#Chapter 176: I Understand Him Better Than Anyone

Cara’s POV I couldn’t stand looking at Alaric anymore, with the hurt in his eyes, so I excused myself and went back upstairs to spend more time with the kids. After all, I’d told Alaric what I needed to say – that I was planning on returning to the BloodyMoon pack. To talk any longer might give him chance to talk me out of it. I couldn’t let myself be swayed in this. Mia had sneaked into Ethan’s room and both were playing with their action figures on the carpet. When they saw me come in, they paused, as if waiting for me to scold them. Instead, I joined them by sitting down on the carpet with them. They sent secret looks to each other as I sat there, lacking in subtlety. It became obvious to me that the pair had eavesdropped again. Rather than wait for them to bring it up, I decided to take initiative. “We aren’t in danger anymore,” I said. “We could live wherever we want. We could go back to BloodyMoon, back to our house.” When they continued not to say anything, I chanced a