60\u2013They Want Their Daddy\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSee, I told you. She\u2019s here just for the cure. She\u2019ll finish her job and then head back to her human land,\u201d Lord Eldon said directly to Kaylee, who gave him small nods, looking satisfied now that I had confirmed nothing had happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, I suppose it\u2019s late, and you\u2019d want to rest too. We\u2019ve booked rooms in the same suite, so we\u2019ll head back now. Come on, Graham, take your wife to her room,\u201d Lord Eldon added in a stern tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Though the fake smile on his face showed he thought it might fool the others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They began to quietly get up and leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But just as Lord Eldon reached the doorway, he turned and gave the three of us, me, Elgin, and Baxter, a look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBaxter and Elgin, I\u2019m sure you have booked your own rooms too. Why don\u2019t you come with me? I don\u2019t want rumors starting that you two stayed behind with her,\u201d he mumbled casually.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou see, Madeline isn\u2019t that nerdy little girl anymore. She\u2019s grown into a fine young woman. And rumors about women like her never stop,\u201d he remarked, making me clench my fists behind my back to hide my reaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t like that man any more than he liked me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baxter and Elgin exchanged a quick glance before walking out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thankfully, they did.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once they left the suite, I let out a deep breath and slapped my forehead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat the fuck just happened?\u201d I muttered to myself, walking to my room and sitting on the bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd you? You decided to transition, but you won\u2019t talk to me?\u201d I nearly hissed at my wolf, but she only answered with the same silence as before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was it for the night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I fell asleep and woke in the morning to my kids jumping on the bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was always on time and usually awake before them, so it annoyed me that I\u2019d overslept.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, kids, come here. Don\u2019t jump around.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After showering, I walked out of my room and found them playing with toilet paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They had unrolled the entire thing, running around the couches and wrapping them in white.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no, what are you doing?\u201d I exclaimed, tiredly reaching for the paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo! I don\u2019t want you to clean it!\u201d Elara\u2019s outburst came out of nowhere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I knew my children, and she had never spoken to me like that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at her, noticing the glare in her eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I want to play, I\u2019ll play the way I want,\u201d she hissed, her little face with a hint of anger,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cElara, you\u2019re not supposed to talk to your mom like that,\u201d I said gently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She was still a child, one who suffered from an illness she didn\u2019t even understand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the way she shook her head and glared back left me stunned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, we don\u2019t want to play with her,\u201d Gina said softly, putting down the toilet paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s been bossing us around. She even said if we didn\u2019t do this, she\u2019d never talk to us again.\u201d Gina complained, running toward me and hiding behind my back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t want to play with her either. She scratched me! Look, Mommy.\u201d Bodhi came from the other side, showing me the small scratch on his arm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both of them hid behind me as I turned to face Elara.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t look like a child anymore but someone ready to fight if it came to that and I knew this wasn\u2019t how my daughter acted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At that moment, I knew this wasn\u2019t Elara, it was the sickness acting up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two go back to your room. I\u2019ll speak with her, okay?\u201d I said gently, patting the other two before watching them leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They ran into their room and shut the door, showing just how scared they were of Elara.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cElara, what\u2019s going on?\u201d I asked softly, reminding my daughter that I was still her mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I crouched down a few steps away, then sat on my knees with my legs tucked beneath me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you upset with Mommy? Did I make a mistake?\u201d I asked sweetly and noticed how her fingers began to uncurl.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to play like this,\u201d she hissed, pointing at the toilet paper and the mess she had made in the living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, we can both play like this,\u201d I said, reaching for the roll Gina had dropped earlier.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as I began to unroll it and toss it into the air, I glanced at Elara to see her reaction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The anger on her face faded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her small hands relaxed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She smiled widely and started jumping up and down, clapping.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love you, Mommy!\u201d she shouted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing those words after watching her spiral meant everything to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She ran to me and hugged me tightly, wrapping her tiny arms around my neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI love you too, baby,\u201d I replied, breaking the hug to gently touch her cheeks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be angry with Mommy. Just tell her what you want, and she\u2019ll do it for you, okay?\u201d I said softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face fell again, but this time she didn\u2019t look angry, just guilty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, I don\u2019t know what happened to me earlier, but I\u2019m sorry. I didn\u2019t mean to mess around,\u201d she whispered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And there she was, my daughter was back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
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+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was right.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the sickness that had changed her behavior.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She crawled into my lap and hugged me again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wish we had Daddy. Maybe then everything would be fine. We\u2019d be taken care of, you\u2019d be taken care of,\u201d she said, her small, trembling voice breaking my heart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I held her tightly as my other two kids came out of their room, running toward us and joining the hug.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I knew they wanted to know about their father, but there was nothing I could tell them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their father had caused chaos and left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, is Uncle Bodhi really going to marry your sister? Why can\u2019t he marry you?\u201d Bodhi asked in an innocent voice, making my heart skip a beat. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
With a forced grin and a laugh that sounded anything but real, I answered softly, \u201cThat\u2019s not how it works. He\u2019s supposed to be with her because he loves her. And for someone to marry another, they have to love them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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