The Wrath Of The Shadow Wolf

CHAPTER 23 – THE JOHNSONS

Maeve’s younger sister, Cynthia was inside of their house with her mother, Mrs. Johnson. Cynthia

opens the fridge and brought out a bottle of wine. She brought out two glass cups and takes it to her

mother who was sitting on a couch.

“You can have it, mum,” Cynthia said.

“Thanks, Cynthia,” Mrs. Johnson said.

She collected the glass cup from Cynthia and she poured some wine into the glass cup for her and she

also poured into the glass cup she had brought for herself.

Cynthia placed the bottle of wine on the table in front of them and she sat beside her mother.

“Maeve had called mum, she said she is on her way back from work, and that she will be here in a

couple of minutes,” Cynthia said.

“Oh, that’s great. I was planning on going to see her soon” she replied.

“Let me get the toast mum, it should be ready now,” Cynthia said.

She got up and dropped her drink on the table and then went into the kitchen to get the toast. She

came back with a plate of toast.

Her mother took some toast from the plate and started to eat it. She took a bite from the toast and it

tasted good.

“These are very nice,” she said.

“Thanks, mum” Cynthia replied.

Cynthia smiled as she sips her wine. Saying thank you over her mum’s compliment was more like a

routine to her as she was already used to her mother’s compliment over good meals or even any meal

at all.

“You know the taste keeps getting better and better as time goes by. I can’t remember toast ever

tasting this nice” she said as she munches her toast.

Cynthia looked at her mother. Maybe there is actually something really nice about the toast because

her mother’s hyping has gone way beyond normal. She took a toast from the plate and took a bite from

it. She was a bit disappointed though, to her, the toast was nothing out of the normal.

However, she decided to play along with her mother.

“So yummy mum, I love it. The taste is just so sweet” Cynthia said.

“You can say so over and over again dear” Mrs. Johnson replied.

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Maeve pulled over at the garage of her parents’ house and parked her car. She got down from the car

and walked up to the door. She knocks at the door twice and waited for it to be opened.

She was already having goose pimples and some butterflies in her tummy. She does not know how it

feels like to be with her family once again.

After Maeve lost her husband ten years ago, she moved into her parents’ house with her daughter.

Riley and the both of them had been there ever since until she got married to Wright some months

back.

Maeve felt like four months was a lot of time to stay away from her family and that is why she decided

to see them today.

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Cynthia and her mum heard someone knock at the door.

“That must be Maeve, mum,” Cynthia said.

Cynthia was so excited and she could not wait to see her sister. They have not seen since after

Maeve’s wedding, and that has been for about four months now. Even though they have been

communicating every other day on phone, Cynthia felt that was not the same as seeing each other face

to face.

“Yes baby, you go quickly and open the door right away, we must not keep her waiting” Mrs. Johnson

replied.

Mrs. Johnson was also excited to see her daughter after what seemed to be such a long time to her.

The family was already used to having Maeve around and four months seem like an eternity to them.

Cynthia got up and went to open the door. She opened the door, and immediately she saw Maeve

standing in front of her, she screamed and grabbed her and they both went inside the house.

“Hello mum, how are you today?” Maeve greeted her mum.

“I am fine dear, it’s been such a long time and you are welcome” Mrs. Johnson replied.

Maeve was about to go and sit down when she heard her father’s voice.

“Who do we have here?” Mr. Johnson said.

Mr. Johnson was very excited to see his daughter, Maeve after such a long time.

Maeve sat down on the same couch with her mum and Cynthia came to sit close to her.

“I heard that voice from my room, and I say to myself that this must be my girl Maeve. How are you

Maeve?” he asked.

“I am fine daddy. I can see you are looking good” Maeve replied.

Mr. Johnson went and sat on one of the couches.

“We live as the day goes dear. How are Wright and Riley and Riona? Mr. Johnson asked.

“They are all fine daddy, everyone is fine”. Maeve responded.

Cynthia could tell that Maeve had appeared startled when Riona’s name was mentioned. Maeve had

once told her of how Riona had been hostile to her and her daughter, Riley, and even though she had

assured Maeve that with time, Riona would come around she was sure that was not the case.

She had tried to bring up the issue about Riona with Maeve, but Maeve had on those occasions,

carefully avoided the topic.

Cynthia thought this would be the right to bring up the discussion about Riona. She does not like how it

was making Riona feel, and she feels Wright was not handling the matter as he should.

“And Riona Maeve, how is she acting now,” Cynthia asks.

Maeve was startled by Cynthia’s question and everyone noticed her sudden change in countenance.

“And what about her?” Mrs. Johnson asked.

Mrs. Johnson was confused to hear a discussion on Riona’s attitude.

“Nothing mum, she is fine. There is nothing about her attitude” Maeve said.

Mrs. Johnson was confused, they could all tell that Maeve was not being truthful, she was trying to hide

something from them and they wondered why that should be so.

“We are here if you want to talk Maeve” Mr. Johnson assured her.

“Yes baby, you can tell us about anything”

“I said it's nothing,” Maeve said.

Maeve was already tensed over the whole issue. She did not know how she was going to start telling ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

her family that her stepdaughter has never accepted her into the family, how does she start explaining

to them how much Riona despised her? She felt it was better to leave them out of it, it is her problem

and she was going to figure out a way to handle it.

Cynthia who has been silent all along listening to what was happening decided to speak up.

“We are here for you Maeve, we are all together in this. What is stopping you from confiding in us? She

asked.

“I’d rather not talk about it, Cynthia,” Maeve said.

Maeve knew how Cynthia was. She wouldn’t want her to blow this out of proportion. Maeve was trying

all she could to bring her family under control and she believes that Cynthia’s interference would not

help matters. Rather, it would only end up spoiling things for her.

“Accept it Maeve, you can’t keep hiding this from us. It is only getting worse by the day. That girl has

never accepted you before and she is not ready to accept you even now”. Cynthia said.

Cynthia was beginning to get infuriated and she wondered what exactly Maeve was trying to achieve

hiding all of these. She needed help, and she’s got to admit it.

“Cynthia, I think you’ve got to accept Maeve's decision here. If she feels she can handle it, then we

have to let her handle it her way”. Mr. Johnson said.

Tears were beginning to build in Maeve’s eyes. Everything that she has gone through in Riona’s hand

was starting to replay to her.

“She can’t handle anything dad. Can’t you see just how unhappy she is? This has been going on even

before that man formally proposed to her and up till this very moment and the worst part is that he is

not doing anything about it. It is only getting worst”

“He is doing his best and …” Maeve said.

Maeve was still talking when Cynthia interrupted her.

“Look at her mum, she can’t even deny it, it is written all over her. Something needs to be done and it

must be done quickly. Alpha Wright bis doing absolutely nothing to stop this, not that I expected any

better from him”. Cynthia said.

"You've Got to stop this Cynthia, don't talk about the alpha that way" Mr. Johnson reprimanded Cynthia.

"If he isn't this way, the Pack would be much better," Cynthia said.

"You know nothing and you better say no more on that issue," Mr. Johnson said.

“You can talk to us about it, Maeve,” Mrs. Johnson said.

“Cynthia is right mum, I don’t know what else to do. I tried avoiding her but it is not walking and I tried

speaking but she would not stay a minute longer to hear me talk” Maeve said,

Maeve has already begun to sob as she could no longer contain her trauma within her anymore.

“I see dear. And what of the alpha, what is he doing about this?” Mrs. Johnson said.

“I can’t say for sure mum, we are all helpless when it comes to Riona. You know, since she lost her

mum, it had been difficult for her to accept it and we are all trying to give her time.” Maeve explained.

“It is good that you all are trying to give her time to get used to her mum’s death darling, but don’t you

think that by giving her all this time, you are actually giving her more reasons to believe that she is

actually on her own?” Mrs. Johnson asked.

Maeve was puzzled, she does not understand the point that her mum was trying to make.

“How?” she asked.

“Would her mum allow her on her own and not correct her?” Mrs. Johnson asked.