Chapter 146

Cole’s POV

The conversation keeps going between the two of them while I try my best to zone out. The V***din Dr. Pierce gave me seems to be doing little to reduce my pain this time around. Madisyn’s movements beside Madilyn catch my attention again. She stands in her chair, looks around to see if anyone is watching, before sitting on her knees. No one says anything, and it’s easy for me to realize that Alpha hasn’t noticed her behavior.

My stomach has twisted itself into painfully tight knots, making any thoughts of eating the food set before me disappear. Instead, I watch Madisyn as she jumps up in her chair, tilts it back for a few seconds, before sitting down again. She is repeating the process; it’s a game to her but an unnecessary risk to me. I would have never dared to act in such a way in front of my parents, even at such a young age.