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"Please Elijah don't...

" Sebastian whispered to his friend but it was too late, he walked in front of Sebastian as if his body was a shield and folded his arms as he knitted his eyebrows down.

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"Take back all the deplorable things you said to my friend.

" Elijah's voice thundered in the room making silence fall for some instants and then the room filled once again with the laughs of the kids.

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"We didn't say anything but the truth. Calm down.

" One of them said in between the laughs and glowering at both Elijah and Sebastian.

nSebastian was worried for Elijah, he didn't want him to get discovered and he kept tightening his wrist to warn him to stop and let them be.

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"Please Elijah,

" Sebastian whispered, looking at his friend with a pleading look on his face.

nElijah darted his gaze from Sebastian to the kids who kept laughing as if there was something fun about the jokes they made.

nNow they weren't laughing only at Sebastian but also at Elijah.

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"I said to take back all the awful things you said.

" Elijah raised his voice but the kids didn't stop laughing and putting their hands in the same position as Elijah to make fun of him as well.

nHis anger was getting closer and closer to the limit of making him lose his patience.

nwhile Sebastian got even more worried, what if Elijah hurt them revealing his supernatural nature?

nJust when the situation seemed not to get worse than it already was near to Elijah appeared John. Making the kids halt and suddenly stop laughing to hold their breath, they had never seen the future King of Scotland before.

nThey bowed their heads making Elijah groan under his breath seeing how fake they were.

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"What is going on?

" John set his gaze on Elijah gazing at him raising his eyebrow and in a scolding tone of voice continued,

"What did I tell you?

" He asked probably referring to all the times he warned Elijah not to get that close to humans because they could discover his nature.

nElijah kept glowering at the kids, frowning his forehead.

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"They make fun of Sebastian, I don't like that,

" Elijah said, clenching his teeth.

nThat's when John's gaze traveled to the kids,

"why are you making fun of Sebastian?

" He asked hinting an annoyed expression. He didn't have to ask why they offended him because it was obvious although silly.

nThe kids looked at each other quietly, probably not knowing what to reply.

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"Your highness we were only joking we are Sebastian's friends we....

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nElijah intervened,

"friends? Friends don't make fun or laugh at their friends.

" Elijah's voice grow angrier the more he heard the lies coming from their mouth.

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"What is wrong with him, huh? He got some anger issues.

" One of them whispered followed by some chuckle.

nJohn had to control himself as well, hearing how they treated and talked about his son. People are so awful sometimes but becoming parents was also about that, doing the best thing even if that meant not giving those kids a lesson.

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"You should leave now,

" John said, forcing the fakest smile he could offer. After his suggestion, the kids rolled their eyes and scoffed before walking away.

nWhen the door slammed close and they finally left Elijah groaned,

"I hate them!

" He spat.

nSebastian smiled at his friend and caressed the back of his shoulders,

"I know but they don't deserve your attention. Ignore them.

" He said, receiving a nod from John.

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"Elijah you have to control your anger and understand that some people are just too silly and arrogant to think clearly.

" John intervened still staring at the door they slammed and shooking his head at their bad manners.

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"I had tried to change people around me all my life, and when I didn't succeed I would change myself to try to get their approbation,

" John said, sighing and gazing at both the kids.

nThose memories penetrated in him and hurt him as if those were opened wounds but John endure the pain those memories gave him because it was worth to give his son and Sebastian a lesson about how people are.

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"Do you know what that lead me to?

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nSebastian and Ethan shook their heads.

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"That lead me not feeling happy in my own body and never being satisfied with my progress. Because I revolved my life around their expectations and their approval. Until I find out that the only person I had to satisfy was myself.

" John explained. He smiled at them,

"you should focus more on what you two think of yourselves and change your thoughts before even considering changing the other's opinions because that will only lead to making you spend energies on unworthy things.

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nJohn then stretched both his hands and walked with the kids in the kitchen where Roselyn and Abigail were cooking together while the little Felicity tasted every food she put her eyes on.

nShe smiled when she saw her brother and opened her hands waving.

nElijah walked toward her sister and placed a soft kiss on her cheek.

nFelicity took a biscuit and waved in front of her brother and then leaned in closer to his lips. Elijah smiled and chuckling he took a bite of the biscuit.

nThen Felicity put the entire biscuit in her mouth and smiled moving her head from side to side at the delicious taste of the biscuits.

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"Is everything fine?

" Roselyn asked John as he wrapped his hands around her hips hugging her from behind as she cooked.

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"yes,

" John replied, with the corner of his eye he saw Elijah was looking at them so he winked at him to reassure him he won't say anything.

nElijah felt more relieved, not because he was scared of his mother but because he didn't want to disappoint her.

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"Are you all ready to see our cake?

" Abigail said, opening the oven to slide out the cake.

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"Yes!

" Elijah and Sebastian replied in sync while Felicity clapped her head and nodded her head vigorously.

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