The first purpose

After the morning trouble, the cubs stopped crying and ate breakfast as if nothing had happened. Except for the glares in Nate's direction, but the man didn't seem bothered.

On the contrary, he was so happy. His mate had defended him in front of the pups, in some weird and contorted sense. She had told them not to stop them from hugging, which meant she wanted him in her life enough to scold the kids for interrupting.

Oh, he would have told them a few words himself if Lara didn't. He had felt so annoyed at being interrupted, at first. But then, after witnessing how Lara felt the same, he couldn't be more grateful towards the little pests.

«Today, we can try swimming for longer,» Nate said to Jaden.

The little boy didn't dare to scoff or reply rudely, not in front of Lara. He could just bow his head and accept his destiny.