was relieved to hear that honestly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s okay,\u201d I told her. \u201cI understand. You don\u2019t have to explain.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, I do,\u201d she said, tears filling her eyes. \u201cI did some really awful things that I shouldn\u2019t have done. All because I thought you were after Ethan\u2026 but I was so wrong. I mean\u2026 I basically poisoned my own brother-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou did what?!\u201d Gavin\u2019s voice cut through her words, and I watched Irene\u2019s face go pale as she looked behind me, now noticing Gavin walking through the doors.noveldrama<\/p>\n
\u201cD\u2026 dad\u2026 \u201cshe said, her voice coming out as nothing more than a whisper.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell me I didn\u2019t just hear what I thought I just heard,\u201d he said through his teeth, his eyes flashing with anger. \u201cAre you telling me the peanut butter incident months ago was because of you?\u201d<\/p>\n
I lowered my gaze, not sure what to say to resolve this situation; Gavin was furious, and his anger was rolling off him in waves. Irene was a stammering mess, not expecting that her father was only around the corner and could hear everything she had said. My heart went out to her, but still, she did essentially poison Matt and put his life at risk. Gavin blamed me for it, but then Ethan paid a maid to take the fall and Gavin had exiled her, damning her as a rogue.<\/p>\n
That was months ago, so she was most likely dead by now. Not many can survive in rogue territory and live to tell the tale.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t trying to hurt him. I was just\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat exactly did you think was going to happen, Irene?\u201d He asked, his tone deepening as he stepped closer to his daughter. \u201cAnd what was the end goal?\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene\u2019s eyes flickered to me and I wished that I could help her, but I wasn\u2019t sure what to say. Irene was in the wrong for doing that to Matt since the beginning and nothing I could say would change that. She knew she was in the wrong as well, which is why her eyes showed no signs of malice, only guilt.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought Judy was after Ethan at the time and I wanted her out of the way,\u201d she said as tears filled her eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could have killed your brother,\u201d Gavin nearly growled; I could tell he was trying hard to keep his anger in check. This was his daughter, after all, not a simple wolf or enemy. But the anger he was feeling at that moment was clear to everyone in the radius. \u201cDo you have any idea how stupid that was? All because of what\u2026 petty jealousy over someone who wasn\u2019t worth your time in the first place?\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene flinched at his harsh words, but she knew he was right.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was selfish and tasteless,\u201d Irene admitted, her bottom lip trembling. \u201cI understand that now\u2026 I\u2019m so sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou nearly let Judy take the fall for something she didn\u2019t do. I almost fired her because of it,\u201d Gavin continued. \u201cAnd that maid who did take the fall\u2026 did you convince her to do it?\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene shook her head, looking up at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u2026\u201d she breathed. \u201cI\u2019m not sure why she took the fall but I didn\u2019t talk to her at all. I have no idea what she was thinking. I promise\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
I believed her knew it was Ethan who had bribed her. He promised her money and protection but lied After Gavin banished her from the pack and named her a rogue, Ethan cut ties with her completely.He gloated about it for weeks afterward and it made me sick to my stomach.<\/p>\n
\u201cI banished her from the pack, Irene. I turned her into a rogue. She\u2019s most likely dead right now. That was an innocent life you destroyed. Matt might not be dead, but that doesn\u2019t mean your actions didn\u2019t have serious consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n
He glared at her for a long while as she shrunk in on herself. I wanted to reach out to her and tell her it was going to be okay; part of me wanted to protect her. But I knew I couldn\u2019t\u2026 not when it came to this.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need you to go to your room,\u201d Gavin finally said, stepping away from her. \u201cI can\u2019t look at you right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
She flinched as if he had just struck her in her face. But she didn\u2019t argue. She turned her tear-filed gaze to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so sorry,\u201d she whispered brokenly.<\/p>\n
With that, she turned and hurried back up the stairs, leaving Gavin and me alone.<\/p>\n
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