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Julian's P.O.V

"Dad!" Damon whines with a frown while Aiden laughs in amusement. "Fine, just starve!"

"I'm only playing around, I'll eat every last bite." He says ruffling his hair, it takes a moment but the frown fades and soon he's beaming up at Aiden again.

I watch the two with a smile of my own. Damon was a perfect mix of the two of us, with dirty blonde hair and icy blue eyes he resembled myself. But the temper, aggressive love and protective nature was all Aiden. And even though he was only five, I could tell he'd grow to match Aiden's muscular build.

"So guys, I have an important trip, I'll be gone for a couple of days." Aiden says wiping the corners of his mouth as we all finish up our meal. The smiles around the table quickly fade as Feli and Damon look up at Aiden was sadness. "Hey don't give me that look, I'll be back before you know it."