Melanin's POV
“Mate!” Olivia kept howling excitedly in my head, but as always, I ignored her and hurriedly pulled Malik along with me, walking as fast as I could.
“You're too fast, Mother, " Malik complained, but I ignored him for now. I would deal with him when we got home.
When we arrived home, Lali was waiting at the door with a worried expression, but the moment she saw us, a sigh of relief escaped her lips. “Thank goodness! I was really scared,” she said, taking Malik away from me.
“Where were you?” she asked Malik, sounding worried. Lali tends to spoil this kid.
With a sigh, I left them and went inside, sitting down on a chair while my mind went back to my meeting with Lord Maximus.
“Is everything alright?” Austin asked, sensing my worries.
“I saw him,” I spoke up without look
