61\u2013My Wolf Is Special\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a little head\u2013to\u2013head time together, the kids helped me clean the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want to call room service for such a mess.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Besides, it wasn\u2019t like we were doing anything else, so I cleaned most of it while the kids helped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finally, Nina arrived. I was relieved because the kids loved her, and she could keep them calm for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I went down to the hotel lobby to meet Graham and discuss the details of our interaction with the old man.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We had a lot to go over that day, to try to make sense of what had happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We couldn\u2019t hold the meeting in any of the rooms, not even in my suite, because Kaylee was uncomfortable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t that Graham had said so, in fact, he\u2019d suggested meeting in my suite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I was the one who insisted we hold it in the lobby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want the situation to turn into drama or shift the focus from the main issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as I sat down in the lobby with Graham, I noticed him fidgeting in his seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to apologize to you about yesterday. I didn\u2019t know Kaylee would come and act so ridiculous,\u201d he said, leaning forward with his elbows on his thighs and his hands clasped together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay. Anyone would react that way if they found clips of their husband with his ex\u2013best friend online,\u201d I replied coolly, keeping my eyes on the file in my hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I pretended to read even though the memory from yesterday still bothered me, especially since the chaos had started because of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that happened because we didn\u2019t tell her the truth,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And there he was again, bringing us into it. I sighed and finally lifted my gaze from the file.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He sat on the other side of the L\u2013shaped sofa, facing me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A small table separated us, with the files stacked neatly on top.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGraham, there\u2019s nothing that can happen. I\u2019m married,\u201d I reminded him for what felt like the hundredth time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeline, I told you under what circumstances I had to step away from you. I never disrespected you, and I never hated you. Don\u2019t confuse me with the others. What they did was their choice. I was forced to walk away, for your sake,\u201d he explained calmly. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
I understood what he meant, but I couldn\u2019t let myself react the way I might have in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Still, a part of me knew he wasn\u2019t entirely wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd we\u2019re mates, Madeline. That must mean something,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked down at the floor, my thoughts spinning.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t understand why I felt the mate bond with him, the one who betrayed me at the same time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
of My Wor is social\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
But it seemed like a good excuse to turn his attention away from us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do I have two mates?\u201d I asked, staring at him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHas it ever happened before?\u201d I asked Graham, who had been staring at my face for a little too long.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot that I can recall. If you\u2019re very curious, there\u2019s a royal library down the block. I can take you there,\u201d he offered, already fixing his coat as he stood up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUm, it\u2019s okay. I\u2019ll go by myself.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as I said that, he lowered his head and looked at me through his eyebrows.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it because of Kaylee?\u201d he questioned, his shoulders stiff, one hand still in his jacket pocket as he pulled out his sunglasses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGraham, it\u2019s inappropriate. I don\u2019t want to be the reason a wife is in distress,\u201d I said, standing up from the couch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, for what it\u2019s worth, I didn\u2019t want to marry her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as he said that, I stopped walking away and turned to face him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s true. When I was helpless, I reached out to her. I told her that if she refused, at least I wouldn\u2019t be imprisoned, but she didn\u2019t listen. I begged her, Madeline. Just because I\u2019m a man, forcing me into marriage was fine for them. But if I had been a woman, it would\u2019ve been a scandal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t understand why he brought gender into it, but I knew what he meant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was no better way to explain how miserable he felt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd yes, I eventually slept with her, to give my father an heir and then be able to remove her from my life. But life had other plans. She couldn\u2019t conceive, and I was stuck with her. But now, five years are over,\u201d he explained, continuing about the contract he had signed with his father.\u00a0<\/p>\n
((\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018According to that contract, I can now marry someone who gives him an heir, or anyone I\u2019ve already had an heir with is free from the agreement.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
>>\u00a0<\/p>\n
The way he said it, and the faint smile on his lips, made me realize what he was implying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had found a loophole in his contract because he already had a child with me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAll I\u2019m asking-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stopped when I raised my hand, glancing around at the people nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were too many warriors and guests walking about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go to the library first. I want to figure out about the mates thing first,\u201d I said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Letting him walk beside me was already enough to give him the confidence he seemed to need.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He nodded and gestured to the warriors to handle the files.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We had both written down our recollections of that day, and one thing was certain, someone had planted that old\u00a0<\/p>\n
man there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At least now, we had a shadow of the person behind the sickness, and we were determined to uncover who it was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
20\u2013My WSB special\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 B6605\u00a0<\/p>\n
But first, we needed to learn more about me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We walked down the block, and just as he had said, there was a library.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was old and vast, filled with towering shelves and endless books like something out of an ancient realm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh my God,\u201d I breathed, placing a hand on my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I reminded myself that if I wanted to understand who I was, I had to start here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay. We\u2019re not going to read all of these. These ones are about lust. Those are about heat,\u201d Graham said, guiding me as he pointed toward different sections. \u201cThere\u2019s a specific shelf for wolves. That\u2019s where we\u2019ll start.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He led me to the far corner of the fifth floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy my wolf?\u201d I asked, surprised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I thought we were going to talk about why I had more than one mate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because your wolf is the reason you\u2019re different, Madeline,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His words made the hair on the back of my neck stand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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