75\u2013Found Another Mate?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to go downstairs,\u201d Baxter said a little sternly after spending several minutes trying to convince me gently not to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever since I woke up, a few things had happened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elgin had found me a pair of pants and a shirt from somewhere, and they had also brought food, thinking I\u2019d be able to eat after hearing that I had killed the old man.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now all I wanted was to see the damage I had caused, because I remembered it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This time, I actually remembered it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But they wouldn\u2019t let me go down there. I just wanted to remind my wolf that there were other ways to handle things.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We could have caught him, scratched him, bitten him, knocked him out. We didn\u2019t have to go that far.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo.\u201d Lena, my wolf, replied to my thoughts, her tone firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019d never had a wolf before, and from what I\u2019d heard from the others, not many of them talked much about theirs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So now that she had woken up, I was pretty sure this wasn\u2019t how wolves usually behaved toward their humans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just want to see the damage I caused,\u201d I repeated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Graham\u2019s jaw tightened even more this time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEither that, and you\u2019ll traumatize yourself, or you can go back home. Your children are waiting for you,\u201d Baxter said, holding his tongue as best he could, probably because he knew I was already furious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he wasn\u2019t wrong. There was nothing more I could do here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides, why do you want to see that man? It\u2019s not like he deserved your sympathy. Your wolf did what needed to be done. Don\u2019t think about him, he was an asshole who died,\u201d Elgin said sharply, making me sigh tiredly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t wrong either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKnowledge isn\u2019t supposed to make you lose your mind. It\u2019s supposed to make you civilized,\u201d Graham added, his fists clenching at the thought of the old man.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Well, I guess none of them were wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo what are we going to tell the world about what happened here?\u201d I asked, realizing that the nurse would be here soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she saw the chaos in the basement, she\u2019d be traumatized for life,\u00a0<\/p>\n
The three of them exchanged glances almost instantly before Baxter shifted in his seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve talked about it,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ll tell everyone that we came here to speak with the man about some things, and that he attacked us instead. That he\u2019d lost his mind. I\u2019m pretty sure that\u2019ll be enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded. I guessed they really didn\u2019t want me involved in this mess and it made me wonder if it was because of my wolf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
75\u2013Found Another Mate?\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
How crazy was she?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Crazy enough to kill someone brutally and then attack her own mates. At least two of them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you sure it was just the two of them?\u201d Lena spoke up suddenly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every time she stirred awake in me, it jolted me, not out of fear, but out of shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t used to having an inner voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyway, let\u2019s go. We\u2019ll drop you home, and then we\u2019ll come back to finish up here,\u201d Baxter suggested.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I noticed the others exchange looks, wordless communication passing between them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is it?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all don\u2019t need to drop you off,\u201d Elgin said. \u201cIf we all leave and the nurse or someone else shows up, maybe the house helps, there\u2019ll be more trouble. One of us should take you while the rest stay to clean up the mess.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked between the others, waiting for someone to agree.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine. I\u2019ll take her home,\u201d Baxter said firmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNot really. I can do that,\u201d Graham cut in, volunteering.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you forget you\u2019ve got someone waiting for you at home?\u201d Elgin said, arching a brow. \u201cIf she sees you returning with Madeline, she\u2019ll cause another scene. It\u2019s better if I take her while you two finish up here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment Elgin mentioned Kaylee, I remembered Yuvonne and I really didn\u2019t want to deal with those two again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Especially Yuvonne.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I\u2019ll go with Elgin,\u201d I said before anyone else could argue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That seemed to end the discussion, though neither of them looked happy about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat, then let\u2019s go,\u201d Elgin said quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was oddly pushy, almost too eager to get me away from them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe he wanted to talk about something.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There was a small pull we both felt but since I was still in my wolf form at that time, nothing was completely clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So was that why he wanted to take us alone?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t want to talk about it. But I could always just shut him up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We left the house and got into Elgin\u2019s car.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While they had been running around handling things for me, they had also parked their cars in a way that blocked the entrance, just to buy some time before anyone came storming in.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The front door was completely broken, so anyone could walk inside,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t think too much about it, Madeline. That asshole was trying to do something weird to you,\u201d Elgin began, trying to calm me down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
5\u2013Found Another Mate\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not thinking about him,\u201d I replied quietly, leaning back against the seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then he stopped. The car came to a halt in the middle of the road near the woods.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy are we stopping here, Elgin?\u201d I asked, my voice filled with uncertainty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I thought he wanted to talk about the strange pull between us, but I didn\u2019t expect him to stop the car just to make sure I wouldn\u2019t leave until he got his answers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stepped out, walked to my side, and opened the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not getting out of the car,\u201d I told him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just need to know something. Please,\u201d he urged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shook my head and crossed my arms tightly over my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But then, without a word, he leaned in and pressed his lips against mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sudden softness froze me for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I grabbed his collar, ready to push him away until something shifted inside me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a feeling I had experienced before, twice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everything around us went still.\u00a0<\/p>\n
We couldn\u2019t even pull away from the kiss until I heard my wolf whimper softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMate,\u201d she whispered. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
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