Baxter:
I had been sitting, thinking about the way little Elara had asked Madeline about me.
I didn’t know why, but at that moment I wanted to see everyone’s reaction, especially Madeline’s.
She thought I wasn’t fit to be anyone’s mate, husband, or father.
But her child saw me differently, and that made me curious about what she truly thought.
I sat quietly in my room, waiting for a few hours to pass.
I wanted to be with the kids again and maybe arrange dinner outside.
Using the kids as an excuse, I planned to take Madeline out and spend time with them, without the other two alphas.
My phone suddenly started beeping.
The moment I saw the caller ID, I snapped out of my thoughts and sat up straight.
“Hello?” I answered, probably sounding colder than I intended.
“Can you please com
