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“Yeah, yeah, so even if you do get your wolf, and if you’re not ready to show it yet, because I know that since you have three mates, your wolf is bound to be a little different, then make sure not to mark Baxter yet,” Ron explained as he turned to me.
I gave him a head shake, silently asking him to explain himself, to continue.
“It’s okay. She will not mark me,” Baxter intervened once again.
I opened my eyes to look at him, then looked back at Ron.
“Yeah, because they’re kind of going to force you to transition if they find out you have a wolf, ” Ron continued casually. “Because, well, if you can mark someone, that means you have an active wolf p>
He then turned around to grab the boxes, and it hit me.
My eyes moved to Baxter’s, and I noticed the way he cockily crossed his arms over his chest, staring at me with nothing but judgment and challenge in his eyes.
“Yeah, so he didn’t let us mark him because he did not want us to fall into trouble,” my wolf groaned softly.
“Did you know about that?” I asked her angrily.
“Of course not. I forgot. But of course, I would have suggested you listen to him explain himself,” she uttered, and I went quiet. 1
Now I felt like such a bad person. The man had been helping me without any benefit of his own, and I had passed comments like that about him. 1
“Here, I’ll help you,” Baxter said.
He approached Ron and took the two boxes from him. It was a lot of food, actually.
My kids jumped forward to take the snacks already.
However, I knew this would be the last time they would be having this kind of luxury.
With the eyes that were on me and Baxter, I did not think any other help would approach us, at least in the initial
months.
“Okay, I’ll try to find whatever I can about your parents, but please let me know if you need anything at all, okay?” Ron told me.
After we placed the boxes inside and talked about the packs and the council’s response to Baxter leaving everything behind for me, he said his goodbyes and drove away,
Now it was just me standing in the parking lot while Baxter and the kids wandered back into the room.
I could not bring myself to go in and face him.
But just when I was thinking about how I would walk in and casually slip in an apology, he walked out again with the children.
They were walking toward the vending machine.
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“They’re asking for cup noodles. Do you want some too for dinner?” Baxter asked casually, not sounding a certain way at all.
That helped. Him acting like that made it easier for me to step toward them with a nod.
“Sure,” I replied.
I stood right next to Baxter while he got us the cup noodles and drinks.
A small shriek from behind me made me turn around to look at the couple arriving.
They had two daughters with them. The man looked to be in his early thirties, and the woman was probably in her late twenties.
They were both very good–looking.
She had blue eyes and golden hair that was slightly frizzy. Freckles dotted her face, making her eyes stand out
even more.
Her tan looked perfect. But from her clothes and her husband’s clothes, I could tell they were not doing very well.
There were two children with them, carried by a man walking behind them.
He looked similar to the husband, though I could have been imagining it.
For all I knew, they could have been siblings. The man behind them had black hair and brown eyes.
He was taller and slimmer, with a thin mustache, carrying both children as he followed the couple while they dragged their bags.
“Ouch!” the woman cried again, and her husband stopped to check on her.
The moment he placed his hand on her belly, I realized she was pregnant.
Baxter was the first to rush over and take the bags from her, while I stepped closer to ask if she needed anything.
“Are you okay?” I asked.
She lifted her head and gave me a sweet but shy smile.
“I’m fine. Just pregnant and exhausted,” she replied with an awkward laugh.
“Oh, you’re going rogue too?” I asked and she began to nod faintly.
“I’ll take their things to the room,” Baxter told me as he helped the men carry the luggage inside. Their room was at the far end of the parking lot, at the corner of the U–shaped building.
As he walked away, I stayed with the woman.
“Hi, I’m Bonnie,” she said, extending her hand.
I shook it immediately.
“ I’m Madeline. ”
She studied my face, and her eyes widened.
“Oh, I know you. Oh my Goddess, I’m so sorry. I know what happened at your wedding,” she muttered before covering her mouth.
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I felt awkward but gave her an understanding smile.
“It’s alright. You don’t have to apologize,” I said.
“No, but seriously, that was so unfair. But then again, what do you expect from the council? They never make the right decisions,” she remarked calmly.
Still, there was pain in her eyes that made me want to know more.
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