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"Sorry, Dr. Feroma. I can't do anything here, much less save you." Zayn shrugged, and then he smiled.
"You guys are a couple. You'll sort this out soon enough."
"I am not his wife!" Derila was obviously enraged by Zayn's remark. "Zayn, you fool! Bust me out of here right now or you'll just die rotting!"
"Send him out!" Daemon lost interest in the argument, and he was about to leave with Derila.
Suddenly, someone in the courtyard screamed, "Oh my god! It's Mommy! That's Mommy right there!"
"Mommy! Mommy!"
Daemon looked back and saw Randy and the other kids coming into the front yard. The kids were really excited to see Derila, and they quickly ran up to her.
"Kids!" Derila flailed her legs around again when she saw her kids. "Put me down now!"
Daemon frowned, but he put her down nonetheless.
"Mommy!" The kids pounced at Derila, and the impact made her fall back to the ground.
Daemon reflexively tried to hold her, but Derila didn't seem to feel any pain at all. She rubbed her butt and played with the kids happily. A frown dotted his forehead, and Daemon pulled his hand back.
"I've missed you, girls!" Derila held the kids and slobbered all over them.
The kids were also hugging and kissing her as well. They lay in her embrace, refusing to leave.
Daemon was envious of the love between Derila and the kids, for nobody had treated him with that kind of love before.
"Mommy, Mommy, we've missed you so much!" The kids held her tightly, and they started sobbing all of a sudden, their eyes filled with tears.
"I've missed you too, kids." Derila was tearing up as well. She was a petite woman, but she held the kids tightly in her arms.
Daemon gazed at her. She only shows this side of her in front of the kids.
"Ahem." Zayn coughed a few times to draw attention to himself. "Alpha, Beta, Gamma. Uncle Zayn is here, you know."
The kids shifted their attention to him. They were surprised at first, but when they snapped out of it, Alpha and Beta got so excited, they almost pounced at him. "Uncle Zayn!"
"Hold it!" Gamma stopped her siblings and stared at Zayn warily. "Someone impersonated our uncle before, and that guy's a villain. He yelled at us. You might be an impostor too."
Zayn quickly brought up the kids' favorite stuff, "Alpha likes seedless grapes as well as the grilled mutton and demi-glace ribs Mrs. Bolistin makes. Beta loves meat and hot cross bunnies. You always get into a fight with Josh because of that. Gamma loves snake soup, and the snake must be freshly caught by Bugara." He paused for a moment. "I think I got all that right, correct?"
"Yep, yep!" The kids knew that was the real Zayn, so they left their mother's embrace and pounced at their uncle. "You're finally back! We've missed you!"
"And we've missed you too, Randy, Josh, Venus, and Aunt Carla!"
"Hey, what's wrong with your leg, Uncle Zayn? I know, Mommy can help you with that! She's super great at this kind of stuff."
"Thanks for the concern, kids." Zayn patted the kids' heads lovingly, and for the first time in a while, a gentle smile curled his lips.
Daemon had mixed feelings about the scene. The kids didn't even recognize him, but they showered all their love on Zayn the moment they saw him.
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