Explaining how the children had managed to extort their way into free food had already been one thing.
Kael hadn't understood it at all.
Why would they even need to do that?
Of course, he wouldn't get it as the rich guy that he was. But at the time, the children had looked so proud of themselves that Riley hadn't had the heart to stop them.
So he let it slide.
Now, though—
Now that there was a very real chance that this man was Orien's father, Riley felt a lot better about the whole thing.
They could just call it child support.
"Besides," Riley added, flipping another page, "if it really is this guy… and considering what he's been doing while being forcibly kept away…"
He trailed off, then smiled faintly.
"…well, it might not be impossible to fix things between them."
"Oh?"
The dragon lord's brow rose as he watched him.
His mate looked pleased.
A little too pleased while looking at something that had nothing to do with Kael, who was his husband.
And that soft tone?
