Madeline:
I had to accept the offer because my two children were with me, and they were anxiously waiting to go home. Thankfully, nothing happened on the way.
There was no commotion. We did not have to stop the car, and Graham never stepped out to disturb me.
The ride passed in silence. I stared out the window while my children slept in the backseat, both their heads resting in my lap.
When we finally reached home, I had already texted Lord Jonah to come to the door. He was standing right there, so Graham did not get out of the car.
Lord Jonah picked up Bodhi while I carried Elara, and we went inside together. I did not turn back to look at Graham even once.
“So, how was it? Did the medicine work?” Lord Jonah asked, settling the children in their bedroom.
“It did,” I replied. “It was quite a moment watching those parents hear their children speak again.”
I remembered their cheers and the grateful glances they gave me when their children woke up.
“All in all, it was perfect,” I added, smiling to myself as I thought about helping others again in the morning.
“Whose pack is tomorrow?” he asked, pulling a blanket over the children.
“Elgin’s. Then a few others, and finally Byron’s,” I answered as I stepped out of the room. “I really want to meet Byron and thank him.”
Lord Jonah had grown more mature, especially now that he was no longer under his wife’s influence.
“I am still shocked he is helping anyone,” Lord Jonah remarked as he walked toward the kitchen and began warming food for me.
“Did you bake that lasagna?” I asked, laughing softly.
He nodded.
“I used to be a great cook until Baxter’s mother reminded me that a man should not be in the kitchen,” he said, releasing a quiet sigh.
“That is not true,” I responded. “Men can be great cooks too.”
He smiled at that.
“That was my retirement plan,” he continued. “After stepping down from the crown, I would become a full-time creator, post cooking videos. But lack of support can make you doubt your talent.”
He did not soften the truth.
I nodded, thinking of my own life.
“You need to eat before you sleep,” Lord Jonah said, serving lasagna onto two plates.
“By the way, why are you shocked that Byron is helping someone?” I asked curiously.
When I was still in the werewolf community, Byron and Baxter were not friends. I had never even heard of Alpha Byron back then.
I had my own problems in the past. But I knew they were not close. So they must have become friends after I left.
I just never understood why Baxter’s parents hate his friends so much.”
“That is because of how he was known,” Lord Jonah answered.
I took a bite of the lasagna, and my eyes closed automatically as I savored the taste.
“See? I am a good cook,” he added.

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