Madeline:I gulped because it wasn’t a good sign, and I didn’t want him to sense her scent. I had to distract him, to pull his attention away from her.“Elgin, you’re supposed to take care of the kid when you’re with her,” I hissed at him.“I just looked away for a second and she was gone—,” he muttered.The minute I noticed, his attention was back on my daughter. I tried to pull her away, but by this point, it was getting too serious. I could either sit with him or step aside to grab the pendant and put it on my daughter. I decided to go for it.I stretched my arm, almost falling to the side, grabbed the pendant, and returned to my spot, trying to pull my daughter back from him. As I did, I started to put the pendant around the crying Elara. It broke me because I knew she wanted my comfort, and here I was, focused on a pendant."What the fuck is wrong with you?" Elgin hissed, almost slapping my hand away, and the pendant fell. He noticed it, then looked at me.Then he looked back at
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