Chasing His Scentless Mate (Caroline) novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Chapter 102 The Father of My Son

Caroline’s POV

The next morning, I woke up to the smell of coffee and bacon. Draven was already up, making breakfast in my kitchen with Liam "helping" him. My heart swelled watching them together, Liam standing on his little step stool, carefully placing bread in the toaster while Draven watched with gentle patience.

"Good morning, my loves," I said, walking into the kitchen.

Liam’s face lit up. "Mommy! We’re making breakfast! I’m helping!"

"I can see that, sweetheart." I kissed the top of his head before turning to Draven, who pulled me into a warm embrace.

"Morning, beautiful," he murmured against my lips before giving me a soft kiss.

We ate breakfast together like a real family, with Liam chattering excitedly about daycare and his friends. After breakfast, Draven insisted on taking Liam to daycare and then dropping me off at work.

"I want to make the most of every second with both of you," he explained, helping Liam put on his little backpack.

When we dropped Liam off at daycare, his teacher Ms. Jenkins smiled warmly at us.

"Good morning, Mr. Thorne! It’s nice to see you again," she said, before looking between Draven and Liam. "He really does have your eyes, you know. The resemblance is striking."

Draven didn’t correct them. Instead, he smiled proudly and said thanks.

On our way to Puma Global, Draven was quiet, looking worried. I thought he was thinking about our talk about Howard and the investigation. Just before we reached my office, he finally spoke.

"Caroline," he began carefully, "why did your parents say you don’t know who Liam’s father is?" His hands tightened slightly on the steering wheel. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

"I know I should wait until you’re ready to talk about this, and I’ll respect it if you’re not comfortable telling me. But it’s been bothering me. When I found out about Liam, I asked Clara if she knew who his father was, but she said only you could tell me because it’s very personal."

Rory stirred anxiously inside me as I felt my chest tighten.

"Draven, we’re almost at Puma Global, and it’s kind of a long story," I sighed. "Can we talk about this later? I know I need to tell you. And you’ll probably look at me differently after you know."

"I would never judge you, Caroline." His voice was soft but firm. "I’m going to give Liam my name. He’s already my son as far as I’m concerned. But I am curious."

I took a deep breath, feeling Rory’s nervousness matching my own.

"Well, I met Liam’s father and spent one night with him. Then he left, and I found out I was pregnant. That’s the short version," I said, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

"He doesn’t know he has a son?" Draven’s eyes flashed with something—anger? Protectiveness?

"No. I have no way of finding him, so that’s that." I looked out the window, avoiding his intense gaze. "If I could find him, I wouldn’t keep Liam from him, but he just disappeared."

"It’s okay, Caroline. I understand." Draven reached over and took my hand, bringing it to his lips. "You don’t need to explain anything else. Liam has me now."

When he stopped in front of Puma Global, he got out of the car to open my door. As I stepped out, he pulled me by the waist and gave me a kiss that made Rory purr with satisfaction.

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