Sold To The Alphas I Hate novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154: Suspicious Rafe

Roman’s POV

Just then, there was a knock on the door and Jason opened it. The next moment, the tempting scent of chocolate pancakes filled the room.

Jason looked at her first and then at me. Seeing her crying must have made him quiet."Breakfast is almost ready," he managed to say somehow. "Come out."

I hummed and turned to her. "Let’s go. Your favourite food is being made today."

I knew these things mattered very little compared to her pain, but we needed reasons to keep talking to her, to keep communicating—even when they seemed unimportant to her.

Jason offered a light nod and left.

Among the five of us, he was still the most distant from her. I had been close to her since the day we brought her back.

Later, Lucian started to show a softer side by making her favourite food. Even Kael had softened, to the extent of taking her to his room—so unlike him. Rafe hadn’t complained about her scent, and didn’t distance himself from her these days.

But Jason... Though, he showed some consideration toward her by making that dish on the evening of the Moon Festival, there was still a wide distance between them. We could see he cared and worried for her just as much as we did, but he couldn’t bring himself to say anything or come to her, as if something was stopping him.

I could only conclude it was his guilt—the guilt of torturing her that night in the stable, and of adding celery to her meal despite knowing she was allergic to it.

But then, Lucian was involved too, and he had been no less cruel to her, yet he managed to set his guilt aside. I wasn’t sure what was going on in Jason’s mind since the day we learned Eira was innocent.

Just then, Fluffy came inside the room as Jason had left the door open. He must have been the one to direct Fluffy here for her sake. I let her go as Fluffy wagged his tail excitedly, reaching her and licking her tear-streaked face.

She wiped her eyes and hugged him, calming her emotions in his warmth.

Well, hugging her pet was far more effective than hugging any of us. Her pets truly won against us in this.

As she spent time with him, I brought a wet cloth to clean her face. Once done, I even got the moisturiser and applied it to her skin while she gave all her attention to petting her pet. It felt like I was tending to a little girl—and I liked it.

If she had a daughter, she would be just like her, and I would love to take care of her. If there is a slightest chance in the future when she accepted us, I would like her to have a daughter with me.

Our daughter. The thought made me look forward to that future.

I was sure her son must be as adorable as she was. I couldn’t wait to meet him, and I was certain it wouldn’t be long. The only wish I had was that he would be like his mother, and not like his asshole father—whom we were going to kill the moment we got our hands on him.

Kael was downstairs as well, everyone waiting for her to come out and have breakfast together. From today onward, we were going to have her sit with us like family at the dining table.

Lucian had pulled out a chair for her. This time it wasn’t at the far end of the table, but closest to the head chair where Kael sat—on his left side, where Lucian usually sat. He was giving his place to her.

I made her sit there, while I sat in my usual chair next to hers. Kael sat at the head, Rafe on Kael’s right, with Lucian and Jason next to him.

The table was full of everything Eira liked. Lucian was our best source for knowing her preferences. That bastard still hadn’t revealed how he knew them.

The meal looked more like a feast than a simple breakfast. It was past breakfast time anyway, so our skilled cooks had turned the spread into more of a lunch course.

There was a stack of pancakes, and Lucian served them to Eira, setting the dish in front of her with chocolate spread on top.

Jason had once more cooked that special dish from the Moon Festival evening and served it to her. Kael added other items to her plate while he and Rafe silently watched.

"Let’s start," Lucian said. As we all picked up our spoons and forks, we waited for her—her gaze still lowered.

"Eira, you can start," I nudged her gently.

She began with the pancakes first, then the special dish Jason had cooked.

While Kael cut the steak into pieces and replaced his plate with hers, he said, "You should eat more meat."

She obeyed and continued eating.

"It’s been a while since we’ve gone out for a vacation," Lucian said. "How about we plan one?" 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"That’s indeed a good idea," I replied. "Where should we go—beaches or mountains?"

I looked at Eira. "What would you like to visit, beaches or mountains?"

She didn’t reply, but someone else spoke. "The beaches on the western coastline are perfect to visit in this weather. We should go there."

His words came out with finality, as if he had already decided.

"Eira, are you fine with going to the beach?" I asked.

She didn’t reply, but Jason did. "She is."

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