CHAPTER 23
ALPHA LINCOLN'S POV
Little soft knocks came on my door. I had slept in today and those knocks were actually what woke me up.
"Dad? Sorry to disturb...umm", on hearing Zendaya's voice I stood up more quickly and walked to the door, unlocking it as both Zane and Zendaya walked in but they seemed a bit sad.
"Morning Dad", They said in unison, made themselves comfortable to my surprise, and climbed on my bed, sitting down on my bed comfortably.
This should be the first time they are in here but they did not look bright enough this morning cause I expected them to run and look around my room, as questions but they were just quiet and looking sad.
"What's wrong buddies?", I went to them and bent down to their level. How I have gotten to this point where I care for these kids is beyond an explanation. I just felt the need to.
"It is Mum", Zane started, "I do not know but she always opens the door when we knock but today she did not and and...",
Zendaya helped him finish, "We think she was inside cause when I wanted to open the door, I heard a sound, like the lock sound, so we thought she was going to open it but we don't know, it was like, she locked it. Dad is Mummy angry at us?", they looked really sad and worried.
I sighed and rubbed their hair, I did not exactly know what to say and had to think for a little bit, "Did any of you do anything to make Mummy angry? Or sad, maybe we can all think and then we can know if she is angry with you guys or is something else and she is not angry or just did not want you guys to worry", I suggested and they both thought.
I gave them some minutes but still, they did not think they did anything wrong.
"Alright, that is fine, let me freshen up and we will go down, we can talk to Mummy then and find out what is really wrong. Is that okay?", I offered and they nodded.
"Wait", Zane stopped me as I wanted to go and shower, "We have not really spent much time with Mummy, maybe she feels left out?", he said.
Zendaya also nodded, "Yes, and also yesterday when...oh no...Zanee", she quickly turned to her brother, "I think we hurt Mummy's feelings yesterday night when we umm...",
I knew what she wanted to say and it just made me laugh. These kids were just something else, including Montana. Was she behaving this way towards her kids because they wanted to spend more time with me than her? I could not help but chuckle more as Zendaya started whispering in her brother's ears.
Not sure if that counts as whispering seeing as I could still make out what she told him, "I think Mummy is sad and Jealous because we wanted Dad more than Her", Zane also nodded in agreement.
"So any plans on how to make her feel better?", They both shook in fear of my voice.
"Dadddd, we thought you were in the shower", They both giggled.
"I could not help but eavesdrop on you two munchkins, could I?", I smiled, "So what is the plan?."
I am enjoying this. I did not like them being sad but seeing them happy also brought a smile to my face.
"You go shower, Dad, and we will think about something while we wait for you."
"Alright guys", I accepted. I was quick about my shower today and got dressed. They were already lying down in my bed, under my cover, and giggling.
So I had to pretend that I could not find them, "Guys??? Buddies??? Where are you???", it was so visible, their bodies under the cover as I tried not to laugh.
I kept pretending to look for them and then stood in front of my bed, "They left without me? I guess I should just fall on my bed sadly", I said loudly for them to hear me.
They best know that if I land on them, it is over for me. Immediately I decided to fall on the bed, they scrambled out, telling me to wait, that there were kids there.
"Oh really? I do not see any", I teased them still proceeding to fall until they came out themselves, Laughing loudly, I could not help but laugh too.
"Come on, I am all done now, let us go and have breakfast and I hope you have everything planned to make Mummy happy again."
"Yesss", they both cheered and we left my room together.
Reaching downstairs, for the first time Montana was there before me, she greeted me softly but ignored her kids. I sighed and chuckled in my mind while shaking my head.
Zane and Zendaya quickly left my side and rushed to hers, hugging her tightly and apologizing consistently for making her sad.
She pushed them away but she did it softly, "Go and eat", she said to them, dismissing them.
But they did not give up.
"Now what did my babies do?", Victoria walked into the room, directing the question to anyone who knew the answers.
My parents had no idea and just laughed.
"Nothing, they did nothing, just rushed in here, hugging me, when they should be eating or hugging their precious Dad", I heard Montana say and I had a feeling she did not mean for the last sentence to slip out.
Now Zane and Zendaya were sure of what the problem was and I had gone to take my seat while they found a way to make their mother forgive them, which she did cause they said they would starve themselves until she did.
MONTANA'S POV
These kids, if not, for one thing, I would have punished them a little longer, I pouted and hugged them. I missed my babies.
After the whole drama, that morning at breakfast, I decided to take a stroll around the pack.
I got to the place where pack members usually trained and stood at a place, watching them. I wish I could be among them, it would be nice. I was never part of the people who fought but I wish I could be.
"Luna Montana", I heard an unknown voice call out to me and I found the person who called me.
"Yes?", I responded calmly but did not expect the next thing that was said to me, in the presence of everyone.
"I challenge you to a duel."