184\u2013The Test\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s go get food for them,\u201d Silver suggested, giving me a weak smile as I watched a few omega maids walk upstairs with trays of food.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They struggled to balance everything, so Silver and I rushed over to help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine growing up in a family where you know your father doesn\u2019t love your mother,\u201d Silver continued while trying to steady the trays. She gave the maids a small nod, letting them know they could leave because we had it handled. \u201cHe should have at least tried to accept me for the sake of our daughters, but I guess he always loved you, Madeline,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing my name in that sentence made my chest tighten.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I did not know how to respond.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked at me with eyes full of old hurt, and for a moment, I could not tell whether she wanted sympathy or someone to blame.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silver and I were taking a little too long to reach the children\u2019s hallway because we were still talking about life, relationships, and holding the trays.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI had no idea,\u201d I told her in an apologetic tone. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say or what to do in this case, but I will never ask him to divorce you. That is all that I can do.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She gave me a genuine smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is already too much, considering how I used to bully you. Thank you for being so nice, Madeline,\u201d Silver remarked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her kindness still felt strange. I could not understand how someone like her could change overnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A loud scream suddenly erupted from the children\u2019s hall. Silver and I froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
{\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then we rushed toward the sound, and what we saw when we reached the entrance made both of us drop the trays.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The food crashed against the floor with a loud thud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hailey lay on the ground badly injured. Blood stained her hair.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It looked like Elara had hit her with a toy. I could tell right away that Elara was once again possessed by the sickness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her voice was heavy, and she spoke in tongues, shouting the same things she always did at her siblings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will kill you. I don\u2019t want any more siblings,\u201d she screamed while crying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silver\u2019s eyes widened. She knelt beside her daughter, trying to grab her, but Hailey was bleeding a lot from her head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I hurried to Elara and held her, trying to comfort her and stop her from flailing her arms toward the others.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rest of the children were crying and had cornered themselves in fear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was when Elgin arrived.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
164 The Test\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
His eyes widened at the sight of all the blood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face shifted with a father\u2019s pain, but when Silver shouted, everything changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat psychopath of a daughter you brought here did this to our daughter!\u201d she yelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My heart skipped a beat, and Elara suddenly stopped struggling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It seemed like the loud noise snapped her out of her trance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She went limp and began to fall asleep on my shoulder, just like she always did after an episode.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked up and saw Elgin\u2019s eyes turn toward Elara.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The way he looked at her made my stomach twist. It was not the look of a father worried for both of his daughters.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the look of someone who cared only about one.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He did not even glance at Elara the way a concerned father would look at his sick child.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He picked up Hailey carefully while Silver grabbed Hannah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to the hospital,\u201d Elgin stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silver nodded and hurried after him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I gathered my own children while Elara had fallen asleep on my shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was ready to go after them, but Elgin stopped in the doorway and turned toward me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTake the kids to the mansion,\u201d he ordered. \u201cNot to the hospital.\u201d 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
His tone made no sense to me, but I nodded and left with my children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At home, I paced anxiously while Bodhi and Gina cried in the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I tried to comfort them and gave them ice cream, but every now and then they remembered what had happened and began sniffling again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elara sat on the couch with tears streaming down her face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no idea what happened, Mommy, I swear,\u201d she cried again. \u201cI just know I got triggered. Hailey was saying things to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stopped and faced her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean by that?\u201d I asked, kneeling beside her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe asked me what happens to me. She said she heard I want to kill everyone. Then she started saying that if I want to kill her, then I should kill her,\u201d Elara explained while hiccuping. \u201cShe was trying to make me angry on purpose, Mommy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As she cried again, I stared at her in confusion. Why would Hailey do that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNow you know why Silver was acting so nice.\u201d My wolf snapped awake inside me, and the frown on my forehead deepened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe told her daughters to do this to provoke Elara and it worked.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
184 The test\u00a0<\/p>\n
My wolf was right. It took me a moment to understand it fully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Of course Silver had not changed. She had only acted differently long enough to pull this stunt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After hearing what Elara said, I instantly grabbed my phone to call Elgin and ask how Hailey was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He answered almost right away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow is Hailey?\u201d I asked in a worried tone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat else do you expect?\u201d he snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His harsh tone hit me hard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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