Chapter 922   - I LOVE TO SEE YOU HOLDING OURS

Raine cooed the baby in Lilac's arms, as Belinda left them to make a bottle of milk for Eddard. She was very excited to see the baby, but at the same time, there was a deep sadness in her eyes.

They could understand that, Belinda had always thought of Raphael and Calleb as family and pain from losing a family member was something that wouldn't heal within a day or two, the feeling would remain forever.

"He has his father's eyes," Lilac said and Raine nodded.

There was a feeling of regret that Raine couldn't put into words, she should have known this would happen when she saw the vision the moment she touched Lana's stomach, but she chose to be ignorant.

They would have done something to rectify the situation if she was a bit more quick and witty enough to realize there was something wrong with the vision she got to see.

Raine knew that Torak blamed it all on himself for giving such a command of leaving the castle in Raphael's hands, as they walked straight into the devils' trap and caused this tragedy. However, it was not entirely his fault alone, there were many variables that couldn't be explained which later led them to this situation.

Yet, the feeling of guilt still remained.

Meanwhile, Rossie and Bree were off to rest in the rooms provided for them and Calleb was with Jedrek and Torak, just across the room from Raine and Lilac, discussing about something.

Ethan and the dwarf were nowhere to be seen, Raine assumed that the two of them also needed some precious time alone after what they had been through, especially Ethan.

Raine and Lilac felt bad for Rossie and Ethan's loss, but there was nothing they could do to ease their grievances except giving their unconditional support.

"His fingers are very small," Lilac murmured, fascinated by the baby's fragileness.

"That is why, he is a baby," Raine said, grinning while cooing baby Eddard again when Lilac laughed softly.

Eddard was a happy baby, despite the circ.u.mstances in which he was born and the hardship that he had to endure since the first moment he was brought in to this world.

It didn't take a long time for Belinda to return with a bottle of warm milk and gave it to the baby who sucked it happily.

Based on what Rossie told them, they learnt that baby Eddard didn't eat much, since Rossie didn't know what to give to him except water and fruit starch. It was incredible enough that the baby could survive all that mess.

Yet, they knew it was one of the sacrifices that Lana had made for her firstborn.

When the three of them were busy watching the baby sucking his milk, the guardian angels' mates approached them.

"Come, we need something to do and need your view point," Torak said, as he approached his mate, a soft kiss landed on Raine's forehead when he was close enough to her.

"Give the baby to me, I will take good care of him, just focus on what you have to do…" Belinda said and stretched out her arms to receive the baby from Lilac.

Carefully, Lilac gave him to her and baby Eddard was in Belinda's arms now, his green eyes looked at his surroundings curiously for a moment, but in the next second, he didn't seem to care at all.

Jedrek approached Lilac and placed his hand on her h.i.p.s, as he led them out of the room, leaving Belinda all alone with baby Eddard, but of course not forgetting to station a few guards to protect them.

"Where are we going?" Lilac asked curiously. She didn't get to roam around this place much, thus she slightly frowned when Jedrek took them in a different direction to where she always walked in.

"To meet the dragon people," Jedrek said curtly.

"Hm," Lilac mumbled and nodded her head. The problem with the dragon people hadn't been resolved yet and they needed some closure about this matter in one way or the other. Whether they would be a foe or a friend.

"Lilac," Jedrek called her, his voice was barely a whisper, thus out of instinct, Lilac leaned over to hear what he was about to say. "I like the sight of you holding the baby."

Lilac's breath hitched when she heard that.

"But, I love to see you holding ours," Jedrek continued, ignoring his mate's body stiffening or the fact that her face turned red, yet there was a soft smile on her lips.

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"Hope, what was that?" Kace was flabbergasted when he watched half of the corridor had turned black because of the fire that the firebird had breathed.

Hope was also blinking her eyes when her sense came back. "I don't have any idea…" she said pensively.

She was not sure whether whatever happened was her doing or not, basically it was not her who had burned half of this corridor, but she did felt something when her anger tried to consume her and all she wanted was for the devils to disappear from her sight.

"Was that me?" Hope asked in a daydreaming voice.

Meanwhile, the firebird had vanished and the phoenix clamed down, as if the bird knew the threat was gone. It folded its wings and nuzzled her beautiful head on Hope's shoulder.

"Yes, I think you did it…" Purple tilted her head to look at Hope and then smiled. "I don't know that a guardian angel has such a power…"

"I don't know it either until recently," Hope said truthfully, as she scratched the bird's head.

"We have found the bird, I think its time for us to leave," Kace narrowed his eyes at the chaos outside. Blaring sirens could be heard from where they were standing as people came out from their houses to witness those huge flames that blanketed most of the residence.

"But, before that, I want you to see something." Purple walked forward and opened one of the rooms. "The Supreme Alpha told me to show you this."

Purpled stepped into the room, while Hope and Kace followed behind her.

"What is it?" Hope asked curiously. The phoenix had to wait outside, since its big body couldn't fit the frame of the door of that room.