Chapter 423: Kiara Makes Things Easy For The Group

It was break time, and the noisy school hallway was packed with students moving between classes. Faye and Malo walked side by side down the long corridor. Faye leaned in closer to her best friend, telling him all about the scene from earlier that morning. She explained how Princess had been completely convinced she was pregnant, forcing her to take a pregnancy test before they even left the house.

Malo kept his eyes fixed ahead, his jaw dropping slightly as he listened to her story. He didn’t even know what to say at first. Among all the crazy details, there was really only one main thought bouncing around in his head.

"So you guys still do it after having four pups? You should have put a full stop," Malo said, shaking his head.

They finally reached their lockers on the far side of the hallway, dropping off their textbooks.

"Well, there’s no full stop," Faye said, tossing her binder onto the top shelf. "Princess wants more babies, and I am willing to do it for her. And yes, we still do it because we love and enjoy it."

Malo wrinkled his nose, turning his head to shoot her a disgusted glare. "Eww."

"Stop saying eww," Faye snapped back, "Go find your mate and stop worrying about my sex life."

"Ewww," he voiced out, louder this time as he pulled his own books out. "Do not ever call me for babysitting."

"We babysit Charlie all the time," Faye pointed out. Se opened her mouth to remind him about all the times he had dropped off his little sister at the clubhouse without even asking first.

"More like me and Beam are the babysitters."

The familiar voice came from directly behind them.

Both friends spun around to look at Kiara standing right in the middle of the hallway. Her face was completely unreadable.

They both wondered how long she had been standing there silently listening to their conversation.

"Hey, Kiara, what’s up?" Malo greeted her cheerfully, offering a wave, but as always, Kiara ignored him completely. She didn’t even blink in his direction.

She stepped right past him, facing Faye directly.

"What do you want?" Faye asked, her tone instantly cautious as her eyes narrowed.

"I am here to fulfill my word... becoming your friend," Kiara said, her voice flat, cool, and steady.

The second those words left her mouth, Malo jumped into action. He slammed his locker shut, threw his shoulders back, and stepped straight into the gap between them. He practically shoved Faye back inside her open locker as he stood toe-to-toe with Kiara.

"She has a friend. ME! Her BFFFFFF! Best friends forever, forever, forever, forever, forever, till infinity. Even death can’t separate us two..." Malo said, puffing out his chest and standing as tall and manly as he possibly could.

Before he could finish his hero pose, Faye reached out, grabbed his arm, and shoved him hard to the side.

Malo stumbled across the floor, completely caught off guard. He wasn’t expecting her to throw him off like that.

"Why did you push me?" he cried, rubbing his sore arm and giving her a deeply betrayed look.

"You pushed me first, and I didn’t like it," Faye said, rolling her eyes as she dusted off her hoodie. "You’re lucky I didn’t punch you."

Kiara watched the two so-called best friends bicker back and forth in front of everyone.

"Best friends indeed..." Kiara said sarcastically, raising an eyebrow as she took in their childish play.

Faye turned back to face Kiara, clearing her throat to get back to business. "Like we said, Kiara, bring the books to us and we will talk about it."

Kiara tilted her head slightly, her gaze staying fixed on Faye. "You know you don’t need to shout, right? Even if you whispered, I could still hear you. We are supernatural creatures."

Malo quickly stepped back over, leaning into the space between them. "You heard what she said. Give us the books, and we will have the discussion."

Faye patted her stomach, looking down the corridor toward the main doors. "It’s already been ten minutes. Let’s go to the cafeteria and get some food. I’m getting hungry already."

"I have the books," Kiara cut in smoothly, taking a half-step backward and gesturing for them to follow her. "Follow me, and I will show you. Lunch will have to wait."

Without waiting for their approval, Kiara turned around and started walking down the quiet wing of the building.

Faye and Malo exchanged a quick glance before following right behind her.

Kiara led them straight into a classroom at the very end of the hall, which happened to be the pups’ daycare room. The lights were dimmed, and the space was filled with soft foam pads, colorful mats, and plastic toy bins. Kiara had deliberately picked a place that was completely private, far away from the public security cameras mounted in the hallways.

The four pups were scattered across the floor, playing around their mummy. Leonny was sitting right on Faye’s lap, leaning his small head against her chest and resting peacefully after his morning play.

Kiara unzipped her bag and reached deep inside, pulling out two ancient items and holding them up in the dim light.

One was a thick, book bound in dark red leather, stamped with the distinct Moon sigil directly on the center cover. The second item was brown, plain, and completely unmarked. It wasn’t really a bound book at all, but a thick piece of aged paper folded over multiple times into a neat square.

As Kiara extended her hands to hand the items over to Faye, a sharp metallic click echoed through the quiet room. The golden ring she had bought from Guru slipped out from an unzipped side pocket of her bag, dropped through the air, and landed with a soft clatter right on the floor.

The shiny golden object immediately caught Leonny’s little eyes.

The baby shifted on Faye’s lap, his small hands reaching out as he slid off her legs. He crawled slowly, toward the glinting metal, his tiny fingers scooping up the ring. Without anyone paying attention, he popped the gold band right into his mouth, happily sucking on the solid metal as if it were his favorite pacifier.

Nobody in the room was aware of what he was doing as their eyes stayed locked on the rare items.

Kiara held up the red volume first, tapping her finger against the leather cover to explain its contents.

"The red book is a journal written by the previous Moon Wolf," Kiara said, her voice dropping into a quiet murmur. "It contains the origin of the first Moon Wolf, how she became the Moon Wolf, and some of her other secrets."

She shifted her hand, pointing directly at the plain brown item resting beside it.

"The second one is a magical map of the world," she continued, unfolding the edge just a fraction to reveal faded parchment lines underneath. "If you are able to find the next Beast Morph, you can spray its blood on it, and it will draw out a map showing where the others are."

After Kiara finished explaining everything, Faye took a deep breath, holding both items firmly in her hands. She looked up from the ancient paper and met Kiara’s gaze.

"Now that I have done my part," Kiara said, stepping forward, "shall we have the talk, Faye Grande?"