Chapter 645

Elgin:

It felt like my pride had been shattered.

The way Madeline had beaten me left me humiliated.

Fine, I knew she was a Grey Wolf.

She was powerful.

She was meant to be powerful.

But at the very least, I should have been able to land one hit on her.

Something to prove that I could defend myself against her.

But that never happened.

And it broke something inside me.

Then anger tore through me, and I decided I was going to punish her.

And what better way to do that?

My eyes shifted toward the cabin, and I realized that was where she had definitely hidden her children.

My daughter.

While she remained busy fighting the other monsters and warriors outside, I quietly slipped away and headed toward the cabin.

A few warriors followed behind me just in case.

We had already seen Lady Eugenia enter the cabin earlier.

If she transformed, she could still cause trouble.

However, the moment I broke down the door and stepped inside, I realized she was simply standing there with Bodhi behind her.

Bodhi stood beside Elara, holding her hand while she cried.

I could only imagine what those two must have felt hearing the screams and chaos from outside.

“Hey, it’s me. Daddy,” I said to Elara.

Truthfully, I was only taking her back because I wanted to punish Madeline.

That had been my plan from the beginning.

I already had two daughters.

Elara was nothing more than a responsibility to me because she carried my blood.

And in the end, she was someone I could use for one final strike against Madeline.

The moment Lady Eugenia saw me moving toward the children, she grabbed Bodhi’s hand and pulled him behind her.

That was when I realized where her loyalty truly lay.

Her affection, her care, her protectiveness, all of it was for the child who belonged to her son.

At that moment, she was not thinking about anyone else. She was thinking like Bodhi’s grandmother.

Elara stood there helplessly, staring at us.

“No! She’s my sister!” Bodhi screamed, hitting Lady Eugenia with her tiny fists.

However, Lady Eugenia only looked me straight in the eye before crouching down to pick Bodhi up.

“In war, everyone suffers losses,” she said calmly. “Whether you win or lose, you take whatever you can and run with it.”

The meaning behind her words was clear.

She was telling me to take Elara.

So I did.

I lunged forward and grabbed her.

“No! Let go! You are not my daddy!” Elara cried, fighting me with everything she had.

She scratched me and hit my chest repeatedly, but her tiny attacks did nothing to me.

I was wearing nothing except a pair of shorts since I had only recently shifted.

Her small hands pinched and scraped against my bare skin as I carried her.

The warriors stayed close beside me.

I watched Lady Eugenia rush toward the kitchen before quickly moving out of my way.

That was when I ran toward the back door.

I had no intention of facing Madeline again.

She was in that monstrous form, and if she saw me with Elara, she would fucking kill

me.

However, the moment I stepped outside, I heard growls and the heavy beating of wings.

“It’s the monster,” one of the

warriors informed me. “Everybody is Occupied over there with the winged monster.”

“Good. Then let’s leave quickly,” I told them.

“What about your mother? Lady Abigail? Lord John?” the warrior asked.

I immediately realized that was going to become a problem.

“Listen carefully,” I ordered. “I’ll take my daughter to the car. You go get my mother Once we’re inside t the

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I tightened my hold on Elara before continuing.

“But make sure my mother gets out alive, even if the others can’t be saved.”

The warning in my voice was enough.

Since he belonged to my pack, he understood exactly what I meant.

“I don’t want to go anywhere with you!”

As Elara sereamed again, I realized the only way she would accept me was if she became frightened enough to believe her father was the only person who could protect her.

So I slowly pulled her away from me and turned her toward the other side of the

cabin.

The sky there looked stained red with blood.

It was terrifying.

I felt Elara’s body shudder slightly.

“See that?” I murmured, pointing toward the sky.

Even I was afraid.

I needed to get away, but first, I had to make her listen.

“There’s the monster,” I muttered as I watched the winged creature carry an alpha

away in its claws.

My body shuddered again. The sight was horrifying.

“Daddy—it’s—” Elara whimpered, clutching tightly to me. “What is that?”