Chapter 664
Madeline:
“You thought you got rid of me?” Byron joked, making me smile.
“I’m so glad you’re up again,” I said softly.
With a nod of his head, he acknowledged both our relief and how much he had worried us.
“I still don’t understand how a scratch could be that poisonous,” Byron commented.
He reached toward the back of his neck, but a fresh herbal paste was wrapped around the wound and secured with plastic bandages.
“You’d be surprised what Lady Eugenia is capable of,” Ron hissed, likely remembering our conversation from the other night.
“Tell me,” Byron insisted.
Before Ron could answer, I raised a finger.
“Actually, I have better news for both of you. How about we talk about that first? Something good to sweeten the mood.”
A smile spread across my face.
I could already tell they were surprised to see me smiling.
With everything that had happened, the Madeline they knew would have been sitting here with tears in her eyes.
“Since you’re both here, I have something important to share. Something very interesting.”
I spoke as though I were about to deliver an award-winning speech.
I gestured for Ron to sit beside Byron, and once he did, I pulled out my phone.
Then I played the videos I had downloaded from the livestream.
They watched silently.
Meanwhile, I hurried behind the couch to watch the videos again.
No matter how many times I saw them, they still made me happy.
I had even watched them multiple times just to see if I could spot Elara.
When I couldn’t find her, I realized Elgin must have been keeping her somewhere else.
Once the video ended, the two men started turning toward me.
Byron couldn’t move very quickly, so I rushed forward and snatched the phone from their hands, grinning proudly.
“How did you pull that off?” Byron asked, his eyebrows scrunching together.
I shrugged with a grin.
“I’m only getting started, Byron.”
My voice hardened as memories of Elgin and the way he had treated me and my children resurfaced.
“They’ve taken too much from me.”
My tone grew colder.
“That was their biggest mistake. They left me with nothing to lose. They left me with no fear.”
My fists clenched.
I looked down at the screen before meeting their eyes again.
“So now I’m going to show them exactly what a Gray Wolf is capable of.”
My jaw tightened.
“They wanted a monster.” I held up the phone and smirked.
“Then I’ll show them a real monster.”
I finished with complete determination, my grip tightening around the phone.
I wasn’t stopping here.
There were more plans already in motion.
Much worse ones.
Because Kaylee had yet to face the consequences of her disgusting actions.
“But you need to be careful, Madeline. You know what kind of people they are.”
Ron continued explaining why I needed to slow down, but as I shook my head, he already understood.
I wasn’t going to listen to anyone anymore.
I had tasted blood, and now I had a taste for it.
As I looked back at them, a strange pain suddenly shot through my chest.
It felt old somehow, as if it had come from the past and only now decided to surface.
I clutched my chest and dropped to my knees.
Ron instantly rushed to my side.
Byron struggled to his feet, but he managed to make it over.
“Madeline! Are you okay?” Ron asked, helping me up.
“Ah!”
I screamed again as another wave of pain struck me.
My eyebrows knitted together so tightly that I could feel the strain in my forehead.
“This pain-“
My voice broke as I bit down on my lower lip.
“What is it?” Byron asked.
His eyes widened.
“Is she having a heart attack?”
The moment he said it, my blood ran cold.
I was too young to be having a heart attack.
A normal werewolf shouldn’t have one at this age.
Still, after everything I had been through, I supposed it wasn’t impossible.
But I refused to believe it.
“No,” I grunted, shaking my head.
Then, as suddenly as it had appeared, the pain vanished.
“Are you okay?” Ron asked again.
“Are you still in pain?”
Slowly, I straightened my back.
I tilted my head, confused by what had just happened.
The pain had been swift and it left just like that as well. Almost as though something inside me had awakened.
And now it is gone.
“Yes—it’s gone,” I muttered, almost asking myself the question. “You need to rest. You’re taking too much stress from everything.” Ron helped me to my feet, even though I felt completely fine now. “Yeah, I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”
I waved him off.
“Just make sure Byron gets some
rest. I gathered fresh herbs, and bet
prepare a new batch of
medicine
n.”
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I spoke absentmindedly as I walked out onto the front porch for some fresh air.
My eyes immediately landed on the monster.
It was still there.
Watching and waiting.
A strange feeling settled in my chest.
What was happening?
Something had shifted.
Something was changing.
Needing to clear my head, I walking down the trail to
Just t
my phone beeped
I glanced down at the screen.
A message.
The sender was Mathew.
Mathew:
finally come out of her castle. She’s
con expected, Kaylee has
headed over to Elgin’s. I’ll figure??@
Yout
what they’re up to and let you now.
I stared at the message for a moment before slipping my phone back into my pocket.
Finally,
The beginning of Kaylee’s downfall.