LOGINSilver:Things were moving rather fast now. As I stood in my spot, I watched the crowd cheer for Elgin as he was crowned in my father’s place. The council members were here. Everyone was here. Of course, Graham was here too.Elgin wanted Baxter to arrive, but it seemed like Baxter did not care.I kept telling him that Baxter was the kind of friend who only cared about the woman he was with.Somehow, that hurt Elgin. He said he knew Madeline would not be with Baxter because she was stubborn and firm.I did not know how to tell him that she had been with all of them before as well.I had prepared a beautiful gold gown for the evening, but there was another issue.Every time I made eye contact with Elgin’s royal beta, my ex, I noticed him staring at me a little too long.Mathew had been trying to start something between us, and I had been shutting him down.Still, I wondered how long I could keep that up.Especially after yesterday, when I barged into his room and saw him unclothed, my t
Baxter:The way she moved made me worry for her.She wrapped her arms around me and began to cry, breaking down as if she had been holding in pain for far too long."Yuvonne, are you okay?" I asked, hugging her back and gently rubbing her back."No, I'm not okay. I'm not okay here," she cried.When she tried to pull away, I kept her close and carefully tucked strands of her hair behind her ear."Take me with you," she pleaded."What?" I asked, confused and hesitant."Please take me with you. Take me anywhere, but take me away from here. I want to get away from these people, please," she begged, pressing her palms together in front of her.I stood there in complete shock."Yuvonne, you will not be happy in the woods. Remember what happened. You will not feel safe," I told her, trying to make her understand that the world outside her home was still dangerous.Even we did not have a home, I did not know how we would take care of her. She needed help. She needed support. She was already d
Baxter:"She survived the worst nightmares then," she added. "You have no idea. Once they get too comfortable, they turn into the worst monsters. I cannot forget their faces. They were horrible people." She paused, taking deep breaths.“Although I know she must have been traumatized, I am glad they did not reach the point they did with me,” The way she spoke did not sound like the same Yuvonne I had known.She looked different and shaken. Guilt had been building inside me the entire time I watched her."Yuvonne, we trapped them," I told her.As soon as I said that, the expression on her face went flat."The three men?" she asked softly."Yes," I replied. "Madeline presented herself as bait, and they took it. Two of them were already looking for women and had reached our shelter. I think it is safe to say we took our anger out on them. They died a painful death. Their limbs were detached one by one while they were alive, and then their remains were burned into ashes."As I spoke, I not
Baxter:When our car pulled up at Yuvonne's house, I noticed her mother standing in the doorway.She was trying to be sneaky, but I caught a glimpse of her anyway.The way she ran inside with a smirk on her lips, almost looking too excited, already set off alarm bells in my head.After I got out of the car with my mother, I stepped into the house, and just as I expected, Yuvonne's mother was blocking my view, standing in front of me with a very sad look on her face.I would never accuse, blame, or question a victim, but when it came to her family, I could not be so certain. Just a moment ago, she had been excited to see me, almost as if her plan had worked, and now she was in tears."Alpha Baxter, I'm so glad you have arrived," she told me softly, rubbing her hands together in a nervous motion."Just Baxter. I'm no longer an Alpha," I replied.I wanted to remind her that she did not need to focus on the title anymore.I was not the one she would want for her daughter.But the moment
Yuvonne:"Yuvonne, get ready. Baxter is coming with his mother." I heard my mother's voice echo in the room as she opened the door with a thud.I jolted awake under my blanket. Every time somebody made loud noises around me, I got scared.I hated that I was feeling this way. I missed my old self, but the news itself made me happy."Really? He is coming over?" I asked my mother, smiling at her.It was the same broken smile that my mother said gave her the chills, but I could not help it."Yes. He is coming over. His mother just texted me." She repeated herself quickly, reaching the closet to grab me a new dress.I had been in one dress, and I had been able to change. I changed out of those clothes.I could never wear them again, but after that I did not feel like getting ready. If I am honest, I hated my body."What are you doing? Do not pick anything too flashy. I do not want to attract attention," I said gently, sitting up and making sure the blanket was covering me."You need to stop
Baxter:It was as if Madeline knew I wanted to go. I had promised Yuvonne once that I would take good care of her.That was when Madeline was not back. That was right after Yuvonne had taken care of me.I could not look away from her when she needed help, especially because she had helped me a lot.Back when I was alone, Yuvonne would sneak out. There was so much that happened, and she stood with me through all of it.With that being said, when I heard what happened to her, I felt my whole world crumble.It was as if another woman had suffered because she relied on me, and I turned out to be someone who was not very competent.I could tell that Madeline knew I wanted to go.So for her to come out and make the decision for me, she also let my mother know that I was not the one making the choice and betraying Madeline.Instead, it seemed as if she made the decision, and that was why I was going."Well then, there is a car parked outside. If you want to go, I can take you there right now







