AXEL
There was barely any hesitation in me before I plucked Zeke from his mother’s arms and held him against my chest like it was the most natural thing to do. Then I froze and met Kaylee’s wide eyes. What had I done?
Damn it! I should have stayed away. I knew that. But a line of Roman soldiers with the sharpest swords wouldn’t have stopped me from approaching Kaylee and her son the moment I’d spotted them across the mall. The fact that her ex was with them and she looked unhappy only fueled my steps and determination to get to them.
At no point in time had I thought about Angela or what possible explanation I would need to give her for my actions. Not that I felt I owed her any explanation. The woman had just wasted twenty minutes of my time.
We had been on our way to her house so I c
