Chapter 61
61 – My Wolf Is Special
Madeline:
After a little head–to–head time together, the kids helped me clean the room.
I didn’t want to call room service for such a mess.
Besides, it wasn’t like we were doing anything else, so I cleaned most of it while the kids helped.
Finally, Nina arrived. I was relieved because the kids loved her, and she could keep them calm for a while.
I went down to the hotel lobby to meet Graham and discuss the details of our interaction with the old man.
We had a lot to go over that day, to try to make sense of what had happened.
We couldn’t hold the meeting in any of the rooms, not even in my suite, because Kaylee was uncomfortable.
It wasn’t that Graham had said so, in fact, he’d suggested meeting in my suite.
But I was the one who insisted we hold it in the lobby.
I didn’t want the situation to turn into drama or shift the focus from the main issue.
As soon as I sat down in the lobby with Graham, I noticed him fidgeting in his seat.
“I wanted to apologize to you about yesterday. I didn’t know Kaylee would come and act so ridiculous,” he said, leaning forward with his elbows on his thighs and his hands clasped together.
“It’s okay. Anyone would react that way if they found clips of their husband with his ex–best friend online,” I replied coolly, keeping my eyes on the file in my hand.
I pretended to read even though the memory from yesterday still bothered me, especially since the chaos had started because of me.
“I think that happened because we didn’t tell her the truth,” he added.
And there he was again, bringing us into it. I sighed and finally lifted my gaze from the file.
He sat on the other side of the L–shaped sofa, facing me.
A small table separated us, with the files stacked neatly on top.
“Graham, there’s nothing that can happen. I’m married,” I reminded him for what felt like the hundredth time.
“Madeline, I told you under what circumstances I had to step away from you. I never disrespected you, and I never hated you. Don’t confuse me with the others. What they did was their choice. I was forced to walk away, for your sake,” he explained calmly. 1
I understood what he meant, but I couldn’t let myself react the way I might have in the past.
Still, a part of me knew he wasn’t entirely wrong.
“And we’re mates, Madeline. That must mean something,” he said.
I looked down at the floor, my thoughts spinning.
I couldn’t understand why I felt the mate bond with him, the one who betrayed me at the same time.
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But it seemed like a good excuse to turn his attention away from us.
“Why do I have two mates?” I asked, staring at him.
“Has it ever happened before?” I asked Graham, who had been staring at my face for a little too long.
“Not that I can recall. If you’re very curious, there’s a royal library down the block. I can take you there,” he offered, already fixing his coat as he stood up.
“Um, it’s okay. I’ll go by myself p>
As soon as I said that, he lowered his head and looked at me through his eyebrows.
“Is it because of Kaylee?” he questioned, his shoulders stiff, one hand still in his jacket pocket as he pulled out his sunglasses.
“ Graham, it’s inappropriate. I don’t want to be the reason a wife is in distress,” I said, standing up from the couch.
“Well, for what it’s worth, I didn’t want to marry her p>
As soon as he said that, I stopped walking away and turned to face him.
“It’s true. When I was helpless, I reached out to her. I told her that if she refused, at least I wouldn’t be imprisoned, but she didn’t listen. I begged her, Madeline. Just because I’m a man, forcing me into marriage was fine for them. But if I had been a woman, it would’ve been a scandal p>
I didn’t understand why he brought gender into it, but I knew what he meant.
There was no better way to explain how miserable he felt.
“And yes, I eventually slept with her, to give my father an heir and then be able to remove her from my life. But life had other plans. She couldn’t conceive, and I was stuck with her. But now, five years are over,” he explained, continuing about the contract he had signed with his father.
‘According to that contract, I can now marry someone who gives him an heir, or anyone I’ve already had an heir with is free from the agreement p>
The way he said it, and the faint smile on his lips, made me realize what he was implying.
He had found a loophole in his contract because he already had a child with me.
“All I’m asking p>
He stopped when I raised my hand, glancing around at the people nearby.
There were too many warriors and guests walking about.
“Let’s go to the library first. I want to figure out about the mates thing first,” I said.
Letting him walk beside me was already enough to give him the confidence he seemed to need.
He nodded and gestured to the warriors to handle the files.
We had both written down our recollections of that day, and one thing was certain, someone had planted that old
man there.
At least now, we had a shadow of the person behind the sickness, and we were determined to uncover who it was.
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But first, we needed to learn more about me.
We walked down the block, and just as he had said, there was a library.
It was old and vast, filled with towering shelves and endless books like something out of an ancient realm.
“Oh my God,” I breathed, placing a hand on my chest.
I reminded myself that if I wanted to understand who I was, I had to start here.
“It’s okay. We’re not going to read all of these. These ones are about lust. Those are about heat,” Graham said, guiding me as he pointed toward different sections. “There’s a specific shelf for wolves. That’s where we’ll start p>
He led me to the far corner of the fifth floor.
“Why my wolf?” I asked, surprised.
I thought we were going to talk about why I had more than one mate.
“That’s because your wolf is the reason you’re different, Madeline,” he said.
His words made the hair on the back of my neck stand.
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