Chapter\u00a0458<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0follow\u00a0that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0thing,\u201d\u00a0Donna\u00a0said,\u00a0rolling\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0all\u00a0over the\u00a0news,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0countered.<\/p>\n
Something\u00a0about\u00a0her\u00a0brushing\u00a0it\u00a0off\u00a0after\u00a0putting\u00a0me\u00a0down\u00a0didn\u2019t\u2018\u00a0sit\u00a0right\u00a0with\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0starting\u00a0to\u00a0suspect\u00a0that\u00a0maybe\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0competition,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0looking\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0me\u00a0down\u00a0for\u00a0no\u00a0reason.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain,\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0follow that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0thing.\u00a0As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0started\u00a0talking\u00a0about\u00a0it,\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0it\u00a0off.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0winner,\u00a0j\u00a0just\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0owe\u00a0her\u00a0an\u00a0apology\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0insinuated\u00a0earlier,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0eye\u00a0fixed\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0plate.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0lost\u00a0his\u00a0cool\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0trying\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0himself\u00a0under\u00a0control.<\/p>\n
\u201cExcuse\u00a0me,\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0apologize\u00a0to\u00a0anyone\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0own home,\u201d\u00a0Donna\u00a0said,\u00a0raising\u00a0her\u00a0brows.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0stand\u00a0by\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0said.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0stood\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0feet,\u00a0having\u00a0had\u00a0enough\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0mother\u2019s\u00a0attitude.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen,\u00a0we\u00a0will\u00a0take\u00a0our\u00a0leave,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said,\u00a0he\u00a0gently\u00a0grabbed\u00a0my\u00a0arm\u00a0and\u00a0pulled\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlready?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked,\u00a0shock\u00a0registering\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0dessert\u00a0yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0sit\u00a0here\u00a0and\u00a0allow\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0Judy\u00a0nothing\u00a0but\u00a0your\u00a0disrespect.\u00a0You\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0rude\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0we\u00a0got\u00a0here.\u00a0I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0tolerate\u00a0it\u00a0anymore.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0nothing\u00a0but\u00a0kind\u00a0to\u00a0you and\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0deserve\u00a0that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donna\u00a0looked\u00a0taken\u00a0aback\u00a0by\u00a0her\u00a0son\u2019s\u00a0words.<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0protest\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0too\u00a0stood\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0feet.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0flashing\u00a0yellow\u00a0again\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0surged\u00a0forward.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0so\u00a0focused\u00a0on\u00a0getting\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0marry\u00a0Daisy,\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0see\u00a0anything\u00a0else\u00a0around\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0will\u00a0never\u00a0marry\u00a0Daisy,\u00a0Mom.\u00a0Not\u00a0ever.\u00a0Get that\u00a0through\u00a0your\u00a0head.\u00a0We\u00a0are\u00a0leaving\u00a0now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Donna\u00a0was\u00a0stunned\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0over\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0stunned\u00a0too\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0were\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0honest.\u00a0Gavin\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0really.\u00a0give\u00a0me\u00a0much\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0choice,\u00a0not\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0chosen\u00a0to\u00a0stay.\u00a0But\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0odd\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was practically\u00a0dragging\u00a0me\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0manor\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0arm.<\/p>\n
Donna\u00a0followed\u00a0us\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0foyer,\u00a0the\u00a0butler,\u00a0Doug,\u00a0standing\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0entrance\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0frown\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0face.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0everything\u00a0okay?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0looking\u00a0around\u00a0at\u00a0everyone\u2019s\u00a0faces.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0mother,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0come\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0again\u2026\u00a0this\u00a0time\u00a0without\u00a0Judy.\u00a0But\u00a0for\u00a0now,\u00a0try\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0cause\u00a0any\u00a0issues,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a01<\/p>\n
She\u00a0looked\u00a0like\u00a0she\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0protest,\u00a0but\u00a0her\u00a0lips\u00a0pressed\u00a0together,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0relented.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0good\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0giving\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0quick\u00a0hug\u00a0and\u00a0kiss\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0cheek.\u00a0\u201cPlease,\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0stranger.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0nodded,\u00a0giving\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0gentle\u00a0squeeze\u00a0which\u00a0contrasted\u00a0with\u00a0our\u00a0erupt\u00a0leaving\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0aggravation.\u00a0He\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0grabbed\u00a0my\u00a0arm,\u00a0pulling\u00a0me\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0door.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy,\u201d\u00a0Donna\u00a0called\u00a0after\u00a0us,\u00a0making\u00a0Gavin\u00a0freeze\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0doorway.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0hope\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0offend\u00a0you\u00a0too\u00a0much.\u00a0I\u00a0hope\u00a0you\u00a0understand\u00a0that\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0mother,\u00a0I\u00a0only\u00a0want what\u2019s\u00a0best\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0son.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0swallowed\u00a0the\u00a0lump\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0throat\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0ROMS<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0458<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0as\u00a0barely\u00a0a\u00a0whisper.\u00a0She\u00a0narrowed\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0tense\u00a0posture\u00a0behind\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0finally\u00a0said\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0pause.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0whoht\u00a0for\u00a0Gavin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u2019s\u00a0grip\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0arm\u00a0tightened;\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0painful,\u00a0but\u00a0enough\u00a0to\u00a0show\u00a0his\u00a0aggravation\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0desire\u00a0to\u00a0pull\u00a0me\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0manor\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0far\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0here\u00a0as\u00a0possible.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0argue\u00a0with\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0without\u00a0saying\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank\u00a0you\u00a0for\u00a0dinner,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmur\u00a0and\u00a0with\u00a0that,\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0leaving\u00a0the\u00a0manor\u00a0and\u00a0going\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0car.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0opened\u00a0the\u00a0passenger\u00a0door\u00a0for\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0slid\u00a0in,\u00a0my\u00a0mind\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0whirlwind,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0almost\u00a0numb.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0right;\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0good\u00a0enough\u00a0for\u00a0Gavin\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0fooling\u00a0myself.\u00a0If\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0good\u00a0enough\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0fated\u00a0mate,\u00a0what\u00a0made\u00a0me\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0good\u00a0enough\u00a0for\u00a0Gavin\u00a0Landry?<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0sat\u00a0down\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0driver\u2019s\u00a0seat\u00a0and\u00a0buckled\u00a0his\u00a0seatbelt;\u00a0once\u00a0I\u00a0buckled\u00a0mine,\u00a0he\u00a0started\u00a0the\u00a0engine\u00a0and\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0drive.\u00a0My\u00a0head\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0lost\u00a0in\u00a0thought\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0out\u00a0the\u00a0window.\u00a0I couldn\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0that\u00a0interaction\u00a0actually\u00a0happened,\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0Gavin\u00a0above\u00a0all.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0embarrassed\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0felt\u00a0sick\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0stomach.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0silence\u00a0stretched\u00a0on\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0an\u00a0eternity,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0Gavin\u00a0spoke\u2026\u00a0his\u00a0words\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0so\u00a0soft\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0almost\u00a0missed\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0sorry\u2026\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 458 Chapter\u00a0458 \u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0follow\u00a0that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0thing,\u201d\u00a0Donna\u00a0said,\u00a0rolling\u00a0her\u00a0eyes. \u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0all\u00a0over the\u00a0news,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0countered. Something\u00a0about\u00a0her\u00a0brushing\u00a0it\u00a0off\u00a0after\u00a0putting\u00a0me\u00a0down\u00a0didn\u2019t\u2018\u00a0sit\u00a0right\u00a0with\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0starting\u00a0to\u00a0suspect\u00a0that\u00a0maybe\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0competition,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0looking\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0me\u00a0down\u00a0for\u00a0no\u00a0reason. \u201cAgain,\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0follow […]<\/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-21526","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\/21526","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=21526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21526\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}