Chapter\u00a0461<\/p>\n
Judy\u00a0sucked\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0breath.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u00a0just\u00a0left,\u00a0and\u00a0nobody\u00a0knew where\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0gone?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked,\u00a0tears\u00a0filling\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0searched\u00a0everywhere,\u00a0but\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0gone.\u00a0There\u00a0was a\u00a0note\u00a0saying\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0for\u00a0them\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0us\u00a0anymore.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0relapse\u00a0again,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0certainly\u00a0did\u00a0not\u00a0trust\u00a0him\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0worried\u00a0for\u00a0Matt.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0would\u00a0too,\u201d\u00a0Judy\u00a0whispered.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0stop\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0him;\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0my\u00a0nephew\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0searched\u00a0for\u00a0over\u00a0a\u00a0year\u00a0and\u00a0eventually\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0them\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0rundown\u00a0little\u00a0apartment\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0human\u00a0territory.\u00a0The\u00a0entire\u00a0place\u00a0reeked,\u00a0and\u00a0Matthew\u00a0was\u00a0sobbing\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground.\u00a0Bruises\u00a0all\u00a0over\u00a0his\u00a0body\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0clear\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0drugged\u2026\u00a0only\u00a0one\u00a0year\u00a0old,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0memory\u00a0became\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0to\u00a0bear.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0gasped.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0wide\u00a0with\u00a0fear\u00a0and\u00a0pain.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah\u2026\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0sign\u00a0of\u00a0him\u00a0anywhere,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0reason\u00a0for\u00a0the bruises on\u00a0my\u00a0sister\u00a0and\u00a0nephew.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0drugged\u00a0up completely\u00a0and\u00a0nearly\u00a0overdosed.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0how\u00a0long\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0like\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0but\u00a0Matt\u00a0was\u00a0extremely\u00a0malnourished\u00a0and\u00a0dehydrated\u00a0on\u00a0top\u00a0of\u00a0being\u00a0drugged\u00a0and\u00a0beaten.\u00a0I\u00a0brought\u00a0them\u00a0both\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack.\u00a0They\u00a0both\u00a0spent\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0recovering\u00a0and\u00a0once\u00a0Matthew\u00a0was\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0released,\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0him\u00a0home\u00a0with\u00a0me.\u00a0She\u00a0remained\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0while.\u00a0Eventually,\u00a0we moved\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0inpatient\u00a0detox\u00a0center;\u00a0which\u00a0doubles\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0psych\u00a0ward\u2026\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0there\u00a0very\u00a0since.\u00a0I\u00a0convinced\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0sign\u00a0over.\u00a0her\u00a0rights\u00a0as\u00a0Matthew\u2019s\u00a0mother\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0adopted\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0what\u00a0about\u00a0his\u00a0father?\u00a0That\u00a0rogue?\u00a0Is\u00a0he\u00a0still\u00a0out\u00a0there?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0shook\u00a0his\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0killed\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0years\u00a0ago.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0spotted\u00a0sniffing\u00a0around.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0after\u2026\u00a0whether\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0her\u00a0or\u00a0their\u00a0son\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0out.\u00a0I\u00a0killed\u00a0him\u00a0without\u00a0question.\u201d<\/p>\n
Judy\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0breath.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0any\u00a0of\u00a0that\u00a0happened\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cNow\u00a0I\u00a0understand\u00a0why\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0anything\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0Matthew\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0agreed.\u00a0We\u00a0remained\u00a0silent\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0while\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0cleared\u00a0her throat\u00a0and took\u00a0off\u00a0her\u00a0seatbelt.\u00a0\u201cThanks\u00a0for\u00a0tonight\u2026\u00a0standing\u00a0up\u00a0for\u00a0me,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0nice\u00a0of\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0goes\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0grab\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0pull\u00a0her\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0kiss\u00a0her\u00a0deeply\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0lips; she\u00a0sighs\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0mouth\u00a0as\u00a0she kisses\u00a0me\u00a0back.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0minute,\u00a0I\u00a0pull\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood\u00a0night,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0to her.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0cheeks\u00a0are\u00a0flushed,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0are\u00a0hooded\u00a0with lust,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0nods\u00a0and\u00a0leaves\u00a0the\u00a0car.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wait\u00a0until\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0inside\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0drive\u00a0off.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0drive\u00a0home\u00a0though;\u00a0I\u00a0continue\u00a0driving\u00a0until\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0familiar\u00a0building.\u00a0I\u00a0turn\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0engine\u00a0and<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0461<\/p>\n
head\u00a0inside.\u00a0The\u00a0bell\u00a0chimes\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0walk\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0door\u00a0and\u00a0over\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0receptionist\u2019s\u00a0desk.<\/p>\n
Catherine,\u00a0the\u00a0night\u00a0receptionist,\u00a0smiles\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood\u00a0evening,\u00a0Alpha.\u00a0I\u2019m surprised\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0here\u00a0so\u00a0late\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0thoughtfully.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath,\u00a0stealing\u00a0my nerves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0wait,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0my\u00a0sister.<\/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 461 Chapter\u00a0461 Judy\u00a0sucked\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0breath. \u201cThey\u00a0just\u00a0left,\u00a0and\u00a0nobody\u00a0knew where\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0gone?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked,\u00a0tears\u00a0filling\u00a0her\u00a0eyes. I\u00a0nodded. \u201cYeah,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0searched\u00a0everywhere,\u00a0but\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0gone.\u00a0There\u00a0was […]<\/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-21529","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\/21529","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=21529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}