347\u2013Frozen\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baxter:\u00a0<\/p>\n
The monster took my daughter awa\u00a0<\/p>\n
right in front of me. I watched Madeline break in front of me. I had to carry her back to the cabin after she passed out. She had cried so much in those few minutes that I could still hear her cries in my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I arrived back, I saw my children hiding behind the big couch, hugging each other. As soon as I placed Madeline on the couch, the kids jumped up to check on their mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDaddy, where is Gina?\u201d Bodhi asked me, his with tears as he held my hand and looked up at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
yes!\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was as if he was waiting for an answer from a man he believed would protect them. At that moment, I had no answer for them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I gently patted his cheek and stepped over to close the cabin door. Now the home felt like a curse.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I rushed toward my parents\u2018 bedroom door and started knocking on it forcefully. I knew they were not asleep yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My father opened the door slowly, looking like he had been getting ready for bed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you two not hear all the commotion outside?\u201d I shouted. I knew I was taking my anger out on the wrong people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, what is going on?\u201d my father asked as he pulled his headphones out. I realized then that the two of them had been watching a movie together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I placed my hands on the doorframe, taking deep, heavy breaths.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat thing took my daughter away,\u201d I told them, pointing outside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A frown spread across my father\u2019s face while my mother climbed out of bed, watching me with confusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d she asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She glanced over my shoulder at Madeline. \u201cIs she throwing a tantrum because Yuvonne got to be a luna of a pack now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My mother\u2019s words hung in the air. Before she could say anything else, I punched the doorframe, and everyone\u2019s attention snapped back to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave you lost your mind?\u201d my father yelled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you not hear what I said?\u201d I shouted back. \u201cThat monster came, and it took her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was about to explain again when my eyes landed on Elara and Bodhi. They stood there, pressed together, watching silently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you have so much blood on you?\u201d my mother asked. \u201cAnd what monster?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She finally snapped out of it and rushed over once she noticed the scratches and injuries covering my body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI just told you,\u201d I cried. \u201cit took my daughter away.\u2018\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait, Baxter, calm down. What monster?\u201d my father asked me. As he studied my eyes for a moment longer, he realized what I was talking about.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
25Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
But it was my children who spoke up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe monster with the wings. The bad bird. He came and took her,\u201d Bodhi cried out, while Elara buried her face in her hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCome here, kids. We will find her, okay?\u201d my father told them as he quickly reached for the children and pulled them into a hug.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stood beside the couch, feeling defeated, when my mother turned on me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA monster fucking came here, and what the fuck were you doing?\u201d she screamed, slapping my chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat if it had gotten inside?\u201d she continued, placing a hand against her chest as she complained. Of course, to her, her own safety meant everything.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing, Eugenia?\u201d my father finally spoke up against my mother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was the first time I had ever heard him raise his voice at her, and I could tell she did not like it. She stared at him in disbelief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you think it is strange that an alpha was right outside, and a monster came, attacked him and his wife, and also took his daughter?\u201d my mother screamed, running her hands through her hair. \u201cWhat would have stopped the monster from attacking us?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat would not happen. The monster does not come inside the house,\u201d I told her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I said the truth instantly to comfort her, even though her words stayed in my mind. She was not wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had been right there. If I had my alpha strength, I would have tackled it, at least long enough for my wife and child to get inside the cabin. I felt like a loser.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, sorry. I forgot you cannot even do anything. Why? Because you fucking let the crown be snatched away from you. So tell me again, Baxter, how is the rogue life, huh? How does it feel to be a fallen alpha? Did you protect the children you left the crown for?\u201d my mother screamed, going on and on. (1\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stood in front of her. I knew I had to go to my kids. I knew I had to wake up my wife, but I could not move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt like if I did, I would be seen. And for the first time, I wanted to disappear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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