NovelEnglish60. A Big Mistake
AURELIA
Anxious blue eyes stared back at me, curiosity and anxiety deeply etched within them. Katie shifted her gaze
from my face to Raiden's. We were sitting in the living room in uncomfortable silence.
Raiden's presence was unusual and | wouldn't have allowed it if | didn't need his help as | revealed to him last
night.
"I'll do anything for you, Aurelia. Just nit." Raiden had answered, clearly convinced that he had the full
capability to help me.
Tellwhy he looked extremely nervous and uncomfortable now that he was sitting in the presence of Katie. It's
been over five minutes of silence and Katie was beginning to assthe worse. | could sense that from the way
her heart was throbbing loudly. Since Raiden seemed incapacitated, | decided to start the process myself. "We
have something to tell you, baby," | announced, twisting my body on the sofa so | could stare directly at my
daughter who was sitting on the other end of the dark brown sofa. Katie's breath hitched, her eyes widening a
little. "Is Dad here to spend twith me?" She asked but her eyes darted around in confusion, "But where is
Kyle? Shouldn't he be here with Dad?"
"Hmm..." Raiden started, sounding just as confused as Katie looked which wasn't a good way to start a
conversation with a five-year-old. As a mom, | wasn't allowed to be confused or scared before my kids. Kids need
to feel safe with their parents but in Raiden's case, huh... Regardless, he continued, "Your mom and I need to talk
to you about Kyle, Katie."
At least he managed to get the last set of words out without stuttering. From where | was sitting, it was almost
as if the mighty Alpha Raiden was sacred of little Miss Katie even though she was on her best behavior currently.
If Kyle wasn't still missing, | probably would have laughed in Raiden's face.
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"I haven't seen him in four days, Raiden. | think Kyle is trying to avoidbecause | stress him all the time. |
can't even sense him within him like | used to." Katie's lips quavered as she let out her feelings. "Kyle doesn't like
Tears sparkled in her eyes and my eyes stung as well as | slid on my butt, closing the space between my
daughter and me. | held her hands, sensing she was on the verge of bursting into tears, | shook my head, "Kyle
loves you, Katie. I'm sorry | kept you in the dark about what has been going on with your brother. He hasn't been
with you because he can't be. I-"
"You said he was with Dad." Katie blurted a little confused but with a lot of underlying anger. "Did you lie to me
again, Mom?"
The accusation in her young voice broke my heart. | opened my mouth to speak words that would ease her
aching heart but words failedas my eyes stung painfully.
Katie cried, "You promise not to lie anymore, Mom." She didn't hesitate to ask about her brother despite her
feelings. "Where is Kyle? Just tellwhere he is, Mom! | want to see my brother"
"Hey, hey, hey..." Raiden kinda cto my rescue when he noticed that | was short of words. He got Katie's
attention and she stopped yelling, givingthe chance to catch my breath. Gosh, this was harder than |
imagined.
For the first tin years, | was thankful for Raiden's presence as he lifted Katie off the space beside me, pacing
with her in his arms. Katie was still upset. Her loud wails were evidence of that. Thank goodness Hazel had gone
to the pack market to get sfresh vegetables for dinner and Jessica was engrossed with training in the
backyard since she was aiming to get her injured leg back in good shape.
"Take a deep breath, Katie. Please." Raiden cooed to Katie who has always been known for her temper.
That girl would be the end of me... and it'd be my fault.
"I don't want to. | just want to see Kyle." Katie demanded, "Now!"
| jerked off the sofa to tell Katie the
truth. Tell her that her brother has been missing and even though | have lied to her, | did it to protect her from
the kind of pain | have been enduring. | was ready to let my daughter in and trust that she'd handle the news like
Hazel presumed... | prayed Katie would be fine.
"Katie-" | began.
But Raiden spoke faster than my teary self could, "You can't see Kyle now, Sweetheart."
Katie was stunned as Raiden gently declined what could pass as her order. She stopped crying, looking at him
like he had grown three heads out of nowhere. "Why not?" Katie whimpered, trying to reason with Raiden.
| thought this was the best tto tell my daughter the truth. "Because your brother has been taken-"
"To the hospital." Raiden quickly chipped in, completing my statement with what | knew was another lie.
| was dumbfounded but Raiden continued, "Your brother has been in the hospital and your mom didn't tell you
because she didn't want you to worry."
Katie looked at me, sobbing, "Is Kyle sick again? Did his lung fail again, Mom?"
Prior to Katie's question, | had been staring at Raiden waiting for him to explain why he would lie to Katie when |
asked him to helptell her the truth about Kyle's kidnap. But the second Katie mentioned Kyle's lung disease,
Raiden looked tofor an explanation.
He had a look that said, "Lung disease? And you didn't think to tell me?"
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Maybe Raiden and | would have ended up yelling at each other and arguing before Katie if she didn't voice a
plea, "I've to see him, Mom. You know my presence helps him breathe better whenever he is experiencing an
episode. Taketo him, Mom-" Raiden was quick to pull himself together and he said to Katie, "Kyle's lungs are
fine, Katie. He's in the hospital for a different issue and the doctors warned us against bringing you to him
because you might get infected as well."
"It's a communicable disease? Like a flu?" Katie queried smartly, her nose slightly scrunched.
Raiden nodded, "Yes. A very bad flu and I'm sure you don't want that."
"Hmm hmm." Katie shook her head, wiping her face and sniffling.
"Good girl," Raiden muttered,
hugging Katie and quietly promising to get her back with Kyle as soon as he could Before he let her go, he asked,
"Now what do you say to your mom for raising your voice at her even though she was trying to protect you?"
Katie walked up to me, hugged my legs, and breathed, "I'm sorry, Mom."
We had our moment before she ran off to join Jessica in the backyard. As soon as Katie was out of earshot, |
lashed at Raiden, "You lied to her! | didn't call you here to have you lie to my daughter"
"Our daughter, Aurelia!" He seethed a correction. "And maybe you should thankfor protecting Katie and
saving your ass="
| couldn't believe he was talking toabout protecting and saving when he couldn't do that when Kyle was
kidnapped from his hand Katie was attacked within his pack. Furiously, | gritted, "Get out!" "I still-"
"Just leave!" | snapped, shoving him towards the door as | realized that asking him for help and actually trusting
him to helpwas a big mistake.
I should have listened to Tristan...
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