25\u2013Heading Back To My Pack\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
After that day, they didn\u2019t appear before me for two days straight. When they finally did, it was after I had interviewed my children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had done it myself, and I was glad they didn\u2019t try to intervene.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, I was sitting in Graham\u2019s office, where the other two had arrived as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was even more awkward than before, because we were all acting like nothing had happened between us, as if they were meeting me for the first time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s something all my children confirmed,\u201d I said, mentioning my three kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The thought of all three of them being sick was already too much for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Alphas watched my face intently, holding their pens, ready to write everything down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had come to the point where any new information was too much for us, too significant to ignore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy kids said that whenever someone takes them to the woods, there\u2019s this one place they\u2019re always led to. It\u2019s a purple autumn tree,\u201d I explained, watching them exchange confused glances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment I mentioned the purple autumn tree, Baxter lifted his head sharply, locking eyes with me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere the heck could that be? Do you think it\u2019s a fictional place?\u201d Graham wondered, suggesting that maybe the dreams didn\u2019t have any real meaning and that we were going in the wrong direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCould be. Because what the heck is a purple autumn tree?\u201d Elgin continued, siding with Graham on the idea that it might be a made\u2013up place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a place in the woods of the Majestic Claw pack,\u201d Baxter spoke up, grabbing both Elgin and Graham\u2019s attention as he mentioned my previous pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is? How come we never knew about it?\u201d Graham complained, looking between Baxter and me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I tried my best not to make eye contact with Baxter, but whenever I looked up, I found him staring at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The reason was simple, the purple autumn tree used to be our place. That was where we met and hung out, just the two of us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Somewhere along the line, Elgin must have put two and two together, because he snapped his head toward Baxter, then at me, almost looking upset that we hadn\u2019t included them in our secret hideout.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thankfully, I was long past the phase where I felt the need to answer them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, this is the place my kids have been seeing in their dreams. I was thinking maybe\u2013just maybe\u2014we might find some clues there,\u201d I said, focusing on what truly mattered rather than any old tension that didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/p>\n
anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell then, we should start packing. We\u2019ll be heading to the Majestic Claw Pack and staying there for a while,\u201d Graham stated in a cold, restrained tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both Graham and Elgin suddenly looked drained of energy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My friendship seemed to mean nothing to them, yet every time they realized I was closer to one of them, they\u00a0<\/p>\n
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25\u2013Headed Back To My Fack\u00a0<\/p>\n
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reacted so strongly and I could only guess why.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was their Alpha ego.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They wanted to be better, to have more than the others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sadly, I hadn\u2019t realized that before, but now I knew it had nothing to do with me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their possessiveness and aggression were never about me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would you want to leave your pack behind? I\u2019m already headed to the Majestic Claw Pack, so I\u2019ll accompany her,\u201d Baxter added softly, once again stealing everyone\u2019s attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure,\u201d Graham agreed without resistance, and Elgin simply shrugged, not arguing or questioning it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had already told them I didn\u2019t want any arguments.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wanted them to take this matter seriously and focus only on saving the children\u2019s lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although I didn\u2019t want any of them to accompany me, I guessed it was the right thing to do since they were part of the reason I was in the werewolf land.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These three Alphas were the ones who paid for my residence, handled everything, and convinced the council that they had done their research on someone from the human land who could help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hence, one of them had to accompany me, and sadly, it was Baxter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t like his aggressive energy. Hoping he would behave this time, I packed my children\u2019s bags and loaded them into the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Baxter\u2019s car arrived, I noticed his warrior starting to take out my bags.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cExcuse me, I can drive myself,\u201d I said, holding on to the strap of my bag from one side while the warrior held the\u00a0<\/p>\n
other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baxter jumped out of his SUV, walked around, snatched the bag from me, and handed it to the warrior.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe world has changed a little. Werewolves aren\u2019t the same as before. Sometimes, when they see an Omega or someone weaker, they attack. Mostly the rogues do. They\u2019re out of control now, and I need to make sure you and the children are safe because you\u2019re my responsibility for this trip,\u201d Baxter explained without looking at me while his men continued loading our bags into his SUV.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat happened to never wanting rogues around? Seems like all your plans failed,\u201d I taunted bitterly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though I was the one who once suggested working in a peaceful environment, I could never stop myself from being toxic whenever I was around them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, it seems like that. Anyway, take the kids and sit in the car,\u201d Baxter replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For someone like him, he was eerily calm and didn\u2019t match my bitter tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But his eyes gave him away, he did a double take when Bodhi stepped out of the car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stared at Bodhi for a little too long before I stepped in front of him, forcing him to break his gaze and look up\u00a0<\/p>\n
at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, come quick,\u201d he muttered, walking away toward his SUV.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I took my kids to his car, strapped them in the backseat, and then sat in the passenger seat beside Baxter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
25\u2013wooding Back To My Pack\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
I knew I would feel something the moment I stepped back into that pack.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So many memories would rush back, and as for my house, I had no idea what to expect, only that seeing any one of them again would be too much.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, where are we going?\u201d Bodhi asked from the back, making me shift in my seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to a pack where your mother grew up,\u201d I replied, instantly turning to look out the window and biting my bottom lip as a distant memory resurfaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, is that where your parents are? Are we going to meet them?\u201d Bodhi asked excitedly, and the others cheered\u00a0<\/p>\n
too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t respond, because how could I tell them that their grandfather was the one who wanted to kill them?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd no, we\u2019re not meeting any of those assholes again,\u201d I muttered under my breath, too silent for them to hear it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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