Chapter 606

Madeline:

“What are you saying? He is gone?” Lady Eugenia yelled.

In the last few minutes, I had been trying to explain everything the doctor had told me and everything I knew so far.

“I do not know what to say anymore,” I said, almost breaking down again.

“Well, you are not coming back without my son, so you better find him, because it was your idea to put him in that coffin,” she screamed, making me grip the phone tightly.

“But that was the only way to protect him, to wake him up,” I replied, reminding her that his condition had been bad. “I did whatever I could to ensure his safety.”

“Well then, is he alive? Is he here with us? Then how did your plan work? How did any of your plan work?” she shouted, throwing my failure back at me.

“Well, I guess we should all just admit it. Madeline, you are a fucking failure. And you are cursed. Whatever you touch turns into stone. A fucking stone!”

Her words made my heart pound louder in my chest.

I started to sniffle, trying to hold back my tears, but it was getting harder and harder.

“I will let you know when I find any information.”

I cut the call immediately, realizing she was only adding to my stress.

As the call ended, I turned to go back inside and check the progress, when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

The way the fingers dug into my skin made me turn around instantly in defense. I was ready to throw hands.

But the people in front of me made me even more furious and alert.

“Where are you going?” the woman demanded.

I remembered that couple. They were the same ones who had stopped me when I was trying to help Yuvonne. The same black-haired man with the mustache who had broken the bottle.

He stayed far back in the crowd, almost like he knew his presence would anger me. And it did.

“Do not touch me again,” I warned the woman, reminding her not to put her hands on me.

“Really? Our children are suffering, and you are just walking around doing nothing?” she screamed, the others nodding in agreement.

I stared at their faces in disbelief, then decided to walk past them and go back inside.

I had already made up my mind that I was not going to help them. There was no point in arguing anymore.

“Hey, you cannot do this! You cannot walk away!” her husband shouted, rushing ahead to block my path.

“Have you lost your mind? Let go! Get away from me!” I yelled, shoving him aside. But I did not understand what was wrong with my wolf either.

Why was she refusing to wake up? I needed her more than ever, and she had been so quiet.

“Did you see that? She put her hands on me! She knows our children are suffering, yet she keeps causing trouble!” the man shouted, drawing attention.

And he did. Everyone turned to look at me, their expressions filled with disbelief, as if my anger was unjustified.

“So what if we broke one bottle? So what if someone died? There are too many lives at risk. Do those lives not,

matter?”

atter?” the woman yelled, dismissing my loss as if it meant nothing.

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“Yeah, and why do we care so much about a grown woman?” an older woman from

the crowd said, while others nodded along.

“I cannot believe this,” I said in a broken voice.

“She was my sister. You took her from me could have saved her f you had given me just ten minutes. That is all it would have taken.” cried, tears rushing down my face as I remembered how close I had been.

“So this is what happened.”

I flinched at the voice behind me.

I turned and saw Ron standing there, his fists clenched.

Byron rushed forward, stepping between me and the crowd, making sure no one could touch me again.

“Just one Luna? A grown adult? Is that what my Luna means to all of you?” Ron asked, finally confronting them.

“Your Highness, she was not a suitable luna, tried to end her life and even stole a child from you, one of the women said even though she knew the truth She twisted into lies just to escape the blame.

She started ruining Yuvonne’s reputation in front of the Alpha, even when she knew what had really happened.

And I guess that hurt Ron even more, because he already knew the truth. Byron had filled him in on everything, and so had our lawyer.

“Shame on all of you,” Ron hissed, his fists clenched.

“And no, no one will force Madeline, who is under my protection, to perform any duty

she does not want to. She does not owe you anything,” he shouted.

Facing his ruthless pack members, their expressions made it clear they were not happy.

“Your Highness, we understand your pain, but what about our children? What have they done? They are innocent,” a man stepped forward and said.

I noticed the other man. He was gone, along with a few others.

I guessed they had realized I would recognize them too, and they would get into trouble. And I fully intended to make sure they did.

“Well, your impatience cost an innocent person their life. Now you will learn to behave and wait for the right moment instead of trying to take it,” Ron said angrily.

Then he turned to look at me.

“Go home. They are not going to force you to make the medicine,” Ron said.

“And once Yuvonne’s funeral is done, I want you to come and point out the people who stopped you from bringing the cure to her in time.”

This time, he looked me straight in the eye.

And that alone gave me so much courage, because I realized he was no longer holding me accountable for what had happened to his beloved.