Chapter 109
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“And who are you exactly?” Sawyer asked her, making her smile falter for a second before she forced the same grin again.
“I’m Yuvonne. I’m her half–sister,” she said excitedly, pointing at me.
I rolled my eyes, folding my arms across my chest, watching her face in disbelief.
“Oh, well, that’s odd. She never spoke of you.” Sawyer had the same response to everyone.
He knew how to piss people off.
But he didn’t understand that Yuvonne was not Kaylee. She was not an emotional fool.
She was very clever and cunning.
“Oh, yeah, I see. We sisters kind of fight. Like it’s those cute sisterly fights,” Yuvonne said, exaggerating with her hand gestures and everything, when Baxter also came in.
“Really? That’s not how I recall it,” I retorted, watching her face harden.
“You know, the way I recall it is–she used to bully me. It was the same, like the stepmother, her vindictive daughter against me. That kind of situation,” I explained, exposing her lie in front of Sawyer, who stretched his neck visibly from side to side.
Then, when he opened his eyes again, he stared straight at Baxter.
I noticed the way the two looked at each other.
There was this silent communication going on.
Baxter, being the tallest and broadest among all, had a very heavy appearance.
But it was more like a silent questioning in their eyes. I wondered if they knew each other.
Every time they were in front of each other, they did not communicate directly.
But I knew they had never met, because one was raised and born in the werewolf world and the other was from the human world.
“Let’s not talk about it. I want to mend my ways. And I want to apologize for everything. I’m really sorry. Please accept this,” Yuvonne spoke, her voice filled with guilt.
I would call it a fake one because I knew her very well.
And I also knew that there was no way, absolutely none, that she would feel guilty about her actions.
That was her way of entering my life once again.
But the minute she lowered the big tray, my little kids, who had been angry with her previously, started to melt at the sight of all the premium chocolates in the tray.
“It’s okay, you can take these,” Yuvonne said, squatting down and staring at Bodhi.
Bodhi took a step forward, then stepped back, turning his head to the side and looking up at me.
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“ I’m sorry,” he murmured.
“I don’t give them too much sugar. It’s already nearing evening, and kids shouldn’t have this much sugary content before bedtime,” I excused, placing my hand on Bodhi’s shoulder and stopping him.
The way Yuvonne’s smile dropped was a sign she did not like that I did not appreciate her attempts.
“I’m sure they can take one,” Yuvonne commented, once again pushing the tray in front of Elara and Gina this time.
“I’m sorry, Yuvonne, but I don’t want them to eat this. They will have dinner with me,” I said, rushing ahead to make sure my kids stayed behind me as I grabbed the tray, making her stand up and not stay at their level.
There was silence engulfing everyone. I knew all eyes were on us.
“Alright, it’s okay, then I will leave it here. They can eat it in the morning. Here, take this, ” she said to Nina, almost pushing the tray into her.
She held it just in time before it dropped. I noticed that Yuvonne did not even let it go until she was certain Nina had it.
“Please make sure the kids eat it, okay? It’s for them,” she continued. “ I will return with dinner. I’ll be cooking tonight. And I guess it will be a good way to welcome you guys into the pack,” she said to Sawyer, who had his hands in his pants pockets, eyes on me, head down, examining my every move.
“You don’t need to do that. If you are going to come here and eat, I will be the one to cook,” I explained.
I noticed the way she took a minute before she nodded.
“Okay, well, see you then. Let’s go, Baxter,” she said, turning around and walking out of the mansion, and Baxter followed suit.
Once they were gone, I rushed over and locked the door so that nobody else could storm in.
I turned around and noticed the kids staring at the tray.
“How about we go out for ice cream, huh, kids?” I said in a cheerful tone to get their attention.
The three turned around, smiling at the suggestion.
“We’ll go get ready,” Bodhi said, running with his little legs toward his room.
The two little sisters followed him.
While I walked over to Nina, I snatched the tray out of her hand.
Then I went toward the kitchen and dumped the entire chocolate tray into the dustbin.
However, just when there was one left, somebody held my hand and stopped me.
“What are you doing?” he asked.
Standing in front of me was Sawyer, questioning my actions.
“ I don’t trust her,” I said, and he started to smile.
“ Well, then there are ways to confirm what she’s up to, aren’t there?” he asked.
With that, he gestured with two fingers, asking Nina to come into the kitchen.
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“Grab all these chocolates. Put them in a plastic bag. Let’s get them tested and see if there is anything harmful in them,” he insisted.
For a time, my brain could not process it. Even Nina seemed a little confused.
Then it hit me, and I realized he was not wrong. The way she had been insisting the kids take this candy felt- odd.
However, there was still a problem.
“Well, we cannot get it tested here, you know. With everything going on and all the people working for the alphas, if we go ahead and give anything for testing, they will inform the alphas. This is how it works. The hospital doctors reach out to the alphas and let them know what is going on, ” I explained to him, outlining the rules of the werewolf world.
Sawyer started to smile, almost chuckling.
For some reason, my eyes moved to Nina, and I noticed how she looked at him with dreamy eyes.
“Well, I will be testing them in the human world. Don’t worry,” he said, his smile completely fading away.
“Now, let’s bring them for dinner. I am intrigued to know what your stepsister is hiding,” Sawyer commented, making the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
Then, without explaining anything else, he simply walked out of the kitchen.
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