Chapter 17
17 –My Other Children
Elgin:
“I can’t believe you did that,” I grunted once we were in the car.
“What did I do wrong? I just couldn’t hold my emotions when I saw her,” she hissed stubbornly.
The kids were sitting in the back seat. I noticed my daughters had already fallen asleep. I still had something on my mind, or maybe someone. Elara. My other daughter. The one who never got to feel my love. And today, when I finally had a moment to hold her for once, it was taken away from me.
“I noticed how you were ready to defend her.” Silver’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts when she started speaking again.
“Because she’s our guest, Silver! Don’t you fucking know how important it is for us to find a cure to this illness?” I hissed, watching her roll her eyes and lean back in her seat.
“Right. She used to be all over you, and now she’s back. And here I was thinking we’d finally reconcile, but I don’t think it’s ever gonna happen. Because that bitch will keep reappearing, even when she already has a man and children p>
It was typical of Silver to keep talking until she made me lose my mind. I would listen to her for hours, trying to remind her that I didn’t want to deal with it. But she didn’t care. She’d always find a reason to argue with me.
“Why the fuck did you come with the kids?” I demanded as I drove, faster than ever. But the minute I looked at my children in the backseat, I slowed down. I didn’t want them to suffer.
“What do you mean? Of course I had to come with them,” she replied sassily, instantly dismissing the truth.
“I’ve told you a million times, you’re nothing but my children’s mother. And what was that lie about me getting annoyed with her calls? Why the fuck did you keep arguing with her p>
I was losing my mind. With the truth coming out, I didn’t even know how I felt. I’d been upset with Madeline in the beginning for hiding the truth from me. Until I remembered how we treated her. The way we were so rude and dismissive. Of course she didn’t want to tell me about the baby.
“Say something, or are you still thinking about her?” Silver hissed.
I wrapped my fingers tightly around the steering wheel.
“I told you what I have to say. You’re just my children’s mother. Don’t expect anything from me. I’ve told you before, and I’ll say it again, you’re free to leave. But you don’t want to. That’s not my fault.” As soon as I repeated what I’d been saying to her for years, I watched her fold her arms across her chest and grunt stubbornly, looking out the window.
Every time I told her I didn’t want her, she’d just end the conversation as if that would somehow fix things or bring us closer.
This time, I was really pissed off.
When I dropped her off at home, she looked shocked. She tried to stop me, saying the babies wanted to spend time with me. But Hailey and Hannah could wait. I had another child I needed to think about. So I refused to listen to her and left the house.
However, instead of going back to talk to Madeline, I texted my friends, calling them to the shared office. Sure enough, they arrived as soon as they could.
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“ What is it? You sounded so anxious on the phone p>
As soon as the two arrived, they began questioning me. Graham was vocal, whereas Baxter, as always, just stared at me intently, waiting for me to explain why I’d called them in such a hurry.
“ Remember when Madeline claimed she was pregnant?” I started with the main worry.
The two nodded, so I continued. “It wasn’t a lie p>
As soon as I said that, I watched them both look lost, confused, shocked and all sorts of emotions until I added, ” They were my children p>
Baxter almost scoffed and then stepped away from me.
“ What?” he asked, trying to confirm. “How do you know? Are you just making shit up, like you always do p>
Baxter hissed at me, making me glare at him sharply. The fact that he could hold on to something for so long was always irritating. That was why we rarely spoke because he never forgot things. He’d keep bringing them up, and it got too annoying after a while.
“No, I’m not making shit up. And you ask me how I know? Because I felt it. I smelled my scent on Elara. Madeline had been hiding her scent by making her wear a pendant. Today it came off, and I sensed it. Elara is my daughter. Bodhi, Gina, they’re my children p>
I hissed, running my hands through my hair anxiously.
I noticed Baxter looking disturbed. He even stopped responding. He walked over to the big window and stared outside.
“ What are you gonna do now?” Graham asked, making me shift uncomfortably and shove my hands into my pockets.
“I know.” Baxter finally spoke up, turning around to face me. “Don’t ruin what you’ve built with your wife. You have two other children as well. Don’t forget, if you accept your new children, it’ll be chaos. And don’t forget, she’s moved on. Madeline is married to someone else. Let it go. Let it–let it stay the way it is,” he said.
And I began to wonder if he was right. Maybe that was the right thing to do, to just silently look away from the truth.
“I mean, your children are being well taken care of by this new man. Do you really want to throw that away?” Baxter added, reminding me how hard it would be to convince my family to accept those children, or Madeline.
“You’re right,” I said. “I don’t want to. I don’t want trouble. I don’t want my children, the ones who’ve lived with me to suffer because of me p>
I confessed, and Baxter gave me a look of pride. It was crazy how he was able to comfort me and make me decide so quickly. 2
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Sara Lili
Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.