Lucian’s POV
This bastard Roman. He was getting bold these days just because he could get closer to her easily and communicate with her.
I wanted to punch him, but then someone disturbed my thought.
"Yeah, I suck, because I didn’t get anything for her," Rafe muttered, retrieving a dark bag he had tucked at the base of a tree. He carried it over to Eira.
We all turned to watch.
He opened the bag, and from it revealed a neatly crafted, soft, cozy, sleeping arrangement for the cat.
"This is for Vixen and her soon-to-be babies," he said to Eira. "It’ll keep them comfortable and warm instead of keeping them in your lap all the time. I am sure you won’t be able to accommodate them all once she gives birth."
Eira’s eyes lingered on it before she lifted Vixen and placed her inside. The spoiled cat immediately curled into the bedding, purring, rolling happily against the softness. She was truly enjoying it like the little princess she was.
Seeing Vixen so content, Eira had no reason to reject the gift. After all it was good for her cat.
"So, the vampire’s offering was accepted as well. Smart bastard—he had played it carefully, just as I had," Roman said and looked at me, "Your personal bitch is learning well. You should learn something from him."
I wanted to slap that arrogance out of his face now.
Rafe returned and Roman teased, "Gift for the cat huh?" I looked at Eira and Vixen, "But which one exactly."
"Whoever uses that," Rafe replied, "It’s big enough to content both of them."
Roman laughed a little and then looked at us as if asking us if we are going to gift her anything.
In response, Jason, without a word, rose and walked toward the dining table as he said. "If you’re all done with your gifts, let’s eat."
So he hadn’t brought one, I concluded. Never mind, my gift for her will make up for both of us. After all we are brothers.
Under their curious gazes I reached for a small bag I had set on one of the chairs. From it, I withdrew a flat gift box and went to her.
As I reached her, I removed the cover and tilted the box toward her. "This is for you."
The instant her eyes fell upon it, she froze, her breath catching as if she had stumbled upon something she had never expected to see. Then, almost desperately, she snatched the box from my hands, unable to wait another second.
I could hear Roman mumbling. "Damn. She had never been that eager for any of our gifts. What the hell had Lucian brought her?"
She drew out a photo frame from the gift box and gazed at it, her fingers tightening around the edges, her eyes softening with unmistakable affection.
It was picture Alice and Eira clicked once. Alice loved it so much that she framed it and kept it on her study desk along with the frame which had our family photograph. Alice already considered Eira as our family. And I swear, if not for that incident, Eira would have been our family for real.

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