Chapter 110 - The Eudorian Ways

Well, if that were the case, then… 

They'd have to wait it out until something happened, since not all werewolves were blessed with longevity. 

And not all of them were immortal. 

Unbeknownst to Madeline, the descendants of the first werewolves were all immortals. Although, they weren't impervious to harm. 

If they were, then that'd cause a huge ripple. It'd affect each and every pack, and every werewolf on Alaric. 

But, what prompted doubts from Emilio and Xavier about Madeline being immortal was since she had a mother that possessed human blood. 

So, was she immortal? Was she not?

Did she age differently than others? Or would she live the average lifespan of a normal, ordinary human?

However, her mother wasn't quite human either. Just because she possessed human blood didn't make her human. 

Also, she had found multiple ways to increase her lifespan with the spells she had tinkered with in the past. 

So, if she was able to increase her lifespan, the same could probably be done with Madeline.

If she wasn't immortal already, of course. 

Xavier looked at Madeline, who was looking up at him.

He looked away, cutting off eye contact with her. He had come to her to tell her something, something that had nothing to do with Rose. 

Xavier looked down at his hand, staring at the book he held in his hand. The product of his research.

After weeks, and weeks, and weeks of researching and going through every single page of every single book the library - as well as his own private library - had to offer, he had discovered a book that discussed special circumstances of a human and a werewolf being mates, as well as other things it entailed. 

One particular page in the book  was bookmarked, as it contained the very thing Xavier had been looking for.

An explanation.

So, it turned out that while there had never been a human and a werewolf who were mates, the book wrote of a prophecy that was identical to the one he knew. The one that referred to Madeline. 

She was the one the book wrote about.

The girl that grew up surrounded by humans and knew nothing about her true identity, whose father was doomed to never have everything he ever wanted.

It was an old book Xavier had found in his private collection of books passed down from one alpha to the other. They were centuries old, but Xavier still treasured them regardless. 

Emilio had never used them, so they were left unattended to and collecting dirt in the alpha's private library.

Now, returning to that book.

That wasn't all about Madeline - or what Xavier assumed to be about Madeline. 

If what was written in it was to be taken seriously, then if one were to sum everything up, Madeline was a cursed child.

Danger surrounded her, and everywhere she went, everything she touched, would crumble into ruin. All it would take was time. 

Everyone that had anything to do with her would have to suffer the ultimate consequences. 

They might not have realized it now, but there was something dangerous that slowly waited for them all. 

What is this dangerous thing? Xavier had no idea.

The book hadn't specified it. 

All it had mentioned was that there would be a… parody? 

The word had been scratched out. All Xavier could read from the text were the letters p, r, d, and y. 

He found it strange. 

Now that didn;'t make any logical sense, did it?

"What's that book in your hand?" Madeline asked, snapping Xavier out of his train of thought. 

"It's a book I just found," Xavier responded, answering Madeline's question vaguely, hoping she wouldn't question it further. 

And hopefully, for luna knows what reason, she wouldn't ask to look at the book.

How would she respond to being called a cursed child?

How would anyone react to being called a cursed child?

Not nicely, that was obvious. 

"Ah," Madeline said.

Madeline said to him, "Can't wait for lunch tomorrow!"

"I'm excited," she admitted, the edges of her mouth close to curving up into a smile. 

A wave of relief washed over Xavier. Thank goodness she didn't pay anymore heed to the book. 

That was what he thought - at least.

'I wonder what's in that book for him not to tell me,' Madeline wondered. 

'Probably some important information relating to Eudora there, huh. I probably wouldn't understand it in the first place so why bother asking?' 

Madeline felt a sour taste in her mouth, accompanied with that fluttery feeling in her stomach again.

'Why are my cheeks heating up? Do I have a fever?'

Madeline placed a hand on her forehead, checking her temperature. 

She doubted she had a fever, it must have been something else that caused her sudden rise in temperature. 

However, something she noticed was that this only happened whenever she was around… Xavier.

Was being around him affecting her and causing her to be this way?

She hoped this wouldn't continue.

Madeline liked spending time with Xavier. She found his presence comforting and reassuring.

It was nice having him around, and she was getting more and more comfortable around him.

Sure, there were still a few things that confused her here and there about werewolves, but she was still new to everything. Some confusion had to be expected from her. 

"Neither can I," Xavier admitted, smiling.

He could no longer hide it. 

And besides, she was his friend. 

Why did he see the need to hide his smile from her?

Moving on from Madeline and Xavier to Emilio and Rose…

"Wow, so you came all the way here just to visit Madeline?"

"Do you have to seem so shocked? I can check up on Madeline. Is it so wrong for me to want to check up on my dearest friend's daughter?"

"My trip was extended when Madeline found me, I did not intend to end up here, speaking to you," Rosalynn admitted. 

"And besides, Cornelia would dislike it if she were to discover I was here, talking to… Well, you."

Emilio looked down at his lap, frowning.

"Does she hate me now?"

"I'm talking about Cornelia, and don't try to change the topic of conversation," Emilio said, sounding truly miserable.

He was that way whenever he talked about her. 

"If you think she hates you, that'd mean you think you did something to warrant that, no?"

Emilio trailed off, "I…"

"I guess you'd say that," Emilio muttered under his breath. 

"I doubt she despises you," Rosalynn admitted, "Although she's moved on from you."

"Moved on?"

Rosalynn refused to disclose any further details about Cornelia. That was enough as is.

Cornelia would be at her throat if she let Emilio in on everything. 

And besides, Cornelia wasn't too pleased when she discovered her friend would be visiting her daughter, although she had the opportunity to and skipped out on it.

Why did she skip out on that opportunity?

Who knew?

Maybe she purposely wanted to keep her distance from her daughter.

Or because she knew it served no purpose and that Madeline would be upset at her for all the choices she had made in the past that had to do with her. 

Cornelia wasn't the best mother.

Everyone could admit that.

And Rosalynn's visit to Eudora was extremely random and made no sense at all. Not unless she was sent here to fulfill a purpose. 

Or if she was sent here on Cornelia's orders to check on how Madeline was doing there now that she discovered Emilio was her father. 

"She cares about Madeline," Rosalynn said to him, knowing he was thinking about it.

"She may not admit it but she does care about Madeline to an extent."

Emilio murmured, 'The keyword is to an extent.'

"You are aware, I can hear you, right?" 

Emilio shrugged, "It was meant for you to hear."

"But, if you say Cornelia cares about her daughter…"

"Why is it you telling me this and not her herself?" 

"Why did you have to come and visit Madeline when her own mother could have done so?" Emilio reasoned.

Rosalynn knew Emilio made an amazing point.

She was nothing to Madeline.

She knew Cornelia was who Madeline really wanted to see. Not her of all people.

However, Rosalynn still valued Madeline. 

Things would've gone differently had… Cornelia never gave her away. 

If Cornelia decided to keep Madeline, how would life be?

For one, Rosalynn would've gotten to know Madeline way better. 

Secondly, Madeline would've grown knowing Cornelia better than she did Emilio. 

And lastly, she would've grown up with at least one parent present during her childhood, being there for her every step of the way. 

Well, maybe. That wasn't for sure. 

Nothing was.

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