Chapter 378
378–I Will Find Her Husband To See Her Happy
Byron:
It was taxing being around people, especially when her children came out. The moment I saw them, I felt tense and overwhelmed.
Everyone in my pack knew one thing about me. If there was anything I hated, it was relationships and children. However, I quickly had to adapt and act like I was joking.
Standing next to those two small kids made me uneasy. Then I purposely fell asleep on the annoying lady’s bed.
I just wanted to rest before they threw me onto the couch. When Madeline woke me up, she asked me to come outside to speak with her.
That was the highlight of the night. I got to sit with her and watch her, just the two of us.
There was a moment when I slipped up earlier. It happened when she started to cry and told me she wanted to go and find her husband, but then she remembered that the monster could kill her.
In that moment, I stepped in to help her, not because I was playing a game or trying to act a certain way. I honestly did not know what was happening to me.
I had never felt this before. At first, I thought it was just my eyes taking in a beautiful sight, but the feeling grew stronger with every second I spent standing in front of her.
It did not make sense. I knew it was not possible for someone to feel this way so quickly, but there was something about her that felt familiar and grounding.
We sat on the bench next to the road. Her eyes were fixed on the sky, watching the blue clouds. They rarely appeared, but when they did, they paused all magical activity.
“I have learned about that,” I told her, trying to start a conversation.
It was raining, but there was a small shelter over our heads. I tried not to move too close to her, though my hand rested on the back of the bench behind her. She sat straight and composed, still watching the sky with her green
eyes.
“You have been friends with Baxter for a very long time, haven’t you?” she asked, turning toward me.
“Yeah. I guess it was about three years ago,” I replied, giving a vague timeline.
I had heard about Madeline. When she returned as a human researcher, it was later announced that she was Baxter’s baby mama and his ex, and that she had run away four or five years ago.
So I chose a timeline when she was not around. Otherwise, she would have questioned how she had never
known me.
“Right,” she said, nodding and looking down.
“He used to talk about you,” I added, the words slipping out as I tried to change the subject.
She snapped her head toward me and then turned her body slightly. The side of her arm brushed the back of the
bench.
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Her legs rested on the seat while the rest of her body leaned forward.
“What did he used to say about me?” she asked.
The look in her eyes made me jealous of Baxter. He was lucky to have someone who wanted to know more about him. And that person was not just anyone, but someone who was very special.
“He used to say that he missed your loose hair,” I told her softly. “He said the beauty of your eyes drove him crazy. He liked the way your nose wrinkled, or how you drifted into your own thoughts, lost in your dreams. Whenever you sank into your thoughts and your eyes zoned out, the green in them seemed to shine even more p>
I paused before adding, still quietly, “He used to get lost in your words,” I continued quietly. “He said he could listen to your voice for his entire life. There was a kind of comfort in it for him. Very soft, like you were always playing some melody for him p>
I hesitated for a moment before adding, “And your scent. Your scent is something else. You could mesmerize anyone with it p>
I suddenly stopped and gestured toward the road.
“That is what Baxter used to say,” I corrected myself when I realized I had gone too far, getting lost in praising
her.
Baxter never talked to me about these things, because I was never really his friend.
Those words were coming straight from my heart. I knew I would never be able to say all this to her openly, so maybe this was the only way I could let her hear what was in my heart.
I had not even said anything else when she started crying, and my heart began to pound hard.
“I miss him so much,” she cried. “I cannot live without him, Byron. What should I do? How do I turn time back so Baxter and Gina are with me again p>
The moment she said those words, my heart broke. I could not bear to see her cry like that.
“Madeline, I promise you,” I told her firmly. “I will either reunite you with your husband and your daughter, or I will bring you some kind of news about them. But you cannot cry like this p>
As soon as I said that, she uncovered her face and started looking at me.
That was the truth. At first, I had thought I would waste her time and then tell her that they were both dead, because I believed they were.
But now, deep inside, I started praying that they were alive. And even if they were not, I would go myself, find the truth, and give Madeline the closure she deserved.
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.