Their Secret Obsession by Pippa Moon

Chapter 0209

Kane POV

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Rolo asked as I looked down at the angel sleeping against my chest, her head tucked into my armpit as she lay motionless with fatigue. Sighing, I tucked a loose hair behind her ear and smiled, hating myself for the words about to leave my lips. "We have to." I whispered, trying to keep my emotions even, in case my little smart ass woke and asked more questions than she had done when she was giving in to slumber. She knew something was going on, and for that, I assumed I had Knox to blame. "We don't have to. You're just too scared to let go of the reins and trust Charlotte to do what needs to be done."

"No, it's not that." I sighed, getting fed up with people telling me that I was a control freak. I seethed for a few seconds before I composed myself.

"Then what is it?" Rolo asked skeptically.

"The only way people would believe that we had given up on each other is if they thought WE had cheated on her... OR she had cheated on us. And if people even suspect for a second that SHE betrayed us with Mike... If there was even a chance of it, that brings the pup's parentage into question. I can't.. I refuse to let them be born with any shadow looming over them. I can't and won't allow them to go through life with people whispering behind their backs. OR worse to their face."

"That might not happen."

"We don't know that, but we DO know that people are dicks and like good gossip! My pups, my mate will not be subjected to that bullshit. I would rather.."

"You would rather be labelled as the dick or dicks that cheated on your pregnant fated mate, then have her face any more scrutiny." Rolo sighed, understanding more than Knox did, apparently. He had shut me out of his head since Astaroth had left and, apart from the pretence he put up for Charlotte, he hadn't looked at me, let alone spoken to me.

Even now, as Knox slept, his body wrapped around our little mate, his knee wrapped around her to the point that even a slight movement meant his body grazed mine, just slightly and not at all inappropriately. Not that you would know that, given the way, he would flinch back and hiss like I had scolded him or some bullshit.

It seemed even in his sleep Knox was pissed.

honestly to Rolo as yet again

get why you feel you need to do this. I think you should loop your brother in, because maybe then he will understand. Right now, they just

asked my brows knitting. How could anyone think I was giving up?

I had to speak to my brother. As if on cue, Knox twisted in his sleep, his eyes drifting open for a moment to glance at Charlotte, as if checking she was still

would scurry off with her

you would do anymore." He growled back, his arms tightening around her. Without thinking, I lowered my hand to

not trying to hurt you." I whispered to my brother, but he shook his head, refusing to meet my gaze again

as quietly as I

I had put up with years of him and Lilly playing these games. And I only play to win. Doing the same as my brother, I slipped from the bed, making

to his

Without warning, I elbowed it, a grin splitting

it, wake her

drawer and pulled it over

Luckily,

that she was still asleep. Not that I was surprised, we had

fine." I muttered, walking over to lean against the drawers Knox

top drawer closed with such force the

want you to either, I want you to listen." I started to say my hand pressing my brother's mouth the second he opened his smart-assed gob to reply. "I thought you didn't wanna talk." I reminded him with a cocked