Chapter 86
86 –Running Away Once Again
Madeline:
“We shouldn’t let the kids know. They’ll freak out,” Nina said as we sat together at the table, both worried about
the news.
The article was everywhere now. Even if they deleted it, it didn’t matter anymore.
Enough people had seen it for the council to know.
And even if only two people had read it, that was still too much information out in the open.
“It all happened because of Baxter. I should’ve never let him back into my life. I knew he was trouble,” I told Nina, slapping my forehead.
“He used to be your best friend. What kind of friend does this to someone they care about?” she asked.
I chuckled lightly, almost laughing. “That’s because he was never my friend to begin with. You’re right, a friend would never do this to their friend,” I said, though complaining didn’t change anything p>
The damage was already done.
“You know why? Because you’re not fighting back,” Nina said firmly.
I tilted my head at her.
“I understand that you want to stay away from the drama, but when you’re dragged into it, you need to respond. Your sister made herself look like some gentle princess. Why not show these messages to another news outlet? The drama is already out there,” she said, trying to convince me to expose my sister’s lies.
She mentioned the threatening texts Yuvonne had been sending me for the past few minutes.
One of them was insane.
In her exact words, she told me to read the article and watch how she’d ruin my chance of ever returning to the human land or to my supposed husband.
For a moment, I hesitated, but Nina was right.
Even in that interview, Yuvonne had hinted that I ruined her perfect night.
What was the point of keeping quiet anymore?
I was already trapped in the werewolf land.
I might as well tell the world what I’d gone through so they’d stop expecting me to act like part of that family,
I wouldn’t let them play the victims.
“There’s this guy,” Nina said, pointing to another news reporter on her screen. “His name’s Amir. He doesn’t get along with Sherry, they’re from rival channels. You should reach out to him. They’ve been emailing us for an interview about the sickness. I think this is the right time to speak up, not just about Sherry but your half–sister
too p>
I tapped my fingers on the table, thinking. I’d played fair for years, and it never worked in my favor. Maybe it was time to play dirty.
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I opened my laptop and turned the screen toward Nina.
“ Go ahead. You have my permission to email him and finalize the interview p>
Nina smiled and started typing quickly.
At the same time, I received more texts and calls from all my mates, but I didn’t respond to anyone.
A sudden knock on the door made me realize someone was right outside the suite.
“You keep doing the work. I’ll go check who’s at the door,” I said to Nina as I got up and walked over.
As soon as I opened it, thinking maybe room service had brought breakfast, the sight in front of me froze my entire body for a minute.
It was always the same, every time this man appeared, I reacted the same way.
Standing outside with a proud smile on his lips and a dark aura surrounding him, Mr. Eldon was smirking at me. Lord Eldon, what are you doing here?” I asked.
The door was still half open, my hand resting on the door and frame, making sure I blocked the entrance, because it looked like he had come ready to barge in.
“I came here to speak with you. May I come inside?” he asked, a strange and unsettling smile lingering on his face.
“I’m not sure why you’ve come so early in the morning,” I replied softly. “My kids haven’t eaten yet, and they get really fussy when they’re hungry. How about we talk after breakfast?” Even though I spoke gently, deep down I wasn’t comfortable with him standing at my door.
“Well, then you’ll be surprised to know I want to talk about the children only,” he said.
As soon as those words left his mouth, my world felt like it had shifted beneath me.
I narrowed my eyes and clenched my jaw.
“What happened?” he asked with a smile. “Don’t see me as your ex–best friend’s father. See me as a council head right now p>
His way of reintroducing himself as a council member was just his attempt to assert power and make me listen instead of treating him lightly.
I stepped aside, partly because I wanted to hear what he meant by coming for the kids only.
That couldn’t be a good thing.
As soon as we stepped inside, he walked straight toward the kids, making them lift their heads from the TV but not even getting up to greet him.
My children knew how to greet people; they were always well–mannered.
But ever since they had come home after last night’s argument, Elara had been telling Bodhi and Gina not to react to everyone or everything the way they used to.
It was as if she was trying to build a small team with her siblings against our bullies, and I honestly didn’t like that.
I didn’t like involving my children in these kinds of things.
“Doesn’t she have my son’s eyes?” Lord Eldon pointed at Gina and spoke about his son.
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The world around me began to shrink because I already knew where this was going.
“Not really. They look just like their father, ” I said, trying to stay calm even though my body was shaking under
the surface.
“Really? Well, I haven’t seen your husband, and we haven’t heard from him either, ” Lord Eldon said carefully.
Just like everyone else, he refused to believe that I had a husband.
“But I got a call from your stepmother earlier this morning,” he continued.
As soon as he mentioned my stepmother, I knew exactly where this was heading.
“Really? Now she’s calling you?” I asked. “Go ahead, talk to her if you want. I’m not her gatekeeper.” I tried to sound casual but also aimed a jab at his character because I knew what kind of man he was, the kind who had cheated on his mate and driven her to end her life.
I thought that would make him storm off after arguing with me, but instead, he laughed.
“Not only did she call me, she told me something amazing,” he said. “Something about the fact that when you ran away from the werewolf world, you were pregnant. And I remember at that time, you were friends with my son p>
That was all he said, and my body began to shake terribly. 1
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