Narda's POV
We continued eating in silence. My eyes occasionally glanced at the stairs, hoping to catch a glimpse of Axle.
"Mummy!" Liam calls out again, this time with a mouth filled with food.
"Yes, baby!" I replied
"Where's Daddy?" Liam asked suddenly, finally looking up from his pancakes with wide, curious eyes.
The question caught me off guard. "Hmm?" I blinked at him, buying time.
"Where's Daddy?" he repeated, fork still in his hand. "He usually eats breakfast with us before going to work. Did he already go?"
I froze for half a beat, unsure what to say. Did Axle leave early, or was he still upstairs hiding from me? I honestly didn't know. And telling Liam the truth… that I had no idea where his father was… felt like a betrayal of the security he needed.
So I
