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Molly nods. “Good. Lizzie has now realised that she will never have her magic back, or any other magic. Now she says she wants to be a grandmother to them.”
“Hell will freeze over first,” Kean shoots out.
“What he said. Mother is abusive, physically and verbally, there is no way she is ever getting near our boys,” I add.
“She knows that as well. Once she leaves town, you shouldn’t have any more problems with her. I reminded her that she is now basically non-magical,” Molly cackles out a laugh. “I might even have used my old teacher tone on her.”
“Nice, Molly,” Cassie says.
Molly sobers and looks at us. “But Septamus is still around and looking for payback. Lizzie said she doesn’t know where he is, only that he’s out for revenge. You’re safe behind the wards, but you have the funeral on Thursday.”
“Sly and I have already offered to go and watch their backs,” Ebby says.
“And we thank you for that. But Ebby, what about your Easter orders? Pretty sure you can’t lose that much time and still get the egg orders finished in time,” Kean asks.
“The boys will help,” Ebby replies.
“How about if Sly and I come?” Temp offers. “Elaine won’t mind, that way Ebby can fulfil his orders without rushing.”
“I’ll come as well, in case you need another wolf,” Ben adds.
Yeah, I couldn’t see Ben letting Temp go without him, especially with the threat of Septamus. “If you’re sure, then thank you,” I say, then look at Ebby. “Is that okay with you?”
He nods. “That will work.”
“Good. I’ll let Lizzie go in the morning, unless there is anything, Sonny, Laddie, that you want to say to her before she leaves,” Molly says.
“Nope, I’m quite happy to never see or speak to her again,” I reply. Really hoping against hope that I never have anything to do with her again.
“Same with me,” Cassie adds.
CHAPTER 26
We manage to finally get the boys into some semblance of a routine. I absolutely love having them.
For the past two nights, Lyric has slept through the night. I think he’s finally realising he’s safe here and neither Kean nor I are going anywhere.
River has been a little fussy, though, indeed, after his night feed last night, he cried whenever I tried to lay him down. In the end, I held him for hours before he finally fell into such a deep sleep, I could lay him back into his cot and crawl back into bed with Kean.
At the moment, we’re sat in the garden on a blanket. River in a little bouncy chair, and Lyric sat next to Connie playing with bricks. Nora, Xander and Enoch are playing with them, while Kean, Jude, Adhan and Sly put together the massive climbing frame, swing set I ordered. I think this is the biggest playset I’ve ever seen. It has swings, monkey bars, slides, a climbing net, a fireman's pole and tunnels.
I watch as the brothers and Sly try and follow the instructions to put that thing together.
“Why don’t they just use magic?” Enoch asks, as we hear Jude swear again.
“It’s a bonding thing,” I reply.
“Aunt Molly talks about bonding all the time,” Nora says.
“She does. Working with others creates good bonds,” I tell them. “Plus, once they have finished putting this together, then they can look it over with pride.”
Lyric stands up and toddles over to Kean, watching him for a moment.
“Yes!” Jude shouts as whatever he was having issues with worked.
Lyric runs over to him and holds his little hand up. “Five Unk Ood.”
Jude laughs and high-fives him, then picks him up and spins him around with Lyric laughing his head off.
