Chapter 158: Second Monday (3)
"What’s wrong Samantha?" asked Jack.
Certain he knew what this was about, he decided it was best to get things aired out now, rather than let it fester.
"I just... You told me why you were able to forgive her, but I... We could have been a harem over a year ago! And she ruined that."
Then, looking at Madison, she said, "Why couldn’t you just share?! Would that have been so horrible?"
Still clutching him from behind, Madison leaned out enough to look at Samantha and said, "What’s wrong with wanting him all to myself?!"
"Because it’s selfish?" said Samantha rhetorically.
From what Madison had told him, it seemed like her obsession was driven by a fear of losing him. And wanting him all to herself was a defensive response to that fear. If there were no other women in his life, there was no competition for his attention and no risk of him leaving her.
Their soul bond had initially helped her relax and overcome that fear. But when she learned that he could effectively shut her out, even with the soul bond, her fears returned, if not as strongly.
His soul bonds with Nora and Rina hadn’t worried her much because they weren’t love interests. And Miranda was motivated to make friends with Madison, aided by her mother’s training.
But Samantha’s arrival eroded Madison’s tenuous balance. Samantha was not happy about Madison’s past actions, and Madison had almost certainly sensed how much he enjoyed fucking Samantha. The combination probably had Madison seriously worried she was going to get sidelined.
He pulled Madison around so she was facing him. Then he cupped her face with his hands and kissed her.
"Madison, I’m not going to discard you. As long as you do your best to get along with my other girls, you’ll be fine. I don’t expect you to be best friends with everyone, but I hope you will at least try."