Untamed: The Alpha
Chapter 524 KNOX FELT BITTER

It was Liam's habit to check on his twins before he went to bed. He would finish his day giving his children a goodnight kiss and started it by seeing them first thing in the morning.

The only thing that he cherished from his ruined mate bond with Jasmine was these children, only because of them, he could endure having Jasmine around and her child with another man, thinking that the children needed their mother, though Jasmine didn't do anything for them as their mother.

If Liam had to be honest, he could say that she despised them with all of her heart, because looking at them only reminded her of Liam.

Yet, he was still trying to fool himself to believe that she would come around one day.

However, when he entered the room, there was an unpleasant figure there, staring at Emma's bed, while his little girl was fast asleep.

"What are you doing here, Aaron?" His voice was so cold. He looked like he was going to fight the devil, but of course, that was not possible.

Aaron lifted his head and feigned surprise, though he must have sensed Liam coming to this room. There was no way he didn't realize it.

"Good evening, Alpha," he greeted him gently, as he smiled and shifted his attention to Liam. "I just came to visit my future bride."

Liam gnashed his teeth when he heard that, but tried to calm himself down before he spoke again, though his voice was trembling with anger.

"Don't be ridiculous, she is only seven."

"Of course, not now, but ten years from now." Aaron tilted his head, a smile still etched on the corners of his lips. "You didn't forget about it, did you?" He recounted the deal between them. "You said it yourself, that you will give her to me as long as I save her life. Now she is well and alive."

"I didn't forget about it," Liam said in a strangled voice. He tried to control his emotions, but it was hard when his beast was seething in anger in his mind.

He swore he would replace a way to save his daughter from this devil's clutches. He would never hand her over to him, just because he had saved her life when she was still a baby.

However, no matter how hard Liam tried to conceal the hatred, Aaron could see it. He could sense it all too well, but pretended not to notice it.

This battle was not only about who could play their cards well, but also about ignoring things that were not relevant.

Liam's hatred meant nothing, because at the end of the day, there was nothing he could do. It would be lucky enough for him to be able to see his daughter turning seventeen.

"Hurry and kiss both of them goodnight. You do that every night without fail, right?" Aaron waved his hand, as if giving his permission to do it.

On the other hand, Liam could only follow and kiss both children goodnight.

"What are you doing here?" Liam wanted to return only after Aaron left this place, but the devil perched himself on the windowsill instead. He looked comfortable sitting there. "Don't you want to leave?"

"I had a rough night, I want to be close with my future bride to clear my mind," Aaron said lightly and then winked at Liam. "Don't worry, I will not do anything, I will just stay here quietly and take a rest. It's okay to do it, right? This is not much of a favor after all."

Liam said nothing and after taking a quick glance at his daughter, he turned around and exited the room. He didn't want to make a commotion that would wake up his children.

From what he heard, Aaron would simply sit there until he was well rested and then disappear, it was almost like he only visited this place, as if this was his shelter.

However, the thing that Liam didn't know was; the moment his footsteps could no longer be heard, Emma opened her eyes. She looked sober enough as her golden eyes shone brightly in this dimly lit room.

When those golden eyes found the devil, she was smiling cutely, as she raised both of her arms toward Aaron.

The devil approached her and lifted her into his arms from her bed.

"Do you want to take an evening walk with me?" He asked gently and the little girl nodded sleepily, as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"Sister Flo?"

"She will come to play with you later."

"Hm…" Emma mumbled and then closed her eyes. 

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"What is the point of looking for your shattered souls if you keep sparing their lives because they are related to her?!" Knox lashed out at Chaos. His face was bright red from all the anger that he couldn't contain. He threw things that he could grab, smashing them against the floor or the wall.

And despite the fact that Zuri stood not too far from him, she was not hurt at all, because she was protected, Chaos created a protection barrier around her, thus even the angry Knox wasn't able to touch her.

"WHAT IS YOUR REASON FOR THIS?!" Knox roared.

Fortunately, they bought a house with a huge yard in the East Draghar, so no one would overhear this thunderous roaring from him.

Knox looked like a wounded animal. He tried to hold himself back, but Chaos's lack of response made it hard.

Not only that, Knox also felt bitter because his daughter, that he had never known existed until a few hours ago, was Chaos's shattered soul.

He wouldn't give a second thought if it was someone else, but it was his daughter, not even once he ever thought of himself as a father.

Not to mention the fact that July sought protection from Aaron with their daughter.

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