96\u2013Meet My Husband\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ron had done an amazing job getting me and my kids the most beautiful mansion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t enormous, just one main floor, with the second floor holding only a large living room, my office, and a\u00a0<\/p>\n
terrace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The view outside was breathtaking, overlooking the mountains.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guest house stood right next to mine. I knew the three alphas were staying there, along with Kaylee, Lord Eldon, and his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two days had passed, and I hadn\u2019t seen any of them. I had requested some alone time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But today, there was a meetup in the royal garden, the garden shared by the guest house, the royal mansion, and my own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a meeting with the council members where I would receive my residency ID card.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, kids, listen. When I\u2019m out there, you\u2019re not going to bother Nina, okay?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I sat down with the three of them, gently running my hand through Bodhi\u2019s hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Being back and getting an ID card, it was a complicated feeling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It took me back to the time when I thought I had finally escaped the cruel world of werewolves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy,\u201d Elara murmured.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I nodded at her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you\u2019re upset because you didn\u2019t want to stay here,\u201d she continued. Before I could respond, she added softly, \u201cBut we like it here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shifted, adjusting myself to face all three as they sat together on the couch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s right, Mommy. Even I like it here,\u201d Bodhi said, agreeing with Elara.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about you, Gina? Don\u2019t you miss your friends, your school, your life back there?\u201d I asked, swallowing hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I noticed the way Gina lowered her head, and I wondered what they were truly thinking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Bodhi said something that froze me completely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, we know how he treated you.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c>\u00a0<\/p>\n
My spine stiffened. I swallowed so hard I could hear it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Elara spoke again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDaddy used to hit you. We knew it. We saw it all. We never liked Daddy,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes widened so much I thought they would fall from their sockets.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d I asked, trying to steady my breath, but it didn\u2019t work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
96\u2013Meet My Husband\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAren\u2019t you happy that we\u2019re here? Nobody hits you here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing those words from my children made my eyes fill with tears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hadn\u2019t expected them to say that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Flashback:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on! Everyone, get away from here! This isn\u2019t a spot for you to be begging outside!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A guard rushed over, gesturing for me and the others to move away from the entrance of the large building.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, I\u2019m not a beggar. I\u2019m actually here for a job vacancy,\u201d I spoke, surprising even myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t remember the last time I had heard my own voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It had been a month since I came to human land. And although no one tortured me here, I was lonely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was pregnant, carrying a baby inside me. The first month had been hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had met a kind old lady who helped me with food for a few days, but then I found out she was moving away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had worked for her for a month, cleaning the porch outside her home.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once she left, I was left with nothing again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I needed a place to stay and a job. I had heard about a wealthy man looking for someone to clean his condo, and I had plenty of cleaning experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what I had done all my life. My stepmother had made me clean houses, almost everyone\u2019s house in the neighborhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So I knew that would work well. I knew how to take care of things and keep them organized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou? I don\u2019t know if they\u2019ll allow someone with such filthy clothes inside,\u201d the guard remarked, eyeing me with clear judgment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I glanced around awkwardly at the people standing nearby.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were laughing at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
There were other girls who had come for the job too, and even though it was a maid\u2019s position, they were all dressed nicely and looked well\u2013groomed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some even had acrylic nails.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And then there was me, I hadn\u2019t had a proper haircut, hair care, or skin care in a month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some of my nails were chipped too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine, just go inside. Get rejected soon so the others can go in,\u201d the guard said, waving me forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hurried inside, breathing deeply as I reached the office of the gentleman.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was on a call. The moment I stepped in, my breath caught in my throat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice was deep and velvety, but something about him felt dark.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, I don\u2019t care. You can cry all you want. I told you I\u2019m done with you. Don\u2019t call me again,\u201d he said coldly\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
Most MY HOLDING\u00a0<\/p>\n
$25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
before hanging up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned in his chair and raised an eyebrow when he saw me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He looked like a man in his mid twenties, sharp jawline, light beard, black hair with streaks of grey, even though he was too young for that.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes glimmered when they met mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here my name is Madeline. I\u2019m here for the maid job,\u201d I said, barely able to force the words out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A smirk played across his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeline, I\u2019m Sawyer. Sawyer DiCaprio.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
End of flashback.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMummy, what happened?\u201d A small, cold hand pressed against my wrist, jolting me awake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sometimes the touch of that man haunted me even in my dreams.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, nothing. You got it all wrong. He didn\u2019t beat me. You know, oh my God, this is so embarrassing,\u201d I laughed awkwardly. \u201cIt\u2019s just- some things are like that. Mummy and Daddy, they touch each other, and it\u2019s not always a bad touch, okay? You\u2019re too young to know about it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt so awkward trying to explain to them what they might have seen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thankfully, Nina arrived, and the kids got distracted with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I left the kids with Nina and walked out to the garden, where everyone was already seated, waiting for my arrival.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as I sat down, I noticed their attention shift from me to someone behind me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I frowned and turned around. The moment I saw who they were looking at, my heart froze in my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSawyer?\u201d I gasped, watching him stride forward with a proud look on his face, adjusting his coat as he headed straight toward me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
D\u00a0<\/p>\n
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