Chapter 205
205 – Questioning My Character
Madeline:
“Please go and tuck the kids in first,” I insisted to Ron once he laid me down in the bed.
“The warrior will be here in a minute. I can help you ease up first, ” he uttered.
But I shook my head. I was so worried for my children while feeling the pain at the same time.
I knew that the moment he helped them first, half my pain would fade just knowing they were not anxious
anymore.
“Fine. You don’t have to say a word. I know what you mean p>
Without me repeating myself, Ron understood.
Thankfully, he did not force his own decision and went with my suggestion.
He pulled the blanket over me and walked out of the room quickly.
I heard my children giggling, running around, and I began to wonder what was happening.
They were usually calm, but they could be messy when they were anxious.
“Okay, no, don’t put this on,” I heard Ron tell Elara in a soft, gentle tone, trying to make her listen, but I could tell she was running around.
They were still children, after all.
Then I finally saw Ron appear through the open doorway of my bedroom.
He was carrying all three children, and a small, broken smile formed on my lips.
He took them into their rooms, and after about ten minutes, he came out.
He did not know I was watching him. He placed his hands on his waist.
He sighed first and then smiled to himself, and then turned to walk toward my room.
Halfway through, he heard a knock on the door, and I watched him disappear for a minute or two before returning with a small bottle with a wide opening.
It held wolfsbane. He came into the room and sat on the bed beside me.
“This will help you,” he stated, opening the cork.
“Thank you so much,” I whispered faintly.
This feeling was the worst, but knowing the wolfsbane would help made me think that I should keep it with me all the time.
I still had two mates who could hurt me.
“It sucks,” Ron added. He had opened the bottle but had not given me the powder yet. “I’m so sorry for what Elgin did. He’s an asshole. I always knew he was stupid. Imagine getting a chance to marry you and blowing it p>
Those words gave me strength.
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205–Questioning My Character
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I knew we should not rely on praise to feel confident, but sometimes kind words really lift you, and that was how I felt in that moment.
He stared at me, and his eyes lingered on my lips for a brief moment.
I remembered what he had told me about liking me.
“Honestly, if I had known they would ask you to marry someone, I would have chosen it,” he whispered, looking down quickly, and I was stunned.
Did he really mean it? Why would he want to marry me when my own mate did not?
“Anyway, ” he whispered softly as he dipped his finger into the wolfsbane powder and held it near my mouth.
I could not even open my mouth anymore. I felt like I was in a vegetable state, just staring at him.
“Just a tiny bit,” he whispered, gently pressing his finger to my lips.
He was not trying to be inappropriate. He knew I could not open my mouth, so he slipped his finger inside.
The moment I tasted the wolfsbane on the tip of his finger, my body reacted wildly.
Jolts of electricity surged through me, and my body shook violently.
“Hey, hey, hey, calm down,” Ron said, instantly setting the bottle aside and holding my arms. He pulled me up into a sitting position on the bed.
“It’s okay, It does this once after rejection,” he whispered, letting me know not to panic.
As he held me close, I slowly began to feel better.
“Stay upright,” he advised, pulling me closer and letting my head rest against his chest while he gently rubbed my back.
It was not sexual. He was simply comforting me.
That was when a loud clap came from the doorway, and we jolted apart.
“Oh, this is what you wanted? This is what you were feeling for tonight?” Graham stood there, looking at me as if I had cheated on him. 2
His words, more than his expression, filled me with disgust.
“You know, everybody warned me that a woman with so many mates would never stay with one man. I just didn’t know you would be that desperate, that after signing the cards for our marriage, you would run off wanting Ron’s dick p>
Those words from Graham sounded like a haunted melody, something someone would say only to make another person feel terrible about themselves.
“ Graham, what are you saying?” I whispered, finally able to speak softly.
“Why? Am I lying?” he replied. “ I came here feeling bad because you were in pain, leaving my innocent wife in the car. And this is what I found? You cheating on me before marriage?” he yelled, making my eyebrows pull together into the biggest frown.
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