Chapter 232
232 – The Man Of The House
Madeline:
We had been ready to leave, but that was when a loud knock came at the door.
Baxter was the one who opened it, and when he stepped aside, I saw Lord Eldon standing there. I rolled my eyes at his arrival.
“What do you want now?” I asked him, getting up from the bed and moving toward the doorway.
“I have decided to come here and ask Alpha Baxter to hand over his house keys and everything he owns from his pack,” Lord Eldon replied as he stepped inside without waiting for an invitation. (1
Baxter wandered up behind me with a blank expression. Lord Eldon’s gaze scanned the room.
When he noticed the bags on the floor, he lifted an eyebrow.
“Who told you you could bring any of this with you?” he questioned.
This time, Baxter did not stay beside me. He moved forward, his shoulders tightening.
“I can bring them. If you want to fight about them, then fine. We can go to war over simple bags,” he told Lord Eldon, who raised his palm slightly. 1
“Calm down. There is no need to be hostile,” he remarked, and the bitterness in his tone never faded.
Baxter did not move.
“The keys,” Lord Eldon reminded, clearing his throat and holding out his hand.
Baxter reached into his pocket, took out the house keys and the car keys, and placed them in Lord Eldon’s hand. Watching him do that made my stomach twist. The man had earned everything he owned, and now he was giving it away as if it meant nothing.
“That is not fair,” I argued, which made Lord Eldon raise an eyebrow.
“What was that?” he asked.
“These are his belongings. He worked for them,” I replied.
Lord Eldon followed my words with a short laugh.
“He let go of everything. He should have thought about it before he acted last night. He was warned by his friends, everyone there. Did you think we would be lenient just because you looked happy with him? That is not how it works p>
His words made my back stiffen, but before I could respond, Baxter stepped forward.
“Do not speak to my wife like that. You got your keys. Now leave,” he snapped.
His voice and manner had changed so much that even Lord Eldon looked shocked.
Before he could leave, something else happened, and it truly broke my heart.
“Grandpa!” Gina jumped off the couch and rushed toward him to hold his legs.
He pulled back instantly and pushed his hand in her face.
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“Do not call me that. I am not your grandfather p>
As soon as he said that, my daughter’s lips curled downward.
Before I could reach her, Baxter acted quickly, lifting her into his arms.
“Yeah, Gina, some men are just men. They have no relationships, they have no statuses. And why do you care? You have your father. I am your grandpa, I am your grandma, I am your everything,” Baxter told her softly.
He gave her a little bounce in his arms as he spoke, and she began to laugh before hugging him.
I noticed Lord Eldon roll his eyes and then turn around to leave.
As soon as the door shut, I looked at Baxter.
“What are we going to do now?” I asked him.
I guessed I had asked him this question so many times that if it had been anyone else, they would have told me to stop and not stress them out so much.
“You keep saying that, but look at us. We have nowhere to go now,” I complained as I folded my arms over my
chest.
“We have somewhere,” he told me. “This is our first night here. They gave us three nights, tomorrow and the day after. So today we will go into the woods and look for a place, a safe place, which we will work on while we are here p>
He replied very casually, but I could tell he was doing it only to make sure I was not freaking out.
“Madeline, we will build something small if we have to,” he added. “There are abandoned cabins too. We can check those p>
“What if the people who owned those cabins come back?” I asked in worry p>
“In the rogue community, anything can happen. Even if you build a new one, someone might show up to claim it. It is normal out there p>
The way he explained it did not help me.
His words made my stomach sink, but before I could reply, Elara tugged at my dress.
“Mommy, this will be a good adventure. Do not worry,” she whispered.
“Yes, daddy said we are powerful,” Gina added, and Bodhi began to nod with her.
The word daddy made my breath hitch for a second.
I stared at my daughters and my son and then looked up at Baxter, who was watching them with nothing but undying love.
I wondered how it was possible that while others cared only for their own blood, and that too for a short time, Baxter loved the three of them equally.
In fact, I had noticed he was sometimes more attentive to the girls‘ needs than to his own son.
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