362\u2013The Stupid Ex Came To Confront Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
Madeline:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh no, I\u2019ve asked everyone around. Nobody from any pack knows about it. The they\u2019re pretty scared too,\u201d one of the alphas from the tenth pack we had visi saddened, as if he wanted to offer his apologies for my daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s alright,\u201d I uttered, even though he had not said it aloud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
found out recently, and\u00a0<\/p>\n
replied, looking\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, thank you so much,\u201d Ron told him, and we began to step back toward the vehicle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMadeline, everything will be fine. Don\u2019t worry. We\u2019ll find it. We\u2019ll find where it started,\u201d he reassured me, gently touching my elbow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s why you\u2019re sticking with her? Because you\u2019re waiting for a moment to fuck her?\u201d an irritating yet familiar voice interrupted us. (1\u00a0<\/p>\n
We both snapped our heads around to see Graham striding toward us, the strong wind forcing his eyes shut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The weather was stormy, and I was already feeling worn down. Maybe it was because after the fifth pack we still had not found anything, not a single clue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or maybe it was something else inside me, something that kept telling me it wasn\u2019t over, that I was going to be hit with even worse news, though I could not understand what it was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right now, my focus shifted to Graham.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease tell him to walk away, or I\u2019ll lose my mind,\u201d I said to Ron, turning my back to Graham.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy? Because you can\u2019t face me for what you did to my daughter?\u201d Graham demanded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment those words left his mouth, I snapped my head back, though I still did not turn to face him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs this how you took your anger out on me? By not protecting my daughter so she could be taken away?\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before he could say anything more, I spun around and struck him hard. My ha impact, and his face snapped to the side. My handprint appeared on his che\u00a0<\/p>\n
ed immediately from the\u00a0<\/p>\n
stantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He clenched his jaw and stepped toward me in a threatening manner, squaring up to me. Ron quickly moved between us and shoved him back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what? You\u2019re a jerk, Graham,\u201d Ron snapped. \u201cShe\u2019s been through enough because of you, and now you come here accusing her of something she didn\u2019t do? Is this what you do every day, think of excuses to accuse Madeline just so you can stay in contact with her?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Ron spoke, I raised my hand to stop him. I could handle this myself. Ron stepped aside, and I moved forward, staring Graham straight in the eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo you think I\u2019m the reason our daughter isn\u2019t with us today?\u201d I asked, my eyes burning as the reminder of my daughter threatened to overwhelm me again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy, isn\u2019t it the truth? How is it possible that others survived?\u201d he argued, gesturing vaguely, leaving me with\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
362\u2013The Stupid Ex Come To Confront Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
more than enough to say in response.\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25 Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe you\u2019re forgetting that the people who took the roof over my head were you and Elgin. You\u2019re the reason I\u2019ve been living on top of the mountains,\u201d I began, my voice steady despite everything behind it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything was fine until you opened your mouth and decided to tell everyone you keep your daughter with you. Then you decided, oh wait, I have another daughter of need this one, right? She\u2019s easily discarded. Correct?\u201d I continued, my emotions risi\u00a0<\/p>\n
marry me and why would I\u00a0<\/p>\n
oke.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Graham shifted uneasily and glanced around, as if searching for support from somewhere unseen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd for you to say I didn\u2019t make efforts to save my daughter is exactly because this is who you are. You chose your unborn child over your daughter. That\u2019s your guilt talking,\u201d I yelled at him, then shoved him back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This time, he looked down. He even looked guilty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just that I heard that you\u2013\u201d he muttered, scrambling for words, staring at the ground like the moron he\u00a0<\/p>\n
was.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou heard from who, huh? Who was there that night? No one. It was just me, my husband, my children, and that fucking monster,\u201d I screamed again, tears rolling down my face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My fingernail nearly dug into my skin as I pointed at myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was just us. And if there was somebody else, then fuck that person for not stepping up. And fuck you for thinking I\u2019m anything like you, that I would be disgusting enough to take my anger out on my daughter,\u201d I screamed, over and over, until I hiccupped. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
I took a deep breath and pointed at Graham.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even see you when I look at her. So how would I take my anger out on her because of you? You\u2019re nothing to me, Graham. There are times when days go by and I don\u2019t even remember your name. Not a single thought crosses my mind. That\u2019s how little you mean to me,\u201d I continued. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t even hate you anymore. I\u2019m glad you stepped away so I could be with-\u201cI paused when I saw Elgin appear behind him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He must have heard his friend had lost his mind and decided to show up as well. It die\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m glad both of you stepped back so I could be with Baxter, the only man I\u2019ve eve I want to be with,\u201d I finished. 3\u00a0<\/p>\n
As soon as I said it, I wrapped my arms around myself and started to cry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ron stepped closer and gave my hand a gentle squeeze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was when Elgin cleared his throat and pointed at me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had a crush on us too,\u201d he remarked. 1\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t understand what he was trying to say, but I shook my head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
D me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
d and the only man\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou? You both took advantage of my crush,\u201d I snapped. \u201cSo no, I\u2019m not afraid to say I forced myself to have a crush on you just so I could get over Baxter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/3\u00a0<\/p>\n
362\u2013The Stupid Ex Come To Confront Me\u00a0<\/p>\n
The moment I said it, their faces went completely blank.\u00a0<\/p>\n
362\u2013The Stupid Ex Came To Confront Me\u00a0 Madeline:\u00a0 \u201cOh no, I\u2019ve asked everyone around. Nobody from any pack knows about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-no-daddy-novel-by-novelnozi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19731,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19563\/revisions\/19731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}