Chapter 108 - Lily The Kitten

"Hold on just one moment."

"Aside from you being my aunt…"

"A couple minutes ago, you were a cat."

"The same cat that listened to me ranting and going about my quarters…"

Madeline didn't finish her sentence.

"Ah right, that."

"Let's not talk about that now," Rosalynn said, dismissing it. 

"You must be wondering what I'm doing here, and why I suddenly changed into a human, no?" Rosalynn asked, her brow raised. 

Madeline nodded, "Of course."

Rosalynn seated herself on Madeline's couch. 

Madeline followed, sitting across from Rosalynn. 

"Originally, I only came for a little visit. Think of it as a little check up to see if you were alright. But then, you spotted me and I realized that my little trip would have to be extended."

"Since I couldn't possibly change into my human form for… certain reasons." 

"Until, you pricked yourself with that needle which would technically mean you were in some form of danger."

She gestured at herself, "So here I am."

"How could Xavier not have realized you were… you in the first place?" Madeline questioned.

Rosalynn chuckled, "You mean that boyfriend of yours?" 

"He saw right through my disguise. But then instead of ratting me out he decided to play it off that he had some allergy to cats."

She walked over to a counter with a pitcher of water and two glasses.

Whilst pouring herself a glass of water, she shrugged, "I don't know why he did it, maybe he wanted it to be a surprise."

"Who knew he'd take Emile's spot as alpha one day? How unexpected of him." 

Madeline inhaled, not paying any heed to whatever Rosalynn was saying. So this entire time. 

This ENTIRE time.

Xavier knew, and he didn't tell her? 

That there was a woman living in the same quarters she was living in, except in the form of a kitten she decided to take in. 

She had been so focused on that one detail, and the fact that Xavier hadn't told her that she hadn't bothered to correct Rosalynn when she had called Xavier her boyfriend. 

Her mind reasoned, 'Hey, look at the bright side, you don't have to give her away anymore. And as an added bonus, you have a magical shapeshifter aunt now!' 

She brushed that off, making a quick note to confront Xavier about it when they met once more before she asked Rosalynn the question she had been meaning to ask.

"So… What are you?" 

Tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear, "If you don't mind answering, of course."

Rosalynn thought about it.

"A shapeshifter." 

"Obviously, it's difficult to shapeshift in Eudora, but I was able to return to my original form due to your previous predicament."

"You might wanna rinse that under some warm water by the way," she reminded Madeline, who had forgotten about that by now.

Madeline looked down at her finger.

Right.

She had been occupied thinking about Rosalynn. 

"Aunt Rosalynn seems too long for a title."

She clicked her tongue. 

"Let's shorten it to Aunt Rose."

Rosalynn repeated it, "Aunt Rose, it has a nice ring to it."

Her gaze softened when she saw the look on Madeline's face. 

"I know this comes as a shock to you, what with me suddenly returning into my human form all of a sudden, but…"

"If you have any more questions, I'd be willing to answer them."

"Especially any questions about your mother."

Madeline smiled gratefully.

Rosalynn observed the look on her face. 

"Unless Emilio's already told you a bit about your mother already."

"Is he here? In Eudora? Right now?" 

Nodding, Madeline confirmed what Rosalynn had been thinking.

Emilio was here.

He was in Eudora, and he was still alive and well.

"You mean Xavier hasn't killed him already and left him for dead, or leaving him to die a slow death?" Rosalynn asked in astonishment.

"Emilio's trapped in a hut," Madeline answered, realizing how silly she was for saying that.

Rosalynn burst into laughter.

"Now I must see this."

"Would you be a dear and bring me to him?"

Madeline found it terribly difficult to object to Rose's request.

Rose seemed harmless. And if Xavier had known she was here all along… Why not?

"Sure," she said, getting up on her feet. 

"After you deal with that of course," Rose said, pointing to Madeline's pricked finger.

"Right," Madeline agreed.

After Madeline dealt with that issue of hers, she and Rose left to visit Emilio.

Boy, was Emilio in for a shock.

Rose could barely hold in her laughter when the two of them approached Emilio's hut. 

She bit her lip.

Never did she imagine the day she'd see Emilio punished for his doings. By Xavier, no less.

Rose had been shocked enough when she discovered Emilio was to spend the rest of his life trapped in a cave.

And now? 

She wondered what was up with Xavier and why he suddenly decided to go easy on Emilio.

As far as she knew, Xavier hated Emilio to his very core. Everyone knew that, Rose and Cornelia being no exception to that fact.

There was no telling what Xavier intended to do by doing this, but Rose presumed this had something to do with his close relationship with Madeline.

Oh yes, she knew Xavier and Madeline were close friends. 

Just… By the way they looked at each other as well.

And the fact that they were mates only helped with her assumption. 

Who would've known that Emilio's one and only daughter would be so…

Taken by the man that was once his beta. 

Rose originally knew Xavier as Emilio's beta. She was taken aback when she discovered Xavier had become alpha. Although… As unexpected as it was, to some degree, this was always going to happen one way or another.

Madeline knocked on the door of Emilio's hut. 

"You have a visitor," she announced.

A smirk dawned upon Rose's face as she knew it was her time to shine.

"Oh Emilioooo," she called.