Chapter 354
Killian wasn’t happy with having to go anywhere with Cyrus to get close to him when he hardly cared for the man, but eventually, Amelia’s smile as she spoke to Cyrus convinced him to get rid of the hatred he had for Cyrus just one day.
Killian, like Alastor, remained quiet while Amelia and Gina asked Cyrus about his time away. Occasionally the children would jump in to ask about when Cyrus was Amelia’s guard.
In the midst of Kila questioning Cyrus about his travels through the underworld, Amelia slipped her from her lap to hold Killian’s hand. She knew he wasn’t pleased with her asking him to go somewhere with Cyrus for them to bond, but he wasn’t complaining. He was making an effort for her and at some point, she was going to thank him in a way he would like.
Killian didn’t react to her hold on his hand at first, but when she gave his hand a little squeeze, Killian responded by squeezing her hand back. He would have preferred if she would be so bold to reach for other places and try to fool around under the table, but he would settle with this.
After almost an hour of things he didn’t care to hear about, Killian looked forward to peacefully laying in bed with his wife. The children would be off to their beds, Alastor and Gina having time to themselves, and Cyrus far out of his sight.
It was music to Killian’s ears when Amelia’s fork made a small noise as it was placed on her plate. He followed her by setting down his fork.
"It is time for all of you to go to bed. You can hear more stories tomorrow. Mara, make sure they all head to their rooms and stay there. Anyone who doesn’t go to bed won’t join us for our trip to the underworld," Killian said, knowing it would be a good threat to make them go right to sleep.
"I will. Come on," Mara said, standing up to lead her siblings to their rooms. She saw Silas already yawning and Aydan sat with her eyes closed. Kila would be the problem since she never wanted to go to sleep when their mother or father said they needed to. "Kila, take Silas and I will lift Aydan."
Amelia watched the children group up and walked out of the dining hall. She knew that before one of them could go inside their room, they would mention playing a game, and she would have to show up to force them to bed. Killian would also have to appear before them to give them a look that would send them to bed.