Chapter 59 Shut the F*ck Up, Madalynn!
**Ethan‘s POV
Thad two hours before I met with Talon later tonight. Walking into the bedroom I sank down on the bed, falling backward and staring up at the ceiling, willing my mind to go blank.
During the day, it was easy enough. There was plenty to do, especially with the conflicts heating up along the border. I could focus my rage on the enemy.
But now..
It had been more than three days. Despite all of my men‘s efforts, we had found no trace of Rosalie‘s body, not even a scrap of fabric.
The river rushed through the rocks there, and the cliffs were jagged and full of crags. There were a thousand places for evidence to hide.
The sun was setting and it was getting dark, but I didn‘t bother to turn on the light.
All of a sudden, I seemed to hear a sound from the living area.
I got up to check it out, but froze as soon as I entered the room.
In the dark sat a figure that I thought I would never see again. Someone I could not help but recognize instantly, no matter where, no matter when.
Her sweet scent surrounded me, and she was looking out at the window.
I felt as if my heart had stopped beating. Before I knew it, I was standing behind her.
“Rosalie?” I whispered hoarsely. “You… you‘re back!”
My heart swelled with overwhelming joy and relief as I reached for her hand.
But there was nothing for me to grab.
“Ethan…”
She turned around to face me. Her voice was sweet and gentle as usual, but her face was as pale as paper.
“I‘m here to say goodbye…”
“What do you mean?” I started to panic, my heart pounding in my ears. “No, not again! Rosalie, come back!”
Suddenly, I couldn‘t see her. A roar ripped its way out of my chest. “NO–”
I snapped awake, panting heavily.
D*mn it!! How had I fallen asleep?!
My heart was still racing, and I closed my eyes, trying to slow it down.
At that moment, I felt something.
thin thread tugging on
telling me that I was
the end of that thread, I would find someone that I had never met before– someone
meet.
a strange thought, a
spend a lot
wasn‘t going to allow
made my way to
cleared my mind. That was exactly what
the shower, I was ready to concentrate on my work, when I realized all at once that my bedroom wasn‘t
was sitting
though I knew it
the light switch. I had
to the bed
It was. Madalynn.
was sitting there, wearing a pink robe and a pouty
and it was no mystery what
way too tired to deal with
what the h*ll are
voice,
gave you permission to come into my room?”
you, dear. You haven‘t been eating. You hardly sleep. You keep going over to the cliff, Why don‘t you come here and let me take care of you?” She crooked her
room! DO NOT ever come in here again without my permission!” I tried to press down my
set it beside her
you how much I care about you. Let me hold you. Let
crossed the room and picked up
“Put that on, and go to your
made was
my fiancé! You‘ve been under a lot of stress
relieve some
gritted my teeth, my hands at my sides.
it at her waist. “Everyone has been so worried about you, Ethan. Everyone! You need to process this. You need to at
I do and do not do is none of your concern,
was for her to get her f*cking a** out of my room before I did something I‘d
walked toward
was mostly covered by the robe. “I
knew what she was getting at, and I didn’t want to hear it.
of ways. You will never have
was insulting my deceased child, and it lit
strained voice, every muscle in my body tense and coiled,
After all, you don‘t really know her lineage, do you, Ethan? What if she comes from street rats?
“Madalynn!”
but stopped. I would have to deal with James or Romero if I hit her and I had zero interest in that. But if she didn‘t stop, I was afraid I would
a low, pained voice. “Do you understand who you‘re
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