Chapter 94 - Things Going Terribly Wrong

Madeline gulped.

She had a habit of making dangerously bad decisions these past few days. Things were on the verge of going terribly wrong, although nothing happened… yet. 

'Oh, I shouldn't think something's going to happen. Wouldn't want to jinx it,' Madeline thought to herself. 

She sighed, "I can't believe breakfast is over so soon."

"As I said before, we should definitely do this again sometime."

"What about we meet again for lunch?" Madeline questioned, looking at Briar and Indiana to see what they thought and if they were free. 

"Sure," Briar and Indiana said in unison. 

"So, see you for lunch then," Briar said to the two of the ladies sitting across from her. 

They exchanged goodbyes before they were on their separate ways, Briar and Indiana off to retire to their rooms whilst Madeline took a couple of cupcakes and the leftover ice wine for Emilio to eat. 

Emilio's ears perked up as he heard footsteps approaching his jail. 

Oh yes, he considered it a jail. 

But, it seemed like now there was a visitor approaching. 

He hoped it was Madeline. 

He wanted to see her and only her, no one else.

And as he had hoped, it was Madeline coming to visit him. 

"Hello," Madeline greeted, confused as to how to start an actual conversation between him and Emilio. 

How else could she start a conversation? They didn't have a close relationship, they were practically strangers! 

"You came," Emilio noted, unable to see Madeline's face although he was able to recognize her voice in an instant. 

"I did."

"And I brought breakfast."

Emilio felt touched. Madeline thought of him and even brought him something to eat, how sweet was that? 

He was beginning to starve here. Back in his cave, he was able to lure animals and feasted on them whenever he pleased. 

Here? His actions were far more limited. Heck, he could barely move here. 

"You did?" He asked as his voice cracked whilst he wondered if this was some kind of joke she was playing.

He hoped not, he had already gotten his hopes up and was all emotional. 

"I did," Madeline confirmed. 

She unlocked the door, placing a bag of treats for Emilio to help himself to. 

Emilio knew better than to invite Madeline in. 

He wouldn't let himself in either if he were her. 

Opening the bag, Emilio braced himself for disappointment.

Plot twist, Madeline brought him nothing. 

But she wouldn't do that… 

Would she? 

'She probably still hates me,' Emilio thought to himself, frowning. 

Xavier knew what he was doing when he threatened Emilio and made him stay in that room.

Emilio could've left at any time he wanted to, but when he was told what was on the line - Madeline's life - he stayed. 

If he left and tried wreaking havoc on Eudora, there was practically no one left there other than Indiana, Briar and Madeline. 

And who in their right mind would harm their children?

Emilio, actually - before he discovered Madeline was his daughter, of course.

Had Madeline not been his daughter… 

As much as Emilio didn't want to admit it, she probably would've been left for dead somewhere. 

But, before he could've killed her, he found out she was his daughter, which obviously changed things.

Emilio was thankful he got the chance to get to know Madeline better. 

The fact that Cornelia hadn't also helped.

Well, she had the chance, she just gave it away. Emilio was never given the chance so now that he was, he wouldn't let it go. He'd fight as hard as he could if it meant he could have a stable if not loving relationship with his daughter. 

He and Madeline were going through a rough patch - of sorts - but once this was done with, who knows? 

'Maybe I'll finally do something right in my life, what with all the mistakes I've made in the past.' 

If only Madeline knew he felt this way, all she knew was that he'd go along with how she wanted to go about things. 

He wanted to change. 

He wanted to do something right. And he took everything as best as he could since he thought he deserved it. 

Sure, after everything he had done to Eudora, he did, but this was not about Eudora. This was about him and Madeline.

Madeline never got to know her mother. She grew up with adoptive parents and was unaware of what she actually was, being under the impression that she was a human until recently. 

Who did that to someone? 

Who hid the fact that their adoptive daughter was inhuman?

Were they - like Madeline - unaware of it?

If yes, that was reason enough. But if they knew all along, how cruel were they to have hidden it from her?

Couldn't they have at least told her when she was of age?

Why did Madeline have to find out her true heritage from someone else?

She had the right to know long before she actually found out. 

It was crazy! 

Emilio didn't spend any time pitying himself.

The only person who deserved pity? Madeline. 

And to make things worse, her biological mother seemed to want nothing to do with her. 

He respected Madeline for not letting that get to her. Even if she was adopted, he reckoned it hurt. 

She had been wronged in the past, so he was trying his best to make up for it even if he had little to no part to play in it, excluding the time where he tried killing her.

'Even if it takes a million apologies and me having to do whatever Madeline wants for her to forgive me? It is worth it. She is my daughter, and I am trying to make up for lost time so if this is what I have got to do, then so be it.' 

Madeline closed the door before she took a seat on the floor outside the room, not leaving her father's side. 

[Author's Note: Emilio's trapped in a hut.]