Chapter 59 - What's My Definition Of Things Going Right?

"Curse these soundproof walls, I can't hear anything," Briar said as she placed her ear on one of Xavier's office's walls, trying to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Adrian asked her, "What are you even trying to do?" 

"Xay's office has soundproof walls, you and I both know that."

Briar was appalled, having never heard the beta of her pack address the alpha as… 'Xay'. It was strange hearing Xavier being called that after she'd gotten used to hearing him being addressed as 'Alpha Xavier', or 'Eudora's Alpha'. 

And besides, Xavier wasn't just any alpha, he was the alpha of one of the world's most powerful werewolf packs. Heck, every one of Xavier's predecessors was descendants of the first werewolf. 

They killed each other in battle and overthrew one of them. It was like a record that repeated itself again, and again, and again. 

However, it was different this time around. For the first time in a millennium, the title of alpha had been passed down to someone that wasn't directly related to the first-ever werewolf that roamed Alaric. 

And yet, Xavier had earned the respect of practically everyone in the pack, with some as exclusions, but they never thought to speak out in fear their alpha would duly punish them. 

Indeed, they had all the right to be terrified of Xavier. He'd defeated Emilio after all, and it was no simple task. Compared to Emilio, Xavier was better liked. The way Emilio ruled the pack paled in comparison to how Xavier did. He was a far better alpha than Emilio ever was. 

Say, if the pack were to discover that Emilio had a daughter that was half-werewolf as well as half-witch… it'd be a whole ordeal of its own. 

Obviously, Madeline would be set to have to challenge Xavier, but then there's how the two of them were soulmates! They couldn't possibly hurt each other. 

So with all of this, how would the pack possibly react to Madeline's true identity?

Cornelia and Emilio… what an incredible pairing. 

Who would've thought the human that stumbled upon Eudora turned out to be their daughter? 

Any alpha in Xavier's position would've begun plotting ways to rid of her, or ways to kill her without having to hurt her himself… and yet Xavier didn't do such a thing. 

He was still in a state of shock. 

It was a theory. An explanation to all the things Madeline was capable of doing. 

Now, it was real. It was a fact. 

His friend. Emilio's daughter. 

The person that everyone would've thought threatened his position as alpha with the blood that flowed through her veins. 

Of course, Madeline didn't know anything. She was innocent. 

She was bound to figure things out eventually, but now she was oblivious. 

Emilio looked like he was about to pass out on the spot. 

Tyrant Emilio say bye bye. 

At the current moment, he was a normal man that had just discovered he was a father. That his lover had birthed a child he knew nothing about. A child he was kept away from for years, no decades! 

Emilio grumbled, 'When I find that woman, I'll--' 

He paused, remembering he hadn't any idea where she was. 

He could sense her. That she was alive and well. The question was… where was she? 

And how dare she keep this secret from him? How dare she keep the fact that they had a daughter? 

Come to think of it, Madeline was the spitting image of her mother. 

Her hair, the shape of her mouth, he could go on and on. 

Had his denial blinded him?

Had it prevented him from believing the one thing that changed his life completely? 

The answer was a yes. It had. 

"So, uhm," Madeline began, shifting uncomfortably. 

"You're my biological dad?" 

"Does that mean I have powers? And does that mean I'm… what, half a werewolf?" 

Xavier stared at her incredulously. So she just found out Emilio was her father and those were her questions?

He was confused as to whether or not to be amazed or terrified. This woman-- 

Her first concern was whether or not she had powers? Was he missing something here? 

Madeline caught Xavier staring at her. 

"What?" She questioned, looking at him innocently. 

Emilio stared blankly at the petri dish, too stunned to say anything. 

"Nothing," Xavier said, waving his hand dismissively.

'What's going on? What did I miss?' Adrian asked Xavier using their mind link. 

Xavier answered absentmindedly, 'Madeline is Emilio's daughter.'

'E-eh? H-how… have you done the test?' 

'I have.' 

'Then wouldn't that mean-- but you can't harm her!' 

'I know,' Xavier said, seemingly annoyed by his interaction with Adrian.

He cut off the mind link, swiftly ending their conversation and leaving Adrian to have a flabbergasted look plastered across his face. 

"Oh my god," Adrian breathed. 

"What is it?" Briar said, resisting the growing urge to grill him for answers. 

'WHAT'S HAPPENING?' 

Adrian couldn't bring himself to speak. 

"I… I…" 

He stood there, rooted to the ground while he gripped his clipboard tightly in one hand. 

Was Xavier tricking him? 

Madeline couldn't have been Emilio's daughter. She was nothing like him! 

As he ignored Briar's continuous pleas asking him to tell her what was going on, he thought about it more and more, realizing Xavier's theory was right after all. 

Ha! Of course, he was. It was why he was the alpha in the first place. 

Other alphas were more powerful in terms of their powers. Being descendants of the first werewolf, they possessed many special traits of their own. Many traits Emilio had inherited too. 

'I've got to hand it to him, this was completely unexpected but it makes a whole lot of sense,' Adrian scoffed to himself. 

He turned to Briar, finally giving her the answer she'd been waiting for all along. 

Relief washed over Briar the moment she caught Adrian's attention. Albeit that same relief washed away the minute she heard what he had to tell her. 

"Madeline's the ex-alpha's daughter," he said to Briar, awaiting her reaction to the news.