Judy\u2019s POV<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin\u2026\u201d I gasped, not prepared for the overwhelming feeling of his body pressing against mine in the dark of the hotel suite. \u201cWhere\u2019s Nan and Chester?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI sent them away so we could have a little chat,\u201d he said, his tone lethal. \u201cDid you really think you could keep this from me? Even if I didn\u2019t overhear you, I would have found out one way or another.\u201d<\/p>\n
I swallowed the lump in my throat, his close proximity making me weak-kneed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had it handled\u2026\u201d I told him, trying to sound confident, but failing miserably.<\/p>\n
\u201cHandled?\u201d He nearly laughed without humor. \u201cThen why is your father still in prison?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been paying off his debt\u2026\u201d I said softly. \u201cBut they keep piling on more interest\u2026 we couldn\u2019t even afford a lawyer, and all the ones appointed to him are corrupted by the Cash family.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what could have helped you in that situation?\u201d He asked, his eyes narrowed to slits. \u201cTelling a goddamn Lycan.\u201d<\/p>\n
I flinched at the harsh tone he used. He finally pushed off the wall to create some distance between us, but the distance seemed almost cold. He turned his back on me, and I watched him brush his fingers through his hair.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you know what\u2019s even worse?\u201d Gavin asked, breaking through the silence that started to consume us. \u201cYou allowed him into our lives\u2026 you allowed me to<\/p>\n
allow him to marry my daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he didn\u2019t-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he would have!\u201d Gavin growled, whipping around to face me. \u201cHe would have married Irene and then what? Break her heart worse than he already has? Hurt her physically and mentally? Drained her of everything she\u2019s worth and then came after me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t think \u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, you weren\u2019t thinking,\u201d Gavin snapped, interrupting me once again. \u201cYou weren\u2019t thinking about anybody but yourself. It was a selfish act not to tell me the entire truth about what was happening. I could have put an end to it long ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
I nibbled on my lower lip, hating that my cheeks were flushed, and tears were brimming in my eyes. I wasn\u2019t going to let them fall right now though; I didn\u2019t want him to see that kind of weakness in me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you going to do with him?\u201d I found myself asking, my voice barely a whisper.noveldrama<\/p>\n
I gasped when I felt him pressing against me once again, pinning me to the wall, though it wasn\u2019t as rough as before, my heart still skipped a beat from his closeness.<\/p>\n
\u201cDoes it matter?\u201d He asked, his tone low and almost sultry as he whispered against my ear, his breath warm on my features. \u201cWhy do you care what happens to him? Do you still care for him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d I said without hesitation, my own tone breathy. \u201cBut Irene does, despite what she might say.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNow you care about my family?\u201d He asked, almost mockingly.<\/p>\n
That was it for me; that was what pissed me off the most. How dare he think I don\u2019t care about his family. I love his family; despite all Irene has done to make sure I wasn\u2019t in the picture, I knew it was because of her love for Ethan that drove her to do those things. Now that she sees him for who he really is, our relationship can rebuild. But never stopped caring about her; both her and Matt had become important to me, and for Gavin to accuse me of not caring for them\u2026 caring for him\u2026 it pushed me over the edge.<\/p>\n
I shoved him off me; typically, my strength wouldn\u2019t be a match against his, but because he wasn\u2019t prepared for my rage, he stumbled back a step, giving me some space.<\/p>\n
I pointed my finger at him, rage flaring through my eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you dare accuse me of not caring for your family, Gavin. I love your family. They have become my family despite everything. I only didn\u2019t tell Irene because I was afraid, she\u2019d hurt herself if she knew that the man she loved, the one she chose as her mate and wanted to spend the rest of her life with, was only using her and cheating on her any chance he got. I didn\u2019t tell you because it was my word against Ethan\u2019s and honestly, I didn\u2019t think you\u2019d believe me. Not to mention my father has too much pride to ask outsiders for help, including a Lycan, and he told me that he, no matter what, won\u2019t accept money from anyone other than his family. I thought he\u2019d refuse if you were to pay off his debt. I was also embarrassed that we allowed something like this to happen and I didn\u2019t want to confess to what happened to someone I was sleeping with! So, I\u2019m sorry that I didn\u2019t tell you, but don\u2019t you dare call me selfish when everything I do is for everyone else\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
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