My Baby Daddy Isn't Human-Chapter 155: More Protection

Another chorus of acknowledgment followed, but Elion wasn't finished.

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"Go to your posts," he ordered. "Let's see if you're worth the price I paid for you."

With a quick salute, the men dispersed, moving with efficiency to take their positions around the estate. Some stationed themselves near the gates, others along the perimeter, and a few took up hidden vantage points, blending into the shadows like ghosts.

Elion watched them go, silently observing as they disappeared into position. "Let's hope they don't disappoint me," he murmured.

Kade chuckled, shaking his head. "Let's hope they don't disappoint her."

At that, Elion's gaze darkened slightly, his fingers twitching at his side. He turned to Kade, his voice quieter but no less firm. "What do you mean by that?"

Kade arched a brow, a knowing glint in his eyes. "Come on, Elion. You know exactly what I mean. We all do." He smirked, nodding towards the mansion. "You've been acting different. More careful. More… possessive. Like you're guarding something precious. Or someone."

Elion didn't respond immediately, instead letting his gaze lift towards the balcony above. He could see her, standing just past the glass doors, watching them with quiet curiosity.

Raelynn.

She wasn't fully outside, just leaning against the frame, the soft morning light catching the strands of her hair and making them glow like spun gold. Even from this distance, he could see the careful way she held herself, still mindful of her injury.

Noticing where he was looking, Kade let out a low whistle. "You can try to deny it all you want, but everyone knows who she is to you."

He barely reacted, just staring at Kade without acknowledging his comment. "And what did you mean earlier," he asked, voice measured, "when you called her the 'lady of the house'?"

Kade's smirk only deepened, mischief dancing in his gaze. "Is she not?" he asked casually, tilting his head. "She's here, she's under your protection, and you've made it very clear that no one is to cross her. Sounds like a lady of the house to me."

Elion didn't respond right away. Instead, he turned his head again slightly, glancing upward toward the balcony. His gaze landed on a familiar figure standing just outside her door.

Kade followed his gaze, chuckling under his breath. "See?" he murmured. "Even now, she's—"

"Not yet," Elion interrupted, his voice steady but carrying something else beneath it—something quiet, certain. His lips curved into the faintest of smiles, one only meant for the woman above.

Kade turned to him, brows raised. "Not yet?"

Elion looked up again, but Raelynn didn't move, and Elion swore he saw the smallest flicker of something in her eyes before she turned her head away.

Elion finally looked away from the balcony, the amusement fading as something deeper settled in his gaze. "Not yet."

And with that, he turned, heading back inside the mansion, leaving Kade standing there, watching him go with an expression that was somewhere between exasperation and amusement.

As Kade glanced back up at the balcony, he saw Raelynn still watching. Her head tilted slightly, as if she had caught some part of their conversation, but she didn't press further. Instead, she simply smiled, a soft, small one, before stepping back inside.

Kade chuckled to himself, shaking his head. "Not yet, huh?" he muttered. "We'll see about that."

Kade let out a low chuckle, rubbing the back of his neck as he watched Elion going further inside.

"Damn," he muttered under his breath, shaking his head. "I was only joking, but I guess he didn't take it that way."