Valen leads us toward the door, and I feel relieved he was letting me take our son home. Valarian had his head rested on my shoulder when Valen opens the door. My footsteps falter, and I freeze when I notice his father talking to one of the guards out front. Valen also stops, and I watch his father laugh at something one of the guards was telling him when he turns. His eyes go to us standing in the doorway of his son's apartment. I drop my face into Valarian's shoulder, and Alpha Kalen growls when Valen steps in front of me, blocking the view I had of his father. My heart flutters frantically, noticing the man, and I fight the urge to take a step back. "Why the f**k do you have a rogue w***e in your apartment…" His words cut off as his eyes settle on Valarian in my arms, his head just po