The room instantly fell silent, the adults subconsciously shrinking back a little at the unmistakeable air of authority around Jett.
He fully stepped into the room, taking long strides towards the triplets, his eyes pinned on Keira the entire time.
Once he got to them, he lowered himself to their level, his cold eyes instantly growing tender as he scanned Zade and Jesse's faces for any bruise.
Then he reached for Keira's face, wiping off the tears streaming down her face and cooing softly, "Mommy couldn't make it, so I'm here to pick you up."
Jesse and Zade nodded, stepping closer to him while Keira spread her arms to be lifted, and he picked her up without hesitation.
The teachers in the room were slightly taken aback when they saw this.
While the calm teacher thought of what to say, the teacher who had met Kelsie in the parking lot suddenly hissed.
"I'm Charlotte Hastings and this is my colleague, Casey Leopold. Who are you supposed to be?"
