64\u2013No Kissing\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once we got to my suite, as expected, Elgin and Baxter were playing with the kids, and the kids seemed to be enjoying it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Honestly, I hadn\u2019t expected anything less from Elgin. I knew he was good with kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The surprise came when I saw Baxter trying to talk and play with them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t usually that kind of guy, or at least he hadn\u2019t been in the past.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two need to stop hanging around here. Go fix your relationships,\u201d Graham told them firmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two looked at him, their expressions suggesting they knew his own relationship with Kaylee was on shaky ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere have you two been?\u201d Elgin asked, looking at me and Graham.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were in the lobby, talking about the case,\u201d Graham replied while I stayed quiet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My mind was filled with countless thoughts, one of them being that if Baxter really had a crush on me, why did he treat me that way?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure that\u2019s what you two have been doing?\u201d Elgin questioned as I walked away, feeling tired.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, kids, let\u2019s go. I\u2019ll put you to sleep. It\u2019s nap time, okay?\u201d I told them, gently patting Elara\u2019s back as she tried to get up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay, leave it. I\u2019ll clean it,\u201d I said when I saw them trying to pick up their toys.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They always did, but sometimes I just let them go take a nap.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was already past their nap time, and I knew if they didn\u2019t go to bed soon, they would become cranky.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then it would be much harder for me to put them to sleep later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll also just leave then,\u201d Elgin said awkwardly as he stood\u00a0<\/p>\n
I only gave them a nod before turning to walk away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was when Elara held my hand and asked something that stopped everyone in their tracks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, why can\u2019t you marry Uncle Baxter?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As the words left her lips, everyone froze and looked at her,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bodhi seemed to be nodding his head, and Gina looked as if she agreed with the question.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I glanced at my children, then lifted my gaze toward the others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baxter appeared surprised, probably because he\u2019d never gotten along with the kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yet today, my daughter seemed truly fascinated with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then there was Elgin. He looked offended. Graham, on the other hand, clearly wasn\u2019t pleased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause Mommy is already married, remember?\u201d I said softly, touching my child\u2019s chin before leading her back\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
64 No kising\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
to the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once we were inside and I was tucking them in, I told my children not to mention such things again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they drifted to sleep, I hesitated to go back out, afraid of being confronted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want that kind of conversation to happen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I finally found the courage to leave, I saw they were just heading out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I guessed they had waited for a while and finally realized I wasn\u2019t coming out, so they decided to leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But not before Elgin had a word with Baxter, and I heard it too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou need to stop spending so much time around the kids. It\u2019s not really fair,\u201d he complained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t do anything. And please don\u2019t ruin the moment for me. It\u2019s the first time the children have looked up to me,\u201d Baxter replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t sound as if he was mocking his friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fact that he was genuinely happy made me feel full inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The men who never wanted the children were now competing for their attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want them to do it for me, but seeing them care so much for the kids meant a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With the sickness and everything going on, I only wanted my children to be safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And from the way things looked, their father seemed ready to do anything for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After they left, I changed into blue jeans and a pink top, tied my hair into a neat braid, and told Nina to go rest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I still had some work to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat at the table, staring at the files.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both Graham\u2019s and my accounts showed that someone was behind the sickness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wrote down my thoughts, tapping the pen lightly against the paper.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why would someone want to hurt children?\u00a0<\/p>\n
And who was that man?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier, I had grabbed some books from the library on my way back, so I started going through them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They focused mainly on werewolves with special powers, especially those connected to fire, since it was rare for a werewolf to have any magical ability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That part had stayed in my mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As I flipped through the pages, I learned that the earliest tribes, the first ancestors of werewolves, had powers too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They weren\u2019t just werewolves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There had once been a single tribe with the power of fire, but it was believed to have died out long ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I guessed he might be the last one left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
64\u2013No Kissing\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then I came across some old\u00a0<\/p>\n
about that tribe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was said they used to feed on a stay young or to survive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That part made sense. But who\u00a0<\/p>\n
dfois man, and why had they offered him the children?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I eventually fell asleep while working on the files and woke up to the sound of my suite door slamming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat up in the chair and rushed outside, looking around.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then I noticed the door to my children\u2019s room was slightly open, and panic set in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I ran toward it to check on the kids, my mind filled with frightening thoughts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment I pushed the door open and rushed inside, those thoughts became real.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The children were gone. I gasped, spun around, and ran back to the living room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy kids are missing!\u201d I screamed, trying to get Nina\u2019s attention, but she didn\u2019t respond.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked everywhere, panic rising in me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I opened the door leading out of the suite, the place beyond looked completely different.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was when my breath began to hitch, then a hand touched my shoulder, snapping me awake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I gasped, realizing it had all been a nightmare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s alright, you\u2019re fine. Your kids are fine,\u201d Graham said, patting my shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It seemed I had been calling for my children in my sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust relax, okay?\u201d he added, placing his hand on my back and gently rubbing it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That touch felt different, and I was right.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment he leaned closer, I jumped up and pulled away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, Graham, I don\u2019t have feelings for you,\u201d I blurted out, the words leaving my mouth before I could stop them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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