54\u2013Fighting Over Me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you so much for the appreciation,\u201d I said. \u201cBut it was a team effort. I also want to acknowledge that the mothers are doing an incredible job taking care of their children. I hope we can all put our differences aside, join hands, and fight this illness together, to save our children from the endless pain and the early loss that threatens them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I spoke to the media. While we were still arguing, the reporters arrived at the hotel, and we had no choice but to freshen up and meet them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They waited in the hotel lobby, where Graham and I sat down to talk with them. Baxter stayed in the suite with the kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was hard for me to face the media again after they had exposed us in such a vulnerable moment. Still, I acted as if everything was fine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I refused to let them control me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was a very good statement. I truly hope things will go well from here,\u201d said the reporter with red hair and glasses, smiling widely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her name was Sherry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, just when I thought the ordeal was over, she added, \u201cI\u2019d like to end this on a positive note. You must be aware of the videos going viral. Do you have anything to say about them?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She mentioned the videos slyly, pretending they weren\u2019t the ones responsible for spreading them online.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know how that sounded like a positive note to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d like to keep this professional,\u201d Graham responded firmly, making it clear we weren\u2019t there to discuss our private lives or any drama.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, I felt their eyes on me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even as they praised me in front of everyone, I noticed a few women and married men rolling their eyes, probably thinking I was some homewrecker they had to tolerate because I was helping save children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha Graham, we respect that, but don\u2019t you think this might cause a rift between you and your wife?\u201d Sherry asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Sherry tried to push Graham further. But as soon as she did, I noticed how everyone\u2019s expressions shifted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned to Graham and saw that he was glaring at them sharply. They understood the message right away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really sorry. We\u2019ll end the interview here. Thank you for giving us your time,\u201d Sherry said, motioning for the crew to stop recording.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We both hurried out of there. I noticed that some of the hotel guests were still watching us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They seemed bothered by the fact that, even after such scandalous clips, Graham didn\u2019t seem to care. He still followed me to my suite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stopped halfway and turned to him while we were in the elevator to give him a piece of my mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCan you please go back to your wife and fix this? I don\u2019t want her showing up here and yelling at me in front of\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
54\u2013Fighting Over Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
my children,\u201d I told him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not a child anymore, Madeline. I\u2019ll lose my patience if she tries to do something like that,\u201d Grahamn warned, facing me in the elevator.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked anxious too but for the wrong reasons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy can\u2019t we tell anyone that we\u2019re mates?\u201d he argued, resting his hands on his waist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGraham, do you even understand what I\u2019m saying? I don\u2019t want it,\u201d I told him. \u201cOut there, I have a husband. I don\u2019t want to make him uncomfortable. It\u2019s not like we\u2019re going to act on the mate bond, so what\u2019s the point of telling anyone and making our spouses uncomfortable?\u201d I argued, watching him roll his eyes in disbelief at the mention of my husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can quit lying. I know there is no husband,\u201d he almost shouted, just as the elevator door opened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead of arguing with him, I rushed back to my room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment I entered the suite, I learned that the kids had dinner with Baxter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They had fallen asleep then since it was already late.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was tired\u00a0<\/p>\n
too,\u00a0<\/p>\n
worn out from everything that had happened, the sickness, and trying to find a solution for it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then there was Baxter, sitting on the couch, ready to confront us again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baxter?\u201d I hissed when I noticed his eyes on me. I could tell he had questions he wanted to ask.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw the interview. Did you not focus on the questions they asked you?\u201d he mentioned, probably trying to shame me for what had happened between me and Graham in the cabin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care. What happened, happened. It was a spur\u2013of\u2013the\u2013moment thing, and I didn\u2019t even kiss him. I was about to push him away when they barged in,\u201d I explained again, this time annoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are you giving him explanations?\u201d Graham arrived, frowning and almost shouting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSeriously, have you not caused enough damage to her reputation?\u201d Baxter argued, raising his voice while I slapped my forehead hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, I don\u2019t want to talk about it again,\u201d I intervened between the two.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was as if I couldn\u2019t catch a break, because soon I heard a voice behind me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not, huh? Why don\u2019t you want to talk about it? Why is it that these two are taking chances when there are rules that clearly say we\u2019ll keep it professional?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elgin\u2019s arrival completely threw me off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t even control the other two, and now he was here, inserting himself into the situation when he had clearly not wanted that in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy the heck are you here, Elgin?\u201d Graham was the first to speak, ignoring the concerns Elgin had raised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy can\u2019t I be here? Is it because you didn\u2019t want me to find out that you two weren\u2019t sticking to the rules?\u201d Elgin hissed, storming inside with his warrior beside him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t respond to any of them. I just stared at their faces one by one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you, how can you give them a chance, Madeline? How can you kiss Graham? Do you not remember that he\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
54\u2013Fighting Over Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
was part of the people who hurt you? If you\u2019re going to hate us, don\u2019t you think you should hate all of us equally?\u201d Elgin argued, facing me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSeriously, Elgin, you\u2019re here to manipulate her against me?\u201d Graham demanded, making Elgin turn to face him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not turning anyone against anyone. I\u2019m just saying what\u2019s justified,\u201d Elgin argued back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At this point, I was only watching them argue when my phone started beeping.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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