The Luna That I Replaced (Book 2 of Witfall Pack)

Chapter 18

There was a knock on the back door before it opened, and Blue and I pulled away from each other and looked that way. "Knock, knock," Michael said, entering the house with Dia in his arms and Avery by his side. "I have two kids that want the lady of the house's presence."

Karen scoffed and rolled her eyes, scowling, and Michael looked at her. "I am the lady of the house, Michael," she scolded, and I bit back a small smirk while Michael looked between the two of us. "Anastasia is not."

"Mama!" my daughter exclaimed and reached toward me, and I smiled, my heart growing warm and becoming more filled with love.

"Yes, but they are her children, Karen," Michael said while I walked over to them. He flashed Karen a small wink before he looked at me, and Karen bit back a small scoff while she rolled her eyes and scowled. "Here, you go." He handed me my daughter and frowned when he saw that my cheeks were red from crying. "What happened?" he asked, his voice turning darker and becoming filled with protectiveness. "Who hurt you?"

My throat closed, and I shook my head, not knowing if Alexia would be fine with him knowing that she was there. "No one hurt me," I said, my voice barely above a whisper, and Isen scoffed and rolled his eyes.

"Un huh," he said and took a sip of his drink. "That's bull s-" He stopped and looked at Avery with wide eyes, not finishing his sentence, but it didn't look like Avery was paying him any attention but staring at the spot where Alexia stood with furrowed brows and a look of confusion on her face.

He didn't say a word and glanced at me, raising his eyebrow in question while he took another sip of his drink.

Could she see her mother..?

I cleared my throat and looked at my sister before I looked at Isen, silently telling him that I would check later. "I'm surprised that you aren't looking at Dia," I said and pressed a small kiss to my daughter's cheek, and she squealed happily and pushed my face away while she leaned away from me. "Hi, Baby," I cooed

"Mama!" she exclaimed and gave me a hug. "Hi."

I bit back a small chuckle and hugged her back, closing my eyes a little. "Hi, Avery," I said and opened my eyes while I looked at her, pressing my lips into a thin line and cocked my head while I studied her. "Are you ok?"

Avery stirred when I said her name and looked at me, but I didn't know if she could see me or not. "Huh?" she asked as if I had woken her from her deep thoughts. She blinked and blinked again before she shook her head and looked at me again, her gaze clearer. "What is it?"

I frowned, growing concerned. "Are you ok?" I asked and closed the distance between us, shifting Alexandria so that I could have one hand free. "Are you feeling ok?" I placed my hand on her forehead to make sure that she didn't have a temperature, and Avery wrinkled her nose but stayed put until I took my hand off her head.

"I'm fine, M- Ans," she said, and my heart broke just a little, even though I made sure that my face was still neutral.

"She can't see me, but she can sense me," Alexia said, her voice barely above a whisper and filled with guilt. "I'm sorry that she s-"

I flicked my fingers that were under Alexandria's butt to stop her from talking before I cleared my throat and turned my attention back to Avery. "Are you sure?" I asked while I raised an eyebrow in question. "You froze."

"Down," Alexandria said and took her legs from around my waist. "Down, down, down." She kicked and bounced a little, and I bit back a small laugh but set her on the ground, grateful that Karen had baby proofed her house before we came because I knew that Dia would try to get into trouble if she was allowed to.