Chapter 53
53 –Starting The Fire
Yuvonne:
“What are you smiling at?” my mother asked, stepping out of her room and watching me sit in the living room with a smile on my face.
Our house was no longer the broken little place it used to be.
Thanks to Baxter, he had renovated everything for us, making my life peaceful here.
“Did you see the internet, Mom?” I asked, smirking.
“No, why? What is it?” my mother replied, her face tightening with curiosity.
I patted the empty spot on the couch beside me for her to sit. As soon as she did, I showed her what I had been looking at for so long.
The moment she saw the clip circulating online, a wide grin spread across her face. I knew she would be thrilled to see everything being shared about Madeline.
“So, even after so many years, she still manages to get herself in trouble,” my mother observed as she handed the phone back to me.
“You should thank me for it,” I replied, smiling. “I was the one who told my reporter friend where to go for the story.” 1
When Baxter’s assistant told me Baxter was in the suite looking after Madeline’s children, I felt a sudden anger I could not explain.
Then the assistant explained that Baxter was staying there because Madeline and Graham were on a mission.
That confirmed my suspicion, something was going on.
There was no way she would not get herself into trouble, and I was not surprised to learn she had been seen kissing Graham and not Baxter.
That news eased some of my fear. I had been worried she might try to get back together with Baxter.
That was why I needed her to be seen with someone else, to make it unlikely she could return to Baxter.
At the same time, I planned to fuel rumors about her affair with Graham until, once her mission ended, she would be pushed out for the sake of Graham’s wife.
I knew how I would do it. I would ruin Madeline’s reputation so thoroughly that she would be afraid to come back.
“What about her children? Do you know anything about them or the father?” my mother asked as she sat down beside me.
I knew how badly my mother wanted to get her hands on Madeline.
The fact that Madeline had managed to run away from us years ago made us feel like failures.
If we had dealt with her back then, we wouldn’t be worrying about her now.
“No. I’m trying to find information on them, but it seems she’s been telling people she’s married in the human land,” I said, tapping the back of my phone.
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“ I don’t believe it,” my mother replied. “I don’t think anyone would marry her.
If someone had, she wouldn’t be coming here alone, unless the husband was foolish enough to trust her. ”
I knew how desperately she wanted to believe that nobody wanted Madeline, and that was true.
Madeline was neither kind nor important.
I didn’t know how she had become so well known.
It baffled and angered me, because now I could not do anything to her without getting in trouble.
If I harmed her and anyone discovered I was responsible, it would be dangerous for me.
She had been brought here for a major task, and that small success had already made things difficult for me.
She was seen as a hero.
That was why, even with all the noise about her affair with a married man, people still overlooked it and remained grateful that she had saved the children.
“I will invite Baxter for dinner,” I said.
This was the first time he had visited our pack, but he hadn’t come home yet. I didn’t want to believe that the reason was Madeline.
“Better do it before Madeline steals him away from you,” My mother hissed, pointing out that if it really was because of Madeline, then I was in trouble.
I clenched my jaw and hissed.
“I will not allow this,” I muttered under my breath, shaking my head in disapproval.
“I’ll call him over, don’t worry. Just prepare a great feast for us, Mother. Then I’ll talk about an official engagement ceremony. We’ve been planning this day for a while, and I think it’s time we let people know we’re together p>
There was only one person I wanted to know about that I now had Baxter. It was my annoying half sister, the one who should have died by now.
My mother smirked and walked to the kitchen to prepare her special feast, all the dishes Baxter liked.
I picked up my phone and dialed a number, the person I knew would love to hear from me.
“What is it?” Kaylee responded sharply.
Even though I had stayed in touch with her because I was going to be her husband’s best friend’s wife, she always treated me like someone beneath her.
She was the Royal Beta’s daughter, and I was just an Omega’s daughter. But she didn’t know that I was the one who was truly liked.
“I didn’t want to worry you,” I said, “but something caught my attention, and I couldn’t help but share it with
you.
Have you seen the recent viral clips p>
When she stayed silent, I continued, “I’ve sent you the clips. It’s really strange that it has come to this point. I’m sorry. I just hope your mate can explain this p>
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I went on, pausing for a moment to bite my lip and laugh at her reaction.
“What are you saying?” Her voice started to fade, and I knew she had put me on speaker to check what I was talking about.
The loud gasp that followed told me she had seen the clips.
“Kaylee? Hello?” I said. “I think you know who this girl is. I hope I don’t have to remind you. That’s Madeline, my half–sister. And let me tell you something, she and Alpha Graham definitely had something going on in the past p>
“I don’t mean to upset you more,” I continued, but before I could finish, she hung up on me. I started to laugh.
“She’s going to have so much fun with her husband. I’m sure they’ll fight p>
I laughed again, picturing Madeline finally getting what she deserved for eyeing other people’s mates.
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