Page 43 of King Alejandro

Those pups sure could eat, and they definitely enjoyed their food. Well, whatever fucking made them happy with the mood being so fucking down, I was all for it.

I had Clara, one of the two Omega housekeepers, answer the door. Moments later, she came to the living room. She knocked lightly on the door before stepping inside.

“The food is here. Would you like me to serve you here or in the dining room?” She asked politely.

“I think the kids will enjoy eating in the living room for today. What do you guys think?” Scarlett asked with a smile as she looked at the girls and Dante.

“Who can say no? I would love that!” Skyla replied dramatically, tossing her hair over her shoulder. I was sure she fucking would. That girl loved to chill. She even said when she grew up, all she was going to do was relax. When I asked her how she was going to survive or how she was going to end up providing for herself, she said that that was what I was there for.

She wasn’t fucking wrong. As long as I was alive, that girl could do whatever the fuck she wanted.

Clara placed the pizza boxes on the coffee table, and soon Claire, her twin sister, the other housekeeper, entered, placing some plates down. “Should I get squash or juices?” Claire asked politely.

“Get a mix of fizzy drinks and juices. I think the kids can have some fun today in celebration of Kataleya’s return. It’s only right,” Scarlett replied with a small smile.

“Yes, of course, Luna,” Claire replied before she quickly left the room. I leaned over, grabbed one of the plates and opened the pizza boxes one at a time.

“So, tell me, kid, which one do you want?” I asked Dante.

“I’ll have two slices of the cheese and tomato pizza, please, Dad.”

I looked across at him with his head leaning against the sofa. He wasn’t his usual self. Seeing that straight-up fucking hurt. The boy could usually have had like five to six pizza slices, and now what? He was going to stick to two.

“Do you want some fries or chicken strips?” I asked. He shook his head as I placed the plate in his lap. He picked up his pizza slice slowly, and it was clear that he didn’t have much of an appetite.

“Okay, girls, be careful,” Scarlett was saying.

I glanced at the girls and saw Kataleya watching me. I motioned for her to come over, holding my hands out to her. She gave me a beautiful smile before she rushed over and climbed into my lap, hugging me tightly.

“I’m so happy to be home, Daddy,” she whispered, looking into my eyes. I kissed her cheek softly, her soft, pure scent soothing as ever mixed with her shampoo.

“Yeah. I’m fucking happy that you’re home as well, baby girl.” She smiled at me. Her dark eyes, which were the same colour as mine yet were the entire fucking opposite, were full of warmth and innocence. “Do you want your usual? Or do you want to be a little more adventurous and have some chicken and jalapeno topped pizza?” I asked.

“Oh, no, Daddy! I want my usual. I want one huge slice of cheese and tomato pizza with lots and lots of fries, and I want to have chicken wings.” She gave me a huge smile that lit up her face.How the hell do people hurt children?

“Do you think this tiny tummy can handle that many fries?” I asked, tickling her. She giggled, writhing in my hold. I pulled her close, kissing the top of her head.

“I sure can,” she replied breathlessly. It was good to see her fucking smile.

“Kataleya is really a food monster who can eat lots and lots. Instead of making her tummy big and round, her food vanishes into space!” Skyla added as she bit into her pizza, topped with a mix of vegetables and chicken.

“Or what your Aunty Raven used to think was that she had tiny alien-like insects inside of her tummy that ate all her food and didn’t allow her to grow,” Scarlett added.

“Oh, that’s because Raven is short,” Azura giggled. I smirked.

“Yeah, you got that right,” I agreed.

“Mama Red is small, too,” Dante added, smiling slightly.

“I’m two inches taller than Raven, though,” Scarlett replied, giving Dante a smile as she finally finished tending to the other two girls and took her large plate over to Elijah. She sat down next to him, placing the plate on his thigh.

“I think when I’m older, I’m going to be the tallest,” Skyla finalised with a nod.

“I think I will be,” Azura added with a thoughtful expression. “You’re quite small, Sky.”

“I am not.”

“You kind of are, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll be the tallest of you all since girls are always much smaller,” Dante added, mustering up a half-assed smirk.