Chapter 318
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318 –The Winged Monster Myth
Graham:
Kaylee had been acting very strange. It had been two days since Baxter had been dethroned. Honestly, I expected Madeline to come straight to my doorstep and beg for food and money, but that did not happen. I wondered what was happening at the top of the mountains.
“Is the myth real, Father?” I asked my father, resting my hands on my waist.
I had come out of my bedroom so anxiously that even my father and my stepmother were staring at me with confused expressions.
“What myth?” Penny questioned my father, who gave her hand a gentle pat on the back of her hand.
Kaylee stepped out of the kitchen and stood in the doorway, glaring at Penny. Ever since Penny gave us the news of her pregnancy, Kaylee had changed. She was not even enjoying her pregnancy anymore, and I had warned her to stop and mend her ways. This was the biggest thing happening in my life right now.
Her pregnancy had made me choose different options, and I expected her to respect my wishes the same way I respected hers. Her jealousy over Penny being pregnant did not make sense to me. Because they were both women, I let them deal with things together, as long as Kaylee was fine and her health was not compromised.
“I’m talking about Madeline and the mountaintop. I want them to suffer,” I stated, then paused when I noticed Kaylee’s attention turn to me.
“Because they are not helping the sick children of our packs,” I quickly explained.
I had been thinking about it myself, wondering why I was so angry. I realized it was because Madeline acted like she cared about everyone, but suddenly, she was not there anymore, and our children were suffering. Every parent’s eyes were on us. The kids were lying about different things, which blurred the line between which child to trust and which one was tricking us into causing fights.
“I do not know. I have tried to find out, but nobody has said they have seen anything with their own eyes. It is probably just a myth. Why do you care? After a few days, she will come begging for help anyway, or we will approach them and ask them to help us. If they refuse, we will make their lives miserable,” my father remarked casually. (1
But I was restless. How many more days before she regretted marrying Baxter? I felt the need to take matters into my own hands. However, before I could say anything, Penny seemed to have something to add. (2)
“Are we talking about that winged monster?” she asked in a gentle tone, which caught my interest.
“Yes, we are, but you would not know anything about it. These kinds of myths are common among people, but only Alphas and Betas know the details,” Kaylee replied as she stepped closer to me and wrapped her arm around mine again, trying to start an argument.
I noticed my father’s eyes shift to her. If I was noticing her hostility toward Penny, my father must have noticed
it too.
“Oh no, actually, I think I know about the monster,” Penny replied. “There is an old lady in my pack who lives in a very old house. Nobody really speaks to her because her family has passed away. She is the only one left, and people say she brings bad news. I think she survived that thing p>
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316- The Winged Monster Myth
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The moment Penny said that, I pulled the chair back and sat down.
I gave Penny my full attention now. I wanted to know more.
“Can you get me her contact?” I asked, instantly pulling out my phone.
“Actually, nobody really gets in contact with her. Like I said, she is seen as someone who brings misfortune upon people. It is not that she wants to. It is just how she is known,” Penny explained.
I shook my head. I needed to know everything about her, or at least about the mountain through her.“Just give me anyone’s number who knows her,” I insisted again.
Penny started to shake her head once more, turning to look at my father and then back at me. I could tell I was making her uncomfortable, but I needed the contact number, and I was going to get it.
“Did you not hear, Baxter?” Kaylee snapped. “She said that woman brings misfortune to whoever she communicates with. Why would you want to contact her when you have children on the way?” (1
I turned to look at Kaylee and noticed her face turning red. She glanced at each of us before her eyes settled on
Penny.
“And why did you bring it up if you know she brings misfortune? You should not have done that,” Kaylee told her sternly, then turned and walked away.
“I was just trying to let you know that there is indeed a woman like that,” Penny murmured under her breath.
My father quickly wrapped his arm around her to comfort her but I was not going to settle down until I knew how to summon that monster.
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