Elliot's POV:
All I could do is watch as Madeline had her panic attack, I felt utterly useless. She didn't respond to my touch, it was as if she was scared of me, scared of all of us.

All we could do is listen as she screamed and cried, telling us not to take her to Louis? Whoever that is she is petrified of him, that makes me angry I want to know who he is.

Was he the cause for all her pain?

Was he the one the put the scars on her?

Was he the one that took my mate from her home at age 4?

I had so many questions, so many thoughts running through my mind about "Louis".

But he doesn't matter right now, Madeline does, and I will not let a hair on her pretty little head. She's gone through more in her short life time then anyone goes through in their entire life.

The doctor had to sedate her because she would have hurt herself if she didn't calmed down. My wolf would not stop pacing in my head. He was being so annoying and I wasn't having it.

My head was pounding so I decided to head downstairs to get some food and aspirin. As I was walking down I got a chance to look at the family photos.

Madeline was in all the pictures when they were younger. She looked so happy and carefree, it made me sad to think she hasn't experienced the things everyone else has had the privilege of doing. It made me realize I've been very selfish lately.

"Julia do you know where Eric is." I asked the cook.

"I think he's in his office Alpha Elliot." she tells me.

"Thank you Julia." I say back.

I head up to Eric's office, I've decided it's time to tell him. I need to take Madeline back to my pack, my pack members are suffering as well without there Luna present.

I know he hasn't had time with his daughter, but I haven't had time with my mate either. It may seem selfish of me but what the hell I can't help it.

Walking up to the big wooden door I knock, and say it's me. I look around and notice the papers stacking up. I know how it feels all of my paperwork has been stacking up little by little for the past year.

"Elliot, come in what do you need?" Josh says ushering to the seat across from his.

"I wanted to ask your permission for something..." I start cautiously, I didn't want to upset him. His daughter going to another pack, leaving again is the last thing he probably wants to hear.

"I need to take Madeline back with me, I'm asking for your permission to take her with me, back to my pack next week." I blurt out, there was no easy way to say it.

"Let me get this straight Elliot, you want me to let my daughter go again." He says getting angry.

Oh no an angry alpha isn't an alpha you want to be with.

"I haven't even barely seen her, yes I've seen her in the coma but I don't know who she is. I haven't had the chance to scare away her first boyfriend, show her how she should be treated by a man, or take her to her first father daughter dance."

Tears fall down his face, besides the tears you couldn't tell he was sad, his face was hard, no emotion. I was about o say something when he continued.

"I know she's your mate but before that she was my daughter, I was the first person to see my little girl, first one to hold her. I watched her grow as the months went by, I watched as she got older, I watched as she played with with her brother, as she became a daddy's girl. And then as quick as she seemed to grow, she was gone. I watched as Roman became distant from both of us at the age of four. He missed his sister and nothing we did fixed that."

The tears are gone now and his face is expressionless.

"So I'm asking you, not as an alpha but as the father of your mate. Let her stay long enough for us to get to know our little girl, let me be the father I was never able to be, let me and her mother teach her the things she was never able to learn."

What am I supposed I say to that? I can't say no that would just be cruel even for me.

"3 months, but after that I want, no I need her to be with me." I reply bluntly

"Elliot, thank you for understanding you can stay here as well if you don't want to leave her here alone."

As I'm walking out I make sure to say a quiet thank you that I know he heard because his lips lifted up into a half smile.

As if his smile was contagious a slight smile crept its way into my face, but it quickly turned into a frown once I realized what I was doing.

I go to my room and pack up the things I had left here over the past year, I was going to move right next to Madeline's room she will be sleeping in once she's ready to get out of the room.

Putting my stuff in the new room that looked pretty much the same except for the light green wall and the white bedsheets, and I headed down to the kitchen again.

Madeline might be hungry when she wakes up so I'll get her everything she might like.

I got her cake, fruit, pasta, some chicken, and soup, I also got some steak and pasta for myself

Making my way into the room I see Madeline start to wake up. Turning around to go get the doctor I hear a soft groan. I turn around and see her eyes opened wide, she tries to sit up but I rush over to her and help her lay back down.

"Madeline you need to lay down you aren't strong enough yet." I whisper to her and rub her hand.

I can tell she's terrified but the mate bond has already taken effect and her body won't listen to her mind when it comes to me.

"W-who are... you?" My little mate whimpers

"My name is Elliot... I'm a friend of your fathers." I say not wanting to involve mates yet because I'm not sure she knows what that is.

"Elliot? Dad?" She asks confused.

"Yes you are back home Madeline, you are safe no one can bury you anymore." I say reassuringly, this makes her frantic though.

"No, no not safe t-they find me they take me back!" She starts to sob.

"Madeline look at me." I say softly watching as her big brown eyes look up at me.

"I would never let anyone take you, you are mine you understand me, and if anyone tells you otherwise you come to me and I'll fix the problem." I say to her slowly making sure she understands.

"O-okay." She stutters looking down and the bed sheets.

I put my fingers under her chin and lift her head to look at me and I look into her eyes. Once again giving me a chance to admire the gorgeous dark brown eyes that sparkle when they reach mine.

"We are equal Madeline, you do not have to look down to me. You understand that right?"

"O-okay."

I sigh, I suppose I shouldn't expect to much out of her. She did just wake up out of a coma and this is all probably very overwhelming for her.

I remember the food I brought up for her and take the plate to her.

"I got you some food in case you were hungry."

She shakes her head no quickly and shrinks into the bed.

Madeline you are very skinny try a strawberry for me at least?" I ask her.

Again, she shakes her head no.

I feel absolutely powerless and I'm an alpha, we shouldn't feel powerless. They're right thought about your mate being your one weakness, I barely know Madeline and yet I know that if something were to happen to her I would track down every single person that hurt her in any way and kill them.

I put the food back down on the side table, groaning and putting my hands over my face.

Today feels like it's gone on forever, I look at the clock and it's noon. Groaning again knowing sooner or later I would need to go do some paperwork.

"Is E-Elliot okay?" I hear my little mates voice.

"Elliot's okay don't worry about me worry about you, you need to heal." I tell her

"O-okay Elliot." She says quietly.

A couple minutes later I hear soft breathing and see my little mate asleep and smile. That's my mate, that's my girl, and she all mine.

I take one last look at her sleeping figure before walking back to my room to do some paperwork.

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