Judy\u2019s POV<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, isn\u2019t this cozy,\u201d Harper said loud enough for the entire restaurant to hear. My eyes immediately went in that direction, as did everyone else\u2019s. My eyes grew large when I saw Nan tensing at the table with Chester seated in front of her.<\/p>\n
My heart hammered in my chest.<\/p>\n
I knew Nan and Chester were going on a date tonight; I was part of the reason why Nan agreed to go out with him so easily. I didn\u2019t know they would be at this restaurant though and I certainly wasn\u2019t thinking Harper would show up and ruin everything for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cHarper, what are you doing here?\u201d Chester asked, his tone was low and dangerous. I had never heard Chester sounding quite so pissed off before. He was typically a happy and carefree guy, but in this case, he sounded royally furious.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat am I doing here? What the fuck are you doing here? I barely see you in the last 2 weeks and now I find out on a date with another woman??\u201d Harper growled; her arms folded across her chest.<\/p>\n
I raised my brows at her words; she knew that Chester had found his mate and Chester made it clear to Harper that they were not together. Chester had made it clear to her that they were not together. So, I wasn\u2019t sure what she was talking about. I could see the horror on Nan\u2019s face all the way from the other side of the restaurant and my heart shattered for her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ended things with you weeks ago,\u201d Chester reminded her. \u201cWho I am going out with isn\u2019t your concern. It never has been\u2026 you were just a warm body to fuck, that was it.\u201d<\/p>\n
His tone was cruel, and it was meant to make Nan feel better about his past relationship with Harper. Even I knew he was trying to make it sound like his relationship with Harper was nothing more than sex. But it had the opposite effect on Nan; I watched her face redden and she was trying hard to keep the tears from pouring out of her eyes, though it was obvious she wanted to cry. Chester didn\u2019t seem to notice though because he was too busy telling Harper off.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve broken up before and we always get back together. Chester, I love you. I choose you as my mate, when are you finally going to open your eyes and choose me too?\u201d Harper asked desperation in her tone.<\/p>\n
My eyes never left Nan\u2019s reddening face; she flinched at Harper\u2019s words and many around them gasped.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will never choose you as my mate, Harper,\u201d Chester growled, his was at his white end and I could tell he was pissed and desperate to get her away. \u201cWhen will you get that through your head??\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt isn\u2019t fair,\u201d Harper cried. \u201cWhy her? I know she\u2019s your mate, but I have been with you for years. I stood by you when your mother died\u2026I was there when you graduated culinary school. I helped you get the job at the Landry Mansion. I stood by you with every woman you brought home and fucked, and I barely even batted an eye because I knew at the end of the day, it was me you always returned to. Even after you met your mate, and went on a date with another woman, you still fucked me that night.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nan was flinching with each word spoken, but Chester was too wrapped up in his argument to notice how much pain she was in. She was desperate to find an escape out.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that Nan?\u201d My mother asked, finally noticing the girl at the table with Chester. \u201cYeah,\u201d I whisper. \u201cShe found her mate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, that poor girl,\u201d my mother whispered. \u201cFinding her mate and then having this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded in agreement as I turned my attention back to the scene Harper was causing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was the one that\u2019s always been<\/p>\n
there for you, Chester. You told me I<\/p>\n
was the only one who truly<\/p>\n
understood you,\u201d Harper was crying, and Nan was desperate to keep herself from crying. I could practically feel her heart breaking and I hated that it was happening to her. \u201cYou told me that you could see yourself with me long term.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was drunk when I said that\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter!\u201d Harper snapped. \u201cDrunk words are sober thoughts spoken out loud. You meant what you said, I could see it in your eyes. You love me, Chester.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t!\u201d Chester snapped; his wolf was ready to take charge. \u201cYou have no idea what you are talking about!\u201dnoveldrama<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fuck I don\u2019t!\u201d Harper shouted. \u201cI know you better than anyone. Especially better than this hussy!\u201d<\/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 403 Judy\u2019s POV \u201cWell, isn\u2019t this cozy,\u201d […]<\/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-21472","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\/21472","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=21472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21472\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}