Chapter 18
18 –He Has My Son
Madeline:
“Mommy, where did you go with Elara today?” Gina asked, clinging to my legs as I sat tying the pendant around Bodhi’s ankle.
After the disaster with Elara, I had learned my lesson. But I also knew that seeing these pendants again on their necks would raise questions from Elgin. He would ask why I still needed them to wear these when it was already out in the open that he was their father.
So, I had to be clever. I decided to tie them around their ankles, and the excuse I planned to give him was that I didn’t want anyone else to know they had active wolves in the future, because that would become a problem once I went back to my land.
“Mommy, she said she was with Uncle Elgin,” Bodhi uttered, moving aside so Gina could sit and I could tie the pendant around her ankle.
These were light pendants, so I was sure they’d be fine. I briefly thought about tying them inside their clothes and changing the spots every day, but for now, as a quick fix, I would just have them wear them around their ankles.
“And you know uncle Elgin has two babies too,” Elara said, swinging her little legs as she sat on the bed.
“That’s enough about Uncle Elgin. Remember, you kids have each other. Just focus on playing together,” I told them, noticing how much they’d been talking about the other kids.
My children rarely had other friends to play with. Even though they were social, people stayed away from them and made sure their children stayed away too. So whenever my kids saw others, they immediately wanted to spend time with them.
“Okay, now listen. No matter what, you won’t take these off your ankles, okay?” I warned, looking at them one by one. They nodded quickly.
I got up to grab them some fries. When I returned, I noticed they had taken my phone and that Elara had called someone from my phone. Not just anyone.
Elgin.
She had put it on speaker so the others could hear too. I didn’t understand why Elara was so fixated on Elgin. Was their connection really that strong?
I didn’t enter the room right away, I knew that would scare her. But I caught a bit of their conversation.
“Can I be friends with your kids?” Elara asked.
The other two giggled, covering their mouths to hide their laughter.
“I’m sorry, Elara. My kids don’t really befriend others. You have your own siblings to play with. Also, did you tell your mother you were calling me p>
The way he dismissed her made the smiles vanish from my babies‘ faces. It broke me.
“Oh, then I can be friends with you, right?” Elara asked softly.
I began walking into the room.
“Um, I’m sorry. I’m always busy. I don’t make friends either,” he replied.
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As soon as he said that, breaking my little girl’s heart, I snatched the phone from her and turned off the speaker.
“There’s no need. I’m sorry she called you and bothered you. Had I known she was going to call, I wouldn’t have left my phone unattended,” I hissed, furious at the way he’d spoken to my daughter.
I was glad he didn’t want to get involved, but deep down, it hurt. A father refusing to acknowledge his own child, while showering love on others, it was heartbreaking.
“Madeline, I didn’t know. I was just-” 1
Now that Elgin realized I’d heard him speak to our daughter like that, he tried to explain, but it didn’t matter.
I hung up the call in his face.
Once I cut the call, I faced my children, who looked guilty and ashamed.
“I’m not angry with you, okay?” I said as I knelt down, hugging them all at once. “But don’t ever talk to anyone else. Is your mommy not enough for you?” Tears formed in my eyes because I realized what my kids were lacking.
“I will not talk to that man again,” Elara said, sniffing her tears away.
“Okay, good, as you shouldn’t,” I replied.
The rest of the day, I spent with them. Tomorrow, I was going to focus on finding the cure anyway. But at night, when I had tucked my kids in and sat in my chair next to the fireplace, I decided to write down some of the important things, mostly about the sickness.
However, halfway through, I began to fall asleep on the chair. The sleep was so strong and sudden that I couldn’t keep myself awake.
I woke up to my cell phone ringing beside me. I groaned, checking the screen.
“Alpha Baxter,” I read out loud, sitting straight in the seat confused. Why the heck was he calling me? Honestly, seeing his name brought back so many emotions.
I sighed and picked up the call, wondering what could have bothered him so much that he decided to call me at this hour.
But from the start, he had other plans. He wanted to shock me.
“You call yourself a mother? Well, why don’t you go and check your room, count your babies, and see if you’re missing one?” His tone was harsh and judgmental. 1
Confusion struck me, and I ran upstairs, my phone clutched tightly in my hand. The moment I opened the bedroom door, I noticed Bodhi was missing from the bed p>
I even checked the bathroom, but he wasn’t there. With my hands shaking, I put the phone back to my ear, taking deep, heavy breaths.
“How did you know?” I asked.
And in the simplest words, he stopped my heart.
“Because he is here with me p>
My body froze at that moment, and I went through all sorts of emotions. I tried to gather my thoughts before I spoke in a broken voice, “What the fuck do you mean by that? How is my baby with you?” I asked, ready to call my nanny so she could stay here while I went to get my baby from him.
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But it didn’t make sense. How the hell did my son end up with this monster?
“I’m coming over and bringing him to you.” That was all Baxter said before he cut the call on me.
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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.