Chapter 66

66 –Defending Her? Wrong Move, Alpha Baxter

Madeline:

“What?” Graham looked confused.

I rubbed my face in my hands, trying to calm my nerves. It felt like I had woken up and chosen violence today.

“ I mean, Graham, I don’t want to do anything that could ruin my relationship with my husband. I love him, ” I said quickly, correcting myself even though I didn’t need to.

He should know that having a crush on someone and then being betrayed like that stops a person from feeling anything for them.

“ You can say it a thousand times, but it doesn’t change the fact that he’s not the father of your children. We are. I am,” Graham said firmly. “And Madeline, did you ever think that now that your wolf is awake, you won’t be welcomed in the human world anymore p>

As soon as Graham said that, my muscles tensed.

He wasn’t lying, though. I hadn’t thought about it myself.

So when he reminded me of that rule, I was dumbfounded.

“And for you to go around telling everyone that some human is the father of your child, how do you think they’ll react when you have to stay here, and that human, whoever it is, starts asking for custody? You said yourself he’s the father,” Graham continued, shutting me down completely.

But once he mentioned custody, I realized I didn’t need to worry about it.

“The rule says that if one parent is an active wolf, the child stays with them because the child may have their wolf too. No wolf is allowed in the human land,” I snapped at him, telling him that scaring me wouldn’t work.

“Okay, fine,” he retorted. “But then you’ll have to stay here. Or are you planning to lie about it, go back to the human land, lose control, and hurt someone? What do you think will happen to the children when you’re arrested for hiding your wolf p>

Graham’s words cut deep, pointing out everything I had ignored before.

Now that he mentioned it, I was honestly scared for what my future might look like.

“You’ll have to stay here, Madeline,” he said softly. “I don’t think the human land has a place for you anymore p>

I stared into the distance in silence until someone cleared his throat.

“Baxter? What are you doing here?” Graham asked, turning to him with a confused look.

“So you find every chance to spend time with Madeline,” Baxter said sharply. “And when someone catches you, you take your anger out on them p>

He came closer, throwing accusations at Graham, and I already knew what this was about and who had filled his ears with poison.

“What? What the heck are you talking about?” Graham shot back.

He didn’t seem to catch it right away. He started questioning Baxter about his outburst.

“He’s talking about what Yuvonne told him,” I reminded Graham, noticing the way Baxter gave me a side–eye.

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66–Detending Her Wreng Move, Alpha Blaster

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“Yeah, when you two were out on a date and lied to us about staying in the lobby,” Baxter said, his tone stern.

It was his way of calling us liars.

“ I didn’t know we had to report everything to you two,” I snapped, even as Graham stayed silent.

Of course, they were friends, and he probably felt awkward for threatening his fiancée earlier.

But me?

I could say whatever I wanted. That was the perk of not caring about people who didn’t care about me.

“Fine, don’t report it,” Baxter retorted, “but don’t lie either. Because when you lie, it looks like you’re hiding something p>

Of course it was Baxter. No one could ever beat him with words.

“What exactly is your problem, Baxter?” I snapped. “Did my sister hype you up and send you here to fight with us? Because you’re doing just that, and you expect me to stand here and listen to it p>

I raised my voice, my tone sharper this time.

The look on his face said he was ready to strike back, but I wasn’t done yet,

“Oh, please, stop it. Before you say we were wrong, Sherry was hired by your beloved Yuvonne to catch us on camera,” I hissed, tightening my fists and folding my arms across my chest as I met Baxter’s eyes.

Baxter gave me a strange look, then shook his head as if we were the ones at fault.

“Well, you’re wrong,” he argued. “She hired Sherry afterward because of all the hype. She didn’t even know what the hype was about. She only knew Sherry was trending, so she hired her to report on our engagement ceremony p>

Baxter tried to explain, clearly falling for Yuvonne’s excuses, but I didn’t blame him.

He seemed to love her, so of course he believed her.

“Well, do you believe that? Seriously?” I asked, shifting my weight onto one leg as I watched Baxter’s face.

He was the one who eventually broke eye contact.

“Well, good for you then, but don’t expect me to believe it. Besides, I don’t want to talk about her in my home. You get it?” I hissed, dropping my arms and clenching my fists.

“You’ll have to apologize to her, ” Baxter said, ignoring me as he turned to speak with Graham.

Graham glanced at me, then looked back at Baxter, visibly uneasy.

“I didn’t say anything offensive. I don’t even know what she’s crying over,” Graham muttered.

His tone didn’t carry the same anger or authority Baxter’s did.

I knew their friendship had its own codes, one of which meant showing respect toward each other’s partners.

“But if she’s upset, I’ll make amends with her,” Graham added.

I sighed, placing my hands on my hips and smiling in disbelief.

“Can you please just leave? Both of you. I don’t want you here all the time p>

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66–Defending Her Wrong Move, Alpha Boter

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That was it. I wasn’t going to let them stand in my home and act like I was the villain for hurting that fragile little princess.

“ You’re being childish now,” Baxter shot back. “ Besides, I come here for my child, so you can’t stop me p>

While Graham stayed silent, his gaze soft and uncertain, Baxter made sure to push harder, showing me that no matter what I said, he’d do whatever he wanted.

“Well, I hope I don’t have to pull out the contract again,” I warned. “Go through every clause. You all signed it and shook hands on it before I came back to the werewolf land. And according to that contract, none of you can enter my personal space or talk to my children if I don’t allow it p>

That was my final strike. I watched the defeat spread across Baxter’s face as he realized the truth, they had signed it.

It didn’t matter what they said. I was safe here.

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