“You can.”
“But what if they don’t want to come?” His voice is as unsure as his words.
“Oh, they’ll want to, Kael. They love you.”
“Can you ask them for me?” he suggests, and I laugh softly, pressing my lips together.
“I can.”
“Now? My birthday is really soon, Mom.”
“I don’t know where their house is, sweetheart,” I explain. “But I can text your dad and ask him to bring them here. What do you think?”
“No need, Mom. I know where they live,” he says confidently.
“You do?”
“I do.”
“How?”
“Uncle Drako told me,” he explains, and I nod. “Get dressed really pretty, Mom. I’ll take you there.”
Where he got the idea that I need to dress nicely, I have no idea, and I wonder if he misunderstood something Drako said.
Nero never told me where he was living, and I never asked. I didn’t care to ask—not when he always comes here whenever he wants to see Kael. I suppose after weeks, it’s time I find out.
“All right,” I say, standing up. “Let’s go.”
“Aren’t you going to change clothes, Mom?” Kael insists, and I roll my eyes.
“No, Kael. Jeans and a T-shirt are fine to visit your uncles.”
“And Daddy.”
“That’s right.”
He takes my hand and leads me to the door. When I stop to grab my bag, he stops me.
“You don’t need a bag, Mom. It’s really close.”
I frown.
“What do you mean, really close?”
“Come on, you’ll see,” he says, tugging me along.
Kael leads me across the porch and turns left. Then he immediately walks through the very next gate. I squeeze his hand to stop him.
“Kael!” I call, but he doesn’t stop. He keeps going to the door and, when we reach it, he knocks with all his little strength.
I tap my foot frantically while no one answers—but deep down, I know exactly who I’m going to find when that door opens.
Andwow. I could strangle Nero for the audacity. I forbade him.
“Everything’s on me in this house! You order food andI’mthe one who has to go get it,” Drako’s voice complains before the door opens.
I cross my arms, already irritated, when the idiot finally opens it. His eyes widen when he sees me, and he presses his lips together.
