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I didn’t want him back in my life because I was so angry. I didn’t want him back because I was scared he would leave me again. That fear exploded inside of me when Oliver told me I was a Lycan. I was sure that Mike would be angry. I was sure he would leave me again.
“Thank you,” I mumbled, my voice quiet and raspy.
Mike smiled and caressed my cheek again.
“For what, honey?” he asked.
I gulped and tried to take a deep breath.
“For not being angry,” I said. “For not blaming me.”
Mike’s eyes widened. He cupped my cheeks and shook his head.
“Never, Maddie,” he said. “I would never blame you. There is nothing to blame you for. If anything, I am so incredibly proud of you.”
He sighed and let me go. He glanced at Dimitri and ran his fingers through his hair.
“I get why you thought that I would get angry,” he mumbled. “I was such an idiot and I made the biggest mistake of my life when I left you and your mom.”
Mike took my hands in his and squeezed them.
“But I was a different person back then, Maddie,” he continued. “I was twenty years old when you were born. I was young and delusional. I believed in stories I shouldn’t have even listened to. I am not the same person anymore.”
He pulled me closer to him and wrapped me up in a tight hug.
“I am more than ready to be the father you need, Maddie,” he said as he rubbed my back gently. “I love you so much, my little girl, and nothing will ever change that.”
I felt a tear fall on my cheek.
Mike let go of me and wiped the tears from my cheeks.
“You could be turning into a cat and I would still love you,” he said, smirking a little.
Will and Dimitri snorted. A quiet chuckle escaped me. Oliver and Ellie smiled. Mike grinned widely before his smile disappeared and he got serious again.
“I mean it, Mads,” he said as he ran his fingers through my hair. “I am here. I will never leave or choose anything or anyone else over you again. I promise.”
I smiled and wrapped my arms around his neck again. Mike kissed my temple and hugged me back.
“I love you, honey,” he said quietly.
I loved him too, I really did. I loved him even when I was so angry at him. I loved him even when I didn’t know where he was. I wanted to tell him that I loved him too, but the words refused to leave my lips.
Mike kissed my temple again and let me go. He took a deep breath and looked at Dimitri.
“I want you to explain everything to me,” Mike said as he took my hand in his. “How did you figure out that she can hear other people’s thoughts?”
Dimitri sighed and looked at me.
“She complained that everyone was trying to mind-link her at the same time,” Dimitri said, giving me a small smile. “She said that it made her head hurt and that she needed to get used to it. I knew immediately that something was off.”
Mike took another deep breath and released it slowly.
“Can you hear my thoughts now?” he asked me.
I shook my head. “I can’t hear anyone’s thoughts when Dimitri is with me.”
I furrowed my brows and bit my lower lip.
