로그인Elgin:Everything had been going so well. We were performing well, too.There were a few moments when I lost focus, especially when I looked into Hailey's eyes while she delivered her lines.The pain in her voice unsettled me. I would never treat her differently from Hannah.Then, for the briefest moment, I thought about Elara.I immediately pushed the thought away.I didn't need to feel guilty for her.Her mother had wronged me, and Elara had chosen Baxter as her father.But then something else happened.Everyone's eyes were fixed on the papers, scanning them carefully.“What is going on? It must be a misprint. The reports are fake anyway,” I grunted, snatching the papers and rolling my eyes.However, the teacher with the glasses, the one who had planned this skit, suddenly walked onto the stage, rubbing her hands anxiously.“Everybody listen to her. She's going to tell you it was a fake report and the script got messed up," Silver spoke up first.The crowd immediately burst into lau
Silver:Everything was perfect.Everyone had treated us so well, and now it was finally our turn.Elgin had changed into his costume.We were dressed as old people, whereas our daughters were dressed as mature adults.One was dressed as a lawyer, and the other as a doctor.Now we were on stage, and the performance was going great.Everybody was cheering so loudly for us.I noticed the eyes on us. People seemed so intimidated by us.Hailey, dressed as a doctor, stepped forward while Elgin and I sat on a chair, holding hands.Our hair had been dyed white with temporary dye to make us look old.Hailey looked at us with a frown."You don't care for me as much as you care for Hannah," she complained, looking adorable while trying to deliver a mature speech."That is not true," I replied, delivering my line.Everybody cheered once again.It was as if everyone wanted to stay in my good books because they knew I was the person closest to Elgin.If they ever needed a favour from him, I would p
Elara:I used to see my mama, my daddy, and my two siblings in my dreams.They would tell me how happy they were together, and that I was the only one left behind.One day, I woke up crying and made the mistake of thinking about my father.Not my real father.My fake father.The one who had told me to call him Daddy, or the monster would come and take me away.I only wanted to ask him to take me back to my mama.I wanted to beg him not to send the monster after us. But he got angry.He treated me horribly.The way he grabbed my neck and squeezed my throat terrified me.He scared me more than I could put into words.After that, I couldn't cry in front of him anymore.I just went silent.Sitting on my bed, I curled into myself until I was nothing more than a small ball.I wanted my mama.I wanted to go home.I wanted to be with my daddy Baxter.My daddy was the best.Then Uncle Elgin left, Aunt Rosetta came into the room."What happened to you?" Aunt Rosetta asked."Why are you crying l
Elgin:"Are you talking about the same Madeline everyone calls the Savior?" she asked, looking genuinely confused."Well, she's not just a savior. She does a lot of fucked-up shit."I grew impatient, irritated by the way Rosetta spoke so highly of her."I don't know," Rosetta replied. "Just because she had babies with you and your friends doesn't make her a whore. I'm just saying that all of you were equally involved. You knew she was with someone else, so why would you–"She trailed off and shook her head."Anyway, just go and calm Elara down. And please be gentle with her. She's only a child."It was the first time I had seen Rosetta look so disappointed in me.For a moment, I wondered if I had made a mistake by using those words when talking about Madeline."I will be," I replied with a smile, trying to do some damage control.But the moment I walked into the living room, I hurried toward the room Rosetta had prepared for Elara after letting her sleep in her own bed for a day.The
Elgin:Early that morning, I had received a call from Rosetta saying she couldn't handle Elara, so I had to go to her and deal with the situation myself.In other words, I had to scold the fuck out of her.Her mother had never treated me well.She never saw me as her mate, someone not even worthy of a little attention or affection.And now Elara was sitting on my neck, causing me endless irritation and frustration.I had to leave my daughters, my poor, innocent daughters, and it was one of the hardest things I'd ever had to do."No, Daddy, you're not leaving!" Hailey cried, holding tightly to my arm, while Hannah clung to the other.These two could never do anything to make me hate them.But Elara only had to breathe, and I'd hate her."Kids, don't bother your daddy. He'll be back home before you know it."Silver stepped forward and took hold of their arms, but she couldn't pull them away.The moment she tried, the two started crying even louder.I motioned for Silver to stop and not f
Silver:For four whole days, it felt as though Elgin belonged only to us, me and my daughters.Nothing pulled our attention away from each other.Elgin checked on Elara from time to time, but that was all.He did not visit Rosetta, nor did he talk about her or Elara.For the first time in a long while, I felt genuinely at peace.We spent those days preparing for the skit and trying on costumes.The performance was meant to be comedic with a message.In it, our daughters would play older children while we portrayed their aging parents.One daughter played the troublemaker.She insisted she was not really our child because we supposedly did not care about her.The other daughter, playing the sensible one, would immediately call out the lie.She would produce a DNA test and prove that we were her real parents, leaving the first daughter embarrassed and guilty.The entire thing was ridiculous, but that was what made it so entertaining.The girls loved working together, and seeing them enjo
Madeline:"Is it true, Mommy? Are we Alpha Graham’s children?" Elara asked, and my heart broke for them.The same man who had not wanted me, who had gone on with his life without looking for me, was now demanding a DNA test and trying to take my children.If Gina’s test came back positive, as it wo
Madeline:After I took my babies from them and moved toward the car with Baxter, he carried me and the children back home.Throughout the ride, my kids were crying, yelling, and screaming at one another.Elara kept complaining about why her siblings were not considerate of her and why they were say
Madeline:“I do not know. It is up to them. I will tell you one thing, because now it is between friends, and you know I will always choose you even when you would not choose me.” The words came from deep within him, and I began to wonder why he was saying any of it.Before I asked, he continued.“
Madeline:The storm had finally passed.I gave Nina a sleeping pill to help her relax after I decided it was fine for her to leave, that I was not going to make her stay when she felt like she could not breathe in this air anymore. I could see it in her face.I still did not understand what had hap







