53\u2013Starting The Fire\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yuvonne:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you smiling at?\u201d my mother asked, stepping out of her room and watching me sit in the living room with a smile on my face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Our house was no longer the broken little place it used to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thanks to Baxter, he had renovated everything for us, making my life peaceful here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you see the internet, Mom?\u201d I asked, smirking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, why? What is it?\u201d my mother replied, her face tightening with curiosity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, even after so many years, she still manages to get herself in trouble,\u201d my mother observed as she handed the phone back to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou should thank me for it,\u201d I replied, smiling. \u201cI was the one who told my reporter friend where to go for the story.\u201d 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Baxter\u2019s assistant told me Baxter was in the suite looking after Madeline\u2019s children, I felt a sudden anger I could not explain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then the assistant explained that Baxter was staying there because Madeline and Graham were on a mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That confirmed my suspicion, something was going on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That news eased some of my fear. I had been worried she might try to get back together with Baxter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was why I needed her to be seen with someone else, to make it unlikely she could return to Baxter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u2019s wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I knew how I would do it. I would ruin Madeline\u2019s reputation so thoroughly that she would be afraid to come back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about her children? Do you know anything about them or the father?\u201d my mother asked as she sat down beside me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I knew how badly my mother wanted to get her hands on Madeline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fact that Madeline had managed to run away from us years ago made us feel like failures.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If we had dealt with her back then, we wouldn\u2019t be worrying about her now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. I\u2019m trying to find information on them, but it seems she\u2019s been telling people she\u2019s married in the human land,\u201d I said, tapping the back of my phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
53 Starting The fire\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t believe it,\u201d my mother replied. \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone would marry her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If someone had, she wouldn\u2019t be coming here alone, unless the husband was foolish enough to trust her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I knew how desperately she wanted to believe that nobody wanted Madeline, and that was true.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline was neither kind nor important.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know how she had become so well known.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It baffled and angered me, because now I could not do anything to her without getting in trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If I harmed her and anyone discovered I was responsible, it would be dangerous for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had been brought here for a major task, and that small success had already made things difficult for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was seen as a hero.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will invite Baxter for dinner,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was the first time he had visited our pack, but he hadn\u2019t come home yet. I didn\u2019t want to believe that the reason was Madeline.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBetter do it before Madeline steals him away from you,\u201d My mother hissed, pointing out that if it really was because of Madeline, then I was in trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I clenched my jaw and hissed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will not allow this,\u201d I muttered under my breath, shaking my head in disapproval.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll call him over, don\u2019t worry. Just prepare a great feast for us, Mother. Then I\u2019ll talk about an official engagement ceremony. We\u2019ve been planning this day for a while, and I think it\u2019s time we let people know we\u2019re together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My mother smirked and walked to the kitchen to prepare her special feast, all the dishes Baxter liked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I picked up my phone and dialed a number, the person I knew would love to hear from me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d Kaylee responded sharply.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though I had stayed in touch with her because I was going to be her husband\u2019s best friend\u2019s wife, she always treated me like someone beneath her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was the Royal Beta\u2019s daughter, and I was just an Omega\u2019s daughter. But she didn\u2019t know that I was the one who was truly liked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want to worry you,\u201d I said, \u201cbut something caught my attention, and I couldn\u2019t help but share it with\u00a0<\/p>\n
you.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Have you seen the recent viral clips?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she stayed silent, I continued, \u201cI\u2019ve sent you the clips. It\u2019s really strange that it has come to this point. I\u2019m sorry. I just hope your mate can explain this.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
63\u2013Storting The Fire\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
I went on, pausing for a moment to bite my lip and laugh at her reaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you saying?\u201d Her voice started to fade, and I knew she had put me on speaker to check what I was talking about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The loud gasp that followed told me she had seen the clips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKaylee? Hello?\u201d I said. \u201cI think you know who this girl is. I hope I don\u2019t have to remind you. That\u2019s Madeline, my half\u2013sister. And let me tell you something, she and Alpha Graham definitely had something going on in the past.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mean to upset you more,\u201d I continued, but before I could finish, she hung up on me. I started to laugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s going to have so much fun with her husband. I\u2019m sure they\u2019ll fight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I laughed again, picturing Madeline finally getting what she deserved for eyeing other people\u2019s mates.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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