her tears away.

I looked away, trying not to get emotional. Whether anyone wanted it or not, Enrique was someoneshe wouldn’t forget for a while, and until she was ready to move on, we would support her in any way possible. Alejandro leaned over, pulling me into his arms, too.

“So not fair. How dare you have a family hug without me, Malevolent, and the red-eyed cockroach?” Sky asked as she launched herself on top of Alejandro. “Oof! Daddy, you knocked the breath from me! Why are you such a rock?”

“You jumped on me, remember?” He reminded her, wrapping his arm around her and kissing her cheek as Malevolent meowed, wanting to escape the family hug. “Oi, roach, wanna join?” Alejandro asked Dante, making Skyla cackle. Dante turned, raising an eyebrow.

“Oh, I didn’t realise she was talking about me. I thought Skyla meant you,” Dante said haughtily with a small smirk. I smiled as Skyla and Alejandro frowned at him.

“Come over here,” I said, holding my arm out to him.

“This is so mushy,” Dante muttered, but, even so, he was trying to hide his shy smile.

“Yeah, it’s weird as shit,” Alejandro agreed despite the small smile on his own lips.

“Well, we are a weird family,” Skyla said, not caring that Malevolent was clawing Alejandro’s chest.

“Skyla, don’t terrify the poor kitten,” I said as Dante joined the hug. Kataleya let out a small laugh, holding her necklace to her chest, along with Kiké. I smiled as I hugged them tightly. My perfect family.

My eyes met Alejandro’s, and we smiled at one another. This was true happiness, having our children safe and happy by our side.

“I love you all,” I said softly as we all moved back.

“Love you, too!” Skyla and Kataleya said in unison.

“Love you, too, Mama,” Dante said, looking up at me before he reached over and brushed a strand of my hair back. “I’m sorry for everything you went through.”

“It was not your fault,” I said softly, my heart thundering as I remembered how I had tried to stab him. There was just no way that I could ever think of doing that.

“You’re still the most amazing woman ever,” Dante said.

“Until your mate comes along. Then you’ll be fucking running after her,” Alejandro remarked. Dante frowned.

“If I have a mate,” he murmured. It wasn’t the first time he had said that.

“I’m sure the Goddess would not leave you without one,” I said, caressing his face. He shrugged, smirking.

“It’s okay either way. Mates just make you do whatever they want, and men just listen like puppies,” he said, slyly glancing at his dad. The girls and I started laughing as Alejandro frowned, displeased.

“Ooo, I need mates! So, I can make them my minions!” Skyla exclaimed.

“Mate,” Alejandro corrected her.

“No, no, I need an army!” Skyla stated, making me smile at her innocence and Alejandro’s annoyance. Dante bit into a cookie as he turned back to the TV.

“So, tell me what you kids want to be when you’re older,” Alejandro asked them.

“Easy. An alpha,” Skyla stated.

“Yeah? What else?”

“You know I want to be a villain and take control of the world, too!”

“That’s your dream, but what do you want to become? Like a doctor, a teacher…” I helped.

“Oh… now I get it. Hmm, I want to be a cop! So, I can beat people up.”

“That’s not what cops do…” Alejandro remarked.