Chapter 362
362 – The Stupid Ex Came To Confront Me
Madeline:
“Oh no, I’ve asked everyone around. Nobody from any pack knows about it. The they’re pretty scared too,” one of the alphas from the tenth pack we had visi saddened, as if he wanted to offer his apologies for my daughter.
“It’s alright,” I uttered, even though he had not said it aloud.
found out recently, and
replied, looking
“Okay, thank you so much,” Ron told him, and we began to step back toward the vehicle.
“Madeline, everything will be fine. Don’t worry. We’ll find it. We’ll find where it started,” he reassured me, gently touching my elbow.
“And that’s why you’re sticking with her? Because you’re waiting for a moment to fuck her?” an irritating yet familiar voice interrupted us. (1
We both snapped our heads around to see Graham striding toward us, the strong wind forcing his eyes shut.
The weather was stormy, and I was already feeling worn down. Maybe it was because after the fifth pack we still had not found anything, not a single clue.
Or maybe it was something else inside me, something that kept telling me it wasn’t over, that I was going to be hit with even worse news, though I could not understand what it was.
Right now, my focus shifted to Graham.
“Please tell him to walk away, or I’ll lose my mind,” I said to Ron, turning my back to Graham.
“Why? Because you can’t face me for what you did to my daughter?” Graham demanded.
The moment those words left his mouth, I snapped my head back, though I still did not turn to face him.
“Is this how you took your anger out on me? By not protecting my daughter so she could be taken away?” he continued.
Before he could say anything more, I spun around and struck him hard. My ha impact, and his face snapped to the side. My handprint appeared on his che
ed immediately from the
stantly.
He clenched his jaw and stepped toward me in a threatening manner, squaring up to me. Ron quickly moved between us and shoved him back.
“You know what? You’re a jerk, Graham,” Ron snapped. “She’s been through enough because of you, and now you come here accusing her of something she didn’t do? Is this what you do every day, think of excuses to accuse Madeline just so you can stay in contact with her p>
As Ron spoke, I raised my hand to stop him. I could handle this myself. Ron stepped aside, and I moved forward, staring Graham straight in the eye.
“So you think I’m the reason our daughter isn’t with us today?” I asked, my eyes burning as the reminder of my daughter threatened to overwhelm me again.
“Why, isn’t it the truth? How is it possible that others survived?” he argued, gesturing vaguely, leaving me with
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“Maybe you’re forgetting that the people who took the roof over my head were you and Elgin. You’re the reason I’ve been living on top of the mountains,” I began, my voice steady despite everything behind it.
“Everything was fine until you opened your mouth and decided to tell everyone you keep your daughter with you. Then you decided, oh wait, I have another daughter of need this one, right? She’s easily discarded. Correct?” I continued, my emotions risi
marry me and why would I
oke.
Graham shifted uneasily and glanced around, as if searching for support from somewhere unseen.
“And for you to say I didn’t make efforts to save my daughter is exactly because this is who you are. You chose your unborn child over your daughter. That’s your guilt talking,” I yelled at him, then shoved him back.
This time, he looked down. He even looked guilty.
“It’s just that I heard that you–” he muttered, scrambling for words, staring at the ground like the moron he
was.
“You heard from who, huh? Who was there that night? No one. It was just me, my husband, my children, and that fucking monster,” I screamed again, tears rolling down my face.
My fingernail nearly dug into my skin as I pointed at myself.
“It was just us. And if there was somebody else, then fuck that person for not stepping up. And fuck you for thinking I’m anything like you, that I would be disgusting enough to take my anger out on my daughter,” I screamed, over and over, until I hiccupped. 1
I took a deep breath and pointed at Graham.
“I don’t even see you when I look at her. So how would I take my anger out on her because of you? You’re nothing to me, Graham. There are times when days go by and I don’t even remember your name. Not a single thought crosses my mind. That’s how little you mean to me,” I continued. 1
“I don’t even hate you anymore. I’m glad you stepped away so I could be with-“I paused when I saw Elgin appear behind him.
He must have heard his friend had lost his mind and decided to show up as well. It die
“I’m glad both of you stepped back so I could be with Baxter, the only man I’ve eve I want to be with,” I finished. 3
As soon as I said it, I wrapped my arms around myself and started to cry.
Ron stepped closer and gave my hand a gentle squeeze.
That was when Elgin cleared his throat and pointed at me.
“You had a crush on us too,” he remarked. 1
I didn’t understand what he was trying to say, but I shook my head.
D me.
d and the only man
“You? You both took advantage of my crush,” I snapped. “So no, I’m not afraid to say I forced myself to have a crush on you just so I could get over Baxter. ”
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The moment I said it, their faces went completely blank.
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