Elias was on his feet in an instant, and so was I.
He shot me a look, silently asking me to stay behind, but he had to have known I wasn’t going to listen to him. The look did nothing to deter me. If anything, it only made me want to know what the hell was going on.
I followed behind him and I saw him murmur something under his breath before pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration before turning to Carlos who was right by his side. He whispered something to Carlos and immediately, his steps slowed until he was standing beside me.
“I guess you’re on babysitting duty,” I mused and Carlos shot me an unimpressed look.
“I used to be on the front lines of anything that was happening, you know?” he whispered. “I was always the man Elias wanted by his side, and now, I’m his mate’s babys
