251\u2013My Cold Hearted Alpha Is Breaking My Heart\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBaxter, I\u2019m telling you, I want to build the house there, right next to theirs. That was our spot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I approached him to speak with him directly since he kept avoiding me. I did not understand what had I done\u00a0<\/p>\n
wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you ask the kids if they have eaten?\u201d Baxter asked instead, speaking in a soft voice so the kids would not hear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I realized that what I was doing was causing my children to crave my attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When they were not getting it, they became annoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I turned to them, looked at them, then turned back to him, giving him a look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know you must have fed them. I\u2019ll speak with them in a minute. But I\u2019m just trying to understand what is going on. You\u2019re being rude to me. My kids are upset with me. And they stole our home,\u201d I grunted at Baxter while he kept preparing a rope, likely to continue building the house.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re not upset with you. They are devastated,\u201d he replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey lost their home, their comfort, Madeline. They want their mother to tell them it will be okay. But you have been panicking ever since we walked out of that motel room,\u201d he explained without making eye contact.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I finally understood that I needed to go and speak with my children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt defeated, though. I did not know why I kept making mistakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cKids, can I have a moment with you?\u201d I called as I turned to look at them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They were busy picking up anything they could find to offer Baxter help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I walked over to a flat rock near the trees and sat on it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My children came and stood in front of me. Their hands rested on their stomachs, or they stood with their arms crossed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d I began apologizing. \u201cI should have known how much this was affecting you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gina stared at the ground, nudging a pebble with the toe of her shoe\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bodhi kept his eyes on me, his body looking tense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As for Elara, she avoided looking directly at me, as if she knew that once she did, she would break down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I promise you this,\u201d I continued. \u201cWe will find a place. We are not staying without a home, and you will be my first priority.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I spoke softly and gently touched Gina\u2019s cheek. She lifted her head and looked at me, her eyes wide.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really scared last night,\u201d she admitted in a small voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I leaned forward and opened my arms a little.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to be scared,\u201d I replied softly. \u201cI was awake with you. I was taking care of you the whole time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She stepped closer, and I wrapped my arms around her shoulders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Elara followed, pressing against me, while Bodhi hesitated before joining us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I held all three of my children tightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Behind them, I glanced past their shoulders at Baxter. He was only a few steps away, clearing branches from the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He dragged a fallen log aside, then knelt to drive a wooden stake into the dirt with a stone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A coil of rope lay beside him, and he measured the distance between two stakes before tying the line tight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stayed focused, his steady movements showing he was doing everything he could to build the house as quickly as possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, we don\u2019t want to build the house on the mountain,\u201d Bodhi said as he pulled back, drawing my attention to him. \u201cCan we build it here? It would take too long up there, and I don\u2019t want to be around those people anymore.\u201d 1 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
He spoke so softly that I felt guilty for not paying attention to them sooner. At least now we were here, and I had realized my mistake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d I replied, giving them a smile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They jumped up and down happily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMommy, please don\u2019t argue with Daddy Baxter. He\u2019s the nicest one,\u201d Elara told me as I stood up and stepped toward Baxter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her words made me smile, and I gave her a small nod.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When your child tells you they like someone, it is a clear sign of who that person is. I decided to go and make amends with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, are you kids happy now?\u201d Baxter asked the children.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They clapped and jumped up and down. He gave them a smile that showed he was glad to see them happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really sorry if I threw tantrums at you,\u201d I told him softly as I stood beside him, glancing around to see if there was anything I could help with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo issue,\u201d he replied. That was all he said, yet I could still sense his discourtesy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI would really like to help you,\u201d I added, smiling, hoping he might soften toward me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He did not respond and continued working without looking up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stood there, unsure of what to do. I wondered what I had done wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I questioned whether Yuvonne had said something to him, or if he had decided on his own to keep his distance, just as he had promised to me that he will stay away from her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I also wondered if I was wrong for thinking this way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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