Lahat ng Kabanata ng Marked By My Best Friend's Dad: Kabanata 221 - Kabanata 227

~ IRIS The moment Rowan and Kael stopped fighting…It didn’t feel like peace.It felt like a pause before something worse.Both of them were still breathing hard, still staring at each other like the argument wasn’t finished,it was just interrupted.And honestly… I didn’t know which one of them scared me more when they got quiet.Kael wiped blood from the corner of his mouth, eyes still sharp even in pain.Rowan stood a few steps away, chest rising slowly, like he was forcing himself not to continue.I was surprised at Rowan's behavior, this wasn't my son. He wasn't the reckless one.The tension between them wasn’t gone, It was just buried under silence.I stayed beside Kael without thinking.That alone annoyed me.But I didn’t move.Because he was still standing, still stubbornly pretending he wasn’t hurt.“You’re enjoying this too much,” I muttered at him.He gave a weak smirk

~ KAELI lay flat on the bed, staring at the ceiling like it had personally offended me.Everything hurt, so bad.My ribs.My chest. My pride.Mostly my pride.I can't believe I told iris, that I wanted to stop fighting for the Thorne.What was wrong with me? This wasn't me?I wouldn't leave a fight, for a boy I'm older than.But what was done was done.Some healer had already passed by earlier, muttering something about “rest” and “no movement,” like I was suddenly the type of man who listened to instructions.I wasn’t.I shifted slightly and immediately regretted it.A sharp pain shot through my side.I exhaled slowly.“…Rowan wins,” I muttered to myself.Then I let out a dry laugh.“Unbelievable. I’m actually lying here admitting Rowan wins.”I stared at my arm.“I’m not going to be Alpha,” I added, more to the room than

Iris The healer’s room still smelled like herbs and ash.After the war, we were alive, all of us.FLASHBACK!! AFTER THE WAR.“I shifted, Mom!”Alice’s voice had burst into the room before the door even fully opened.I turned to her immediately, ignoring the sharp protest in my leg.“I saw you, baby.”She scoffed dramatically, flipping her hair back. “You didn’t see it well. My wolf was golden.”“We’ve heard,” Rowan, Mira, and Thorne said at the same time from behind her.I couldn’t help it,I smiled. Even Kael let out a soft chuckle.“Oh, some people are jealous,” Alice added, walking further in like she owned the place.She raised her hand and Kael,who had been unusually quiet, lifted his and high-fived her without even looking away from me.That’s when I noticed it, his eyes was still on me.And his hand…still gently stroking my hair.Like he didn’t even realize he was doing it.