Married To The Mad Vampire Lord novel Chapter 301

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Chapter 301: Memories in the walls of the castle_Part 1

He had expected her to refuse it because it belonged to a lowlife like him, but instead, she reached for it. Their fingers grazed in the process, cool against cool, a fleeting contact that still made him tense. He quickly pulled his hand back, as though the touch had caught him off guard. Muttering a quiet thank you, she wiped at her eyes and cheeks.

"He’s such a strange baby..." she remarked, turning to look at the child, who was now staring at them both with a blank, almost unimpressed expression. His small brows drew together slightly, as if offended at being placed on the bed like that, where he had nearly lost his balance and almost toppled back onto the mattress.

Angel gave a soft, displeased huff; he did not like being handled in such a way, and he turned his eyes toward Rav, the one who had handled him like that.

"Yes, he is," Rav agreed, his voice calm, though his gaze lingered on Evenly a moment longer than necessary before he turned them to the baby.

"Mama..." Angel said suddenly, his small voice breaking the silence. His lower lip trembled faintly as his gaze drifted toward the door, eyes full of longing. He wanted to leave these two and go back to his mama.

"I think he wants to return to his mother," Evenly murmured as she moved to lift him into her arms again. "Should I take him to her?"

"No. Master said to bathe him and feed him. He is to spend the day with you."

"You mean with both of us?" she corrected, narrowing her eyes. She could clearly see how much Rav was trying to avoid being with the baby, and how, only moments ago, he had quickly put him down on the bed like one would handle a dirty child.

"I have work to do, my lady. Even if I were to pretend to be your husband and the baby’s father, it is your job to be with him always, not mine. It is you who will have to keep him close in Aragonia. I don’t see why I should be here to watch you bond. If you’ll excuse me, I will send Gwen with his bathwater and attires."

He turned to leave, eager to escape being close to either the baby or the woman, but her displeased voice stopped him in his tracks.

"I can’t believe I’m saying this, but men are big fools, and you are a bigger one," she scoffed. "If you’re going to pretend to be a father, then make it convincing. It’s not only a mother’s job to look after a baby. He’s not even your son, and yet you avoid the responsibility like a plague, running away with your tail between your legs. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"You know what? I don’t even need you around. Just go. I will do my best to convince the people of Aragonia of what a good mother I am. I don’t need another senseless man around me. Get out of my room." She spoke in a calm voice that somehow carried more authority than if she had shouted.

It was already a disaster that she would have to pretend to be a wife, a role she had come to despise after what Josh had done to her, the way he had hurt and broken her heart. But to make matters worse, the man she would be pretending was her husband seemed to have something against an innocent baby and believed it was solely a woman’s responsibility to do everything when it came to raising a child.