#Chapter43-01"Clarke!" Lumen squealed when the two men made their way into my kitchen, trampling in snow from the magical snowfall that had flooded the outside world last night.
"Lou!" Clarke cheered, readying himself to catch Lumen as he hopped off my lap and bolted towards him. The open arms was a wasted effort as Lumen ran out of energy halfway, and then realized that Jonathan was next to him and demanded hugs from my Beta, instead. "So this is what betrayal tastes like?"
"Get used to it, kid," Jonathan teased as he crushed Lumen in a hug, kissing the top of his head. "The kids always gonna pick me, aren't you, monkey?"
Lumen pulled back with a frown. "I not monkey. Daddy say I rat."
Clarke snorted on his laughter. Jonathan sent me a dark look that barely lasted a second. Our eyes h
