Divorced Ex-Luna Returns With Triplets
Chapter Ninety-Six: Staying Behind

Nathaniel'S POV

"What have you found out?" I asked Grayson as I entered my office.

He barely gave me a look as he kept his eyes on the laptop before him. He has been working so hard to help me figure out the incident.

"Nothing of great importance. Just the things we know about it." He let out an annoyed hiss, punching the keyboard with force.

I pursed my lips. "You should relax. Andreas is working on it as well. You have not slept for days. You should-"

"No, I can't! This is concerning Maurene! Who knows what the fucker is planning?" He sneered angrily.

I was taken aback. Why was he more aggressive than I was?

"You need to relax or maybe go for a run. You look stressed." I warned him.

He shook his head. "I can't. Now that this is already surrounding Maurene, I can't. I have to make sure that she is safe." He said all in one breath before he realized what he said.

He looked at me and I narrowed my eyes at him. "You appear to be more worried than I am, Grayson." I mused.

He snorted, looking away. "I am just trying to make sure you don't go crazy here."

"Well, if you don't stop now. You might be the one going crazy." I arched a brow at him.

He rose to his feet, surprising me. "Maybe I need a bath or a run."

"Both," I called out after him as he exited the office.

Something felt strange about the way he was acting. There was no way Grayson would be in love with Maurene, right?

I shook my head, getting rid of the stupid thoughts. He liked Leila, right?

I really needed to confirm that. There was no way I would let him have her. I really needed to work on protecting her myself. Was I trusting Grayson too much? What if he still has secrets like he did the last time?

Oh, no! I was starting to think negative thoughts. Fuck, Maurene was toying with my head at this point.

I raked my hand through my hair, feeling the soft texture and trying to fight the building frustration in my guts.

I needed to let out some steam. Maybe I should visit the kids. They were the only ones I could be so unbothered around. Maybe what I needed was sex. There was no one to offer me that at the moment so I will stick to the first option. I cleared out the files, noticing the reports on Maurene. I took my seat back, going through them.

My hands shook when I saw the pictures. Liam... he was holding her hands and the way she looked at him. What were they talking about?

She still meets with him? That was not right. She does not know what danger he posed as.

I needed to meet her to confirm that. I dashed out of the pack house, ignoring Amanda as she called me from behind. I needed to check out something. I didn't even message her until I got to her door when I knocked. This time, she came herself. Her brows furrowed together before she opened the door wide for me to enter. From the quietness of the house, the kids were not around. Good because I needed that freedom to speak. "Maurene," I bit out her name.

She arched one brow at me as if she knew what I wanted to talk about and if she didn't know, she was already ready to give me my response.

"What of the kids?" Still, I wanted to know where they were.

"You didn't tell me you were coming." She ignored my question, directing a blank at me.

"I asked a question, Maurene. Shouldn't I be allowed to know the whereabouts of my kids?" I raised my brows at her.

"Look, Nathaniel. The kids are fine. You need to stop worrying about them unnecessarily. If there is anything wrong, you would be the first to know." She exhaled deeply.

"I am not even here for that." That alone was enough to have to look at me.

"Then why are you here?"

"Why are you still with Liam?" I asked her as directly as I could.

"Really? That was what you came here for?"

"Yes, I need to make sure that my kids are safe, and if I see someone who poses as a threat to them, I have every right to question his staying in their lives," I stated firmly.

She gave me a ridiculous look. "You really do give yourself some value, don't you?" She uttered a scoff. "What is the rubbish about being the father, huh? If Liam is the threat you are talking about, you need to put your mind to rest. He does not mean any harm." She was too quick to dismiss it.

"Really? You do not know anything, Maurene. There are a lot of things your fake husband isn't telling you and aren't you inquisitive about it?" I asked her.

I really needed to know what she knew about Liam because she appeared to trust him with her entire which was not only dangerous but unsafe for my kids.

"You and I know you talking about him out of jealousy. Relax, even if the kids ask to go with him, I will make sure they don't forget you."

"First," I gritted out, blinking as I took steps closer to her. "I am not jealous of Liam." Lies. I was and it was eating up.

"Second, you really are unaware of things, isn't it?"

"Why do you all keep saying that I am unaware of things?" She muttered in frustration.