I felt so incredibly stupid. Of course, Ethan had something to do with this. How could he not? He was always planning or scheming something. I should have known he wouldn\u2019t stop and that he\u2019d use Daisy to get his way.<\/p>\n
I looked at Gavin\u2019s rigid back as he processed this new information. He was furious, that much was clear. His fists kept clenching and unclenching.<\/p>\n
This whole time I had been so upset with him, thinking he had been sleeping with both me and Daisy. Only to find out that it was all a plan set up by Ethan. Gavin wasn\u2019t even in the hotel suite at the time of Daisy being there; he hadn\u2019t known she was there. I should have talked to him instead of jumping to conclusions; but I thought the facts were clear.<\/p>\n
\u201cI might have done my part, Gavin, and I might have had my own reasons, but I\u2019m not the mastermind behind this,\u201d Daisy continued as she folded her arms across her chest. \u201cI\u2019m not the one you should be going after.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u2019s jaw ticked and I could see the tension in his body. He was battling with himself; torn between ending Daisy or letting her go so he could seek out Ethan. At the end, the latter won, and he stepped away from her.noveldrama<\/p>\n
\u201cGet out of my face before I change my mind,\u201d he growled, his wolf\u2019s anger palpable.<\/p>\n
Daisy only smirked; she didn\u2019t rush away, her eyes remained on his for a moment before they flickered to me and then I saw them darken. Without a word, she turned and walked away, leaving me feeling numb and incredibly stupid.<\/p>\n
\u201cEthan\u2019s here?\u201d Irene asked, tears in her eyes. I looked at her, remembering how quiet she\u2019s been, and my heart shattered for her. Her ex-fianc\u00e9 was here and made it clear that he wasn\u2019t here for her; he was here to fuck with me.<\/p>\n
Nan and Chester had appeared shortly after, their concern clear on their faces as they looked at the scene before them.<\/p>\n
I was frozen, unable to tell them anything about what had happened. My body was trembling; Ethan was never going to stop. I was going to have to live with him tormenting my family and me forever. And Irene will always suffer because of this as well.<\/p>\n
She looked utterly broken and confused in that moment and my heart shattered even more for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cChester, Nan, can you take Irene back to the suite,\u201d he asked. \u201cMatthew as well, wherever he is.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLast I saw, he was stuffing his face with dessert,\u201d Chester said, pointing at the ceremony hall. \u201cYeah, we\u2019ll go grab him and bring them both upstairs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin nodded his thanks. At first, Irene refused to move; she was rooted to the ground, tears spilling out of her eyes as she thought about everything that had happened. She wasn\u2019t sure how to feel at this moment and I couldn\u2019t blame her.<\/p>\n
But after some urging from Nan, she finally moved from her spot, following them, leaving me alone with Gavin.<\/p>\n
I stared at the spot on the wall that Daisy was once pressed against. The ghost of her form still lingering.<\/p>\n
Before I knew what was happening,<\/p>\n
Gavin closed the small distance between us, wrapping me tightly in his arms and pressing me against his chest. It was a gesture I wasn\u2019t used to from him; he wasn\u2019t the comforting type, but I immediately melted against him, hating my body for being so weak when it came to Gavin Landry.<\/p>\n
I should hate him\u2026 I should be upset with him still, but I couldn\u2019t. I was relieved that nothing happened between him and Daisy like I thought it did. I was relieved he hadn\u2019t lied to me about anything.<\/p>\n
My mind was whirling with all this new information, and I wasn\u2019t sure what to do with any of it. He ran his fingers up and down my spine soothingly, another gesture I wasn\u2019t used to from him.<\/p>\n
He peppered kisses along my hairline, sending a chill across my flesh and melting even further. His warmth and scent engulfed me, and I could practically hear my wolf purring in contentment from his sweet and comforting embrace.<\/p>\n
He ran his fingers through my hair, and I shivered from the feeling. I peeked up at<\/p>\n
him, tears in my eyes from everything that had happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry,\u201d I whispered. \u201cI should have talked to you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you really think I was fucking her?\u201d<\/p>\n
I nibbled on my lower lip, heat creeping up around my nose and cheeks; I knew<\/p>\n
he could see the redness easily on my face.<\/p>\n
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