Anton froze when he caught the complicated emotions in Elijah's eyes. The hair on his neck stood up.
"W-What? Why are you looking at me with pity?"
Elijah averted his gaze, and it only made Anton more anxious.
He left Elijah's legs and jumped to hug his arm.
"Brother Elijah, I'll respect you—I'll even call you Dad if you want! Just save me!"
"Hmm."
It was obvious that Elijah's soft 'hmm' didn't alleviate Anton's fear. Today had been the worst day.
If not for things constantly going wrong, he wouldn't have been so eager now.
"Enough." Alexei pried Anton off, forcing himself between them. "Talk from a distance. He doesn't like being touched."
Both Elijah and Anton stared at Alexei in unison.
"You sure know a lot about him."
Alexei coughed, trying to cover his rising smile. "Of course. We live in the same house. How can I not even know this?"
"What is the relationship between Morvhex and Daniel Hart? I just don't get it," Selena said, breaking the strange atmosphere.
