Chapter 35. Healing Hands

Caius’s POV

I was sitting quietly on the bed with the little boy from earlier and playing with him. As I flew an airplane over the boy’s head, I knew I had a big smile on my face. I missed playing with my younger brothers, but they were too old to want to play with me anymore. I looked up and saw Elise’s eyes right away. For a moment, I couldn’t get out of them. My wolf stood up when he saw her and told me to take her, but I pushed him down. He was a macho fool who wanted the strongest woman, but I wasn’t going to give in to his primal need.

Elise snapped out of her trance when someone next to her loudly cleared her throat. She must have also caught that little moment. I looked over at Sia, who was looking at Elise with knowing eyes. Elise just shook her head.

Elise’s eyes went back and forth between Sia and Owen, who was now unloading bags of herbs at the back tables. Her shoulders dropped, and her face got sad, which made me wonder what was wrong with her. Somet