Chapter 256

256 – We Have A Guest

Madeline:

“It was my first time alone in the woods. I thought monsters and animals would be what I would be saving myself from. But no, those men appeared out of nowhere,” she spoke softly, not raising her eyes from the ground.

Every few seconds, she would burst into tears, then bury her face in her hands and shake her head. I felt my heart break for her.

After I woke up and washed my face and hands, I returned to the shelter to find her sitting still.

I had to ask Baxter to somehow keep my children busy because they were beginning to ask a lot of questions about who she was. 1

Because of what had happened earlier with that family, my kids were no longer very welcoming toward a stranger, and I understood why.

However, her state was fragile too, so I had to make sure I was comforting her.

“What happened then?” I asked her, feeling terrible that I had to be the one to hear all of this.

“They started asking me questions. They made it seem like they really needed help. They asked me where I was staying, if I had any food on me because they needed food. I barely had anything, and I gave it to them, thinking I was helping,” she explained.

Then she stopped speaking. Her body began to shudder.

“The three of them started to touch me,” she mumbled, rubbing her face hard until it turned red.

“There were three of them?” I asked her.

She gulped.

“They looked worse than monsters. There was no emotion on their faces. They seemed like they had been living in the woods forever. They were experienced. They lied to me,” she continued, her voice breaking as she covered her face again and cried.

“And the sad thing is, there are no rules. I know I will never get justice. They just took my innocence and left,” she added, breaking down again.

Suddenly, she began to slap herself.

“It is all my fault. I should not have been alone,” she cried.

I immediately grabbed her hands, trying to calm her down, but she started scratching her face and her body. Seeing her like that terrified me.

My kids suddenly ran in to see what was happening.

“Kids, go outside and bring Baxter in,” I told them, but the three of them stood frozen, watching her struggle.

My heart broke for her, but she was going to hurt herself if she did not stop.

Thankfully, Baxter arrived and was able to hold her wrists and pin her down.

I could tell that being held by him caused her even more distress, but it was necessary.

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Earlier, he had made a paste of wolfsbane in case anyone attacked us, but at that moment, she needed it most.

I grabbed a small amount of the paste and pressed her cheeks, forcing her mouth open.

Then I slipped a little wolfsbane inside, watching as she slowly weakened and drifted into sleep.

After she had gone to sleep, I worked with my children, with Baxter beside me.

“Mommy, who is she? I do not like her,” Elara stated, mentioning how loudly the wornan had been screaming

“Do not say that, Elara. She is distressed,” I told her, warning her with a look and shaking my head.

“But she screamed so loudly. I do not like it,” she grunted, stomping her foot before wandering away.

“Mommy, do not worry. Elara is just being dramatic. That lady seems really upset,” Bodhi remarked.

He acted differently, and he always made me proud of him.

“I will go talk to Elara,” Bodhi stated as he stepped away, acting like the responsible young man he was. Just like his father, Gina followed after him.

After the three of them left, I looked at Baxter.

“What are we going to do? She is in a really bad state,” I told him. He stood with his hands on his waist, and I felt bad for him. He had been working tirelessly to build a home for us.

“And she told me there were three men. She did not know them. They just appeared out of nowhere. It seems like they target new members of the rogue community, or maybe anyone they come across,” I informed him.

Baxter clenched his jaw and nodded.

“Well then, I am going to find them,” he stated, his eyes narrowing.

“I am going to punish them so hard p>

I noticed his face turning red, and I knew why. A distant memory and his own pain had probably surfaced.

I could tell that even though he said he did not want to keep this woman with us, part of him felt responsible for her.

That came from the fact that he once had a sister too.

At that moment, I decided something. I was going to help him get justice for this woman, and I knew how to do it. I had to become the bait to lure them in.

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