My Alpha Wants Two Lunas I'm Done novel Chapter 164

Chapter 164 Tears That Wouldn’t Stop

Laila’s POV:

I took Raymond downstairs to bathe.

Steam rose from the wooden tub. Raymond soaked in the warm water, so well-behaved it almost didn’t feel real.

I washed his hair slowly, carefully working my fingers through the strands that had clumped together.

Some strands were too tangled, so I cut them free with scissors.

He kept his eyes closed and let me wash him without moving, like a little wolf pup that had finally found its den.

After the bath, he changed into the new clothes Samuel had bought.

Though meant for kids his age, the clothes were still too big on him. The shoulders sagged, and the sleeves hung past his wrists. He looked like he was wrapped in a sack.

But at least now he looked like a clean, proper child.

The kitchen sent dinner up.

There were roasted lamb, mashed potatoes, stewed carrots, and fresh rye bread straight from the oven. The moment Raymond saw the food on the table, his eyes lit up-not in any normal way, but with the hunger of a wolf pup staring down prey.

He reached out instinctively, grabbed a chunk of lamb, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Then he ducked under the table.

The movement was so fast it felt like a reflex-grab, stuff, hide. It flowed in one motion. Maybe it was an instinct beaten into him.

But this time, after ducking down, he paused for a moment. Then slowly, he pushed himself up with the chair and sat back upright.

His eyes were full of tears.

I couldn’t bear to look any longer. I quickly turned my face away and wiped the tears that had suddenly spilled out. When I turned back, I was already smiling. “Eat slowly. I’ll eat with you.”

Samuel pushed the door open, intending to come in.

But the moment Raymond saw his figure, he immediately put down the meat in his hand. The gentleness in his eyes vanished, replaced by the alertness of a wolf pup facing a threat. His pupils tightened, his body leaned back, ready to attack or run at any second.

Samuel met my eyes and then raised both hands, stepping back.

“Slow down. Don’t choke,” I said gently.

He slowed a little, but to me, he was still wolfing it down.

The meal disappeared in no time.

The roasted lamb was stripped to the bone. The mashed potatoes were scraped clean. Not a single stewed carrot was left. Even the rye bread was torn apart and eaten completely.

Heaven knew how much he had endured these past two years.

When I bathed him earlier, I saw the injuries all over his body-Big and small, old and new, layered so thick that I barely saw any unscarred skin left. His left leg was crippled. The wolf healer had examined it and said the bone had been broken and healed crooked. To fix it, it would have to be broken again and reset.

A pup’s self-healing ability hadn’t awakened yet. Injuries like that could only be endured.

At the thought of it, my tears fell again.

Raymond reached out with both hands and wiped my tears.

His little hands were thin and bony, but his fingers curved carefully as he gently brushed my face.