Judy\u2019s POV<\/p>\n
Despite the good news from my parents about them being able to move home soon, my wolf was on edge. Something was wrong and I couldn\u2019t quite figure out what it was. I classified it as basic nerves for what was about to come tomorrow. It was the finals for this competition, and it would determine the winner. If we weren\u2019t careful, we could lose our lives. My wolf wasn\u2019t the type to back down or surrender, so I worried getting her to submit would be hard, if not impossible.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you okay?\u201d Nan asked when she noticed my expression. I was struggling at keeping my wolf under control. Something was seriously wrong with her right now and it worried me.<\/p>\n
I nodded though, not wanting to worry my best friend.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I think I just need some air,\u201d I told her truthfully, my heart hammering in my chest.<\/p>\n
She nodded, a small frown marring her lips as she watched me leave the hotel suite. She didn\u2019t follow after me, which I was grateful for. I wasn\u2019t sure why, but I just needed to be alone for a little while. I needed to clear my thoughts and settle my wolf before she did something she would regret.<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t get to make it outside though.<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss Montague,\u201d Alpha Levi said, falling into step beside me. \u201cMind if I have a word with you?\u201d<\/p>\n
I frowned up at him, not sure what he could possibly want to speak to me about, but he was in charge of this competition so maybe it was related.<\/p>\n
I nodded my head slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, Alpha,\u201d I said to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you prepared for tomorrow?\u201d He asked me, his eyes searching my face for something I wasn\u2019t sure what.<\/p>\n
I nodded, though I wasn\u2019t entirely sure myself if I was prepared or not.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, Alpha,\u201d I told him. \u201cAs prepared as I can be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s good to hear. I have high hopes for you tomorrow,\u201d he surprised me by saying. \u201cI recruited you for a reason and that\u2019s because I have faith in your abitlies. You are going to make the Elite team a stronger force with your presence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s if I win, Alpha,\u201d I remind him. \u201cThere\u2019s no guarantees to that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded thoughtfully.<\/p>\n
\u201cStill, I\u2019d like to offer you a position with the Elite team in pack,\u201d he shocked me by saying.<\/p>\n
My mouth nearly fell open. Being invited to the Elite team without having won the competition yet was a huge deal. But did I really want to work under Alpha Levi instead of Gavin? Then again, Gavin didn\u2019t offer me any kind of position and I wasn\u2019t sure if he was going to or not.noveldrama<\/p>\n
For right now, I need to keep my options open and take what I can get.<\/p>\n
\u201cWow, that\u2019s a huge honor,\u201d I told him thoughtfully. \u201cBut are you sure it\u2019s me you want? There are other great candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNobody can do what you can,\u201d he told me. \u201cYou are a very unique individual and it would be an honor to have you working for me on the Elite team. I still want you to try your best tomorrow, but just know, you\u2019ve already won in my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n
A smile tipped the corner of my lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you, Alpha,\u201d I said, bowing my head out of respect to him. \u201cThat means a lot coming from a Lycan.\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded, his eyes sparkling with something I couldn\u2019t quite understand but I chose not to dwell on it for much longer. The longer we spoke, the more on edge my wolf was. She was desperate to go out and shift. I didn\u2019t want to shift right now though because there was no telling what she would do and where she\u2019d go if she did break free from me. Right now, it felt as if I was the only thing holding her back from doing something reckless.<\/p>\n
\u201cThink about what I said and get back to me soon,\u201d he said, holding out his hand for me to shake.<\/p>\n
I reached my hand out and he took it gently, bringing it to his lips. The kiss was featherlike, and he held my eyes the entire time, something dancing in his gaze that I couldn\u2019t quite pin. As he kissed my knuckles, he lowered my hand back down, his fingers lingering a bit longer than necessary before he released me. \u201cUntil next time,\u201d he said and then he turned and left without another word.<\/p>\n
I was still reeling from that conversation when I stepped outside. It was quiet outside; most were either at dinner or somewhere else in the resort. The night air was cool against my warm flesh and the moon hung lazily in the sky, casting its rays down on the gorgeous resort.<\/p>\n
Though it was peaceful, and the air was nice in my lungs, my wolf was still clearly on edge.<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 376 Judy\u2019s POV Despite the good news […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shadow-slave-by-author-novelnozi-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}