“Do you want to go there? You will get to see many cute animals.” I observed them with a smile. As I watched the excited expression on Beryl’s face, I was certain they would agree.
Although Arron hadn’t shown much keenness, he would follow his sister as long as she went.
Ha-ha, these kids were no match for me.
“Yes! Yes!” Beryl was so ecstatic that she wanted to pack her bag and leave for the camp this very minute.
“Okay, you guys just behave yourselves. You can go tomorrow. Now, you should go to sleep.” I suppressed my laughter, took back the pamphlet, and tucked them in.
“Okay.”
“Okay!”
Two childish voices answered at the same time.
Beryl and Arron lay down on the bed and shut their eyes obediently.
I didn’t leave the room until they were fast asleep.
Beryl’s POV
I peeled my eyes open and pushed Arron next to me as soon as the door closed.
Arron didn’t move, as if he had really fallen asleep, but his frowned eyebrows sold him out.
“Come on. I know you are awake.” I reached out my hand and pinched his frowned eyebrows. I found it amusing how terrible he was at pretending to be asleep.
Arron kept his eyes closed and helplessly replied, “Listen to Mommy. Go to sleep.”
“But Mommy is going to leave without you.” I leaned close to his ear and blew on it haughtily.
Instantly, Aaron sat up and opened his eyes. With a scowl on his face, he looked at me and said, “That can’t be true. Mommy said she would take us with her wherever she went.”
I curled my lips and felt very unhappy, “That’s a lie older people say to kids like us, and you believe that.”
Arron didn’t give a response. He was fiddling with the quilt’s tassels, looking quite gloomy.
“Did you see when Mommy was talking about camping just now? Her eyes were fluttering and she nervously caressed the pulps of her fingers. She was obviously nervous. This is what she always did when she wanted to trick us. And she was way too happy when we agreed. Don’t tell me you didn’t notice.” I crossed my arms on my chest and looked at my stupid brother.
Arron pursed his lips and didn’t say anything. Obviously, he too noticed that something was off. But he was hesitating about being a good child or being a needy brat.
What a stupid brother.
I heaved a sigh, pointed at Arron, and added, cheekily, “I can tell you a little secret, but you have to help me finish the corn at breakfast tomorrow.”
I’d always hated corns and when I saw it written in the menu for tomorrow’s breakfast, I couldn’t help but grimace. To avoid making Mommy think I was a picky eater, I had to ask my brother for help.
Arron nodded, “Okay, deal.”
Ecstatic, I held his hands as I sat cross-legged and began to ramble, “Few days ago, I heard rumors that the pack’s Beta is organizing some sort of military parade. It would be a gift to that king in the imperial capital.”
“The lycan king?” Arron asked in confusion.
“Yes, that lycan king Grandma mentioned before. I had no idea he was the king of the imperial capital. He was simply referred to as “the king” by everyone.” I shook my head and tried to mimic how an adult spoke.
A hint of amusement was evident in Arron’s face as he asked, “But what does it have to do with Mommy leaving us behind?”
A hint of amusamant was avidant in Arron’s faca as ha askad, “But what doas it hava to do with Mommy laaving us bahind?”
“You fool! Mommy is an Alpha. She has to go to the imperial capital! Otherwise, the king will be angry.” I put my hands on my waist and gave Arron a sprightly grin.
“Why?”
“Other Alphas have been there, but Mommy hasn’t. How can the king not get angry? So Mommy has no choice but to go to the imperial capital this time.” I was very sure. My intuition told me this was it. Now we had to find a way to follow Mommy there.
“Do you want to go to the imperial capital?” I kept asking Arron.
He cocked his head and thought for a while before finally saying, “Yes, but we have to listen to Mommy.”
“In that case, you can say goodbye to seeing Mommy.” I snorted.
“But Mommy will be mad if we misbehave.” The frown on Arron’s face clearly showed that he was in a dilemma.
“If we don’t follow Mommy, it will be long before we see her again. You will be much sadder then.” I gave Arron a sideways glance, determined on brainwashing him.
As expected, he was staggered. After some thought, he finally inquired, “Then what should we do?”
Seeing the fruit of my efforts, I grinned and leaned closer to him to discuss our plan.
Crystal’s POV
Deceiving the children meant I had already succeeded in carrying out half of the plan. I sauntered over to the balcony, basking in my victory. I poured myself half a glass of wine, one that I had made myself last year, and sat myself down on the rocking chair to enjoy the moon.
The kids were leaving to go camping tomorrow. I know that they would be very sad the moment they found out that I had gone, especially Arron.
The longer I thought about that, the more I felt guilty. So, I made my way to the kitchen and made their favorite cookies.
Once I finished baking the cookies, I placed them in a sealed bag so the kids could take it with them tomorrow.
I remembered that they also needed mosquito repellent. Beryl got easily bitten by mosquitos. Coming back from a garden or park, I would notice the many bite marks on her legs and arms.
As I was packing up their things, the hesitation in me to leave became stronger and stronger. It would be the first time that I was going to leave them for a long while, and I could not familiarize myself with the feeling.
“Sylvia, please. You need to stop overthinking. It’s almost dawn and you should get some sleep.” I heard Yana yawn as she encouraged me to go to bed.
I responded to her in agreement. Still, I made sure to spend another moment to double check if all my children’s camping bags was ready. Once I was sure, I went to my room to get some sleep.
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