Chapter\u00a0465<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0did\u00a0was\u00a0wrong\u2026\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0so\u00a0sorry\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0do\u00a0it?\u00a0Why\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0nearly\u00a0shouted as\u00a0she\u00a0stood\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0feet.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0promise,\u00a0Matt.\u00a0My\u00a0intention\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0you.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0rid\u00a0of\u00a0Judy.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0frame\u00a0her\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0jealous\u00a0of\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0after\u00a0Ethan-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis\u00a0was\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0Ethan?\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0asked,\u00a0shaking\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0with\u00a0disbelief\u00a0written\u00a0all\u00a0over\u00a0his\u00a0face.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0hurt\u00a0me\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0guy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0sob;\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u00a0this\u00a0conversation\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0hard,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0felt\u00a0utterly\u00a0gutted.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0with\u00a0desperation\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0tone.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0did\u00a0was\u00a0awful.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0thinking\u00a0rationally.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0mad\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0it.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0Matt,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0my\u00a0brother.\u00a0I\u00a0love\u00a0you\u00a0and-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0love\u00a0me\u2026\u00a0You\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0me!\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0shouted,\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0red\u00a0with\u00a0rage.\u00a0He\u00a0looked\u00a0just\u00a0like\u00a0Gavin\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0angry,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0hurt\u00a0Irene\u2019s\u00a0heart\u00a0knowing\u00a0that\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0anger\u00a0was\u00a0directed\u00a0towards\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cGet\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0room!\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0yelled,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0glowing.<\/p>\n
Irene\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0wide\u2026\u00a0it was impossible.\u00a0The\u00a0glowing\u00a0eyes\u00a0signified\u00a0that\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0close\u2026\u00a0possibly\u00a0even\u00a0surging\u00a0forward.\u00a0But\u00a0Matt\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0almost\u00a08\u00a0years\u00a0old\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0for\u00a0another\u00a010\u00a0years.\u00a0Nobody\u00a0got\u00a0their\u00a0wolves\u00a0this early\u00a0in\u00a0life\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0ready\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u2026<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0step\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0twist,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0growl\u00a0escaped\u00a0his\u00a0throat.\u00a0The\u00a0anger\u00a0on\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0soon\u00a0turned\u00a0into\u00a0pure\u00a0agony\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0sounds\u00a0of\u00a0cracking\u00a0bones\u00a0filled\u00a0the\u00a0silence\u00a0that\u00a0stretched\u00a0across the\u00a0room<\/p>\n
\u201cHoly\u00a0shit\u2026\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0gasped\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0horrified\u00a0scream.<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0mid\u2013morning\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Landry\u00a0Villa. It\u00a0was\u00a0Saturday,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0planning\u00a0on\u00a0getting\u00a0a\u00a0morning\u00a0training\u00a0session\u00a0with\u00a0Matthew\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0up\u00a0for\u00a0being\u00a0AWOL\u00a0this\u00a0past\u00a0week.\u00a0As\u00a0I\u00a0walked\u00a0in\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0doors,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0walking\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0steps\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0hair\u00a0a\u00a0mess\u00a0from\u00a0sleep\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0pajama\u00a0bottoms\u00a0hanging\u00a0low\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0waist.\u00a0He\u00a0wore\u00a0no shirt,\u00a0so\u00a0his\u00a0abs\u00a0were\u00a0clear\u00a0as\u00a0day,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0jaw\u00a0nearly\u00a0hit\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0sight\u00a0of\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0paused\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0tilted\u00a0his\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cWasn\u2019t\u00a0expecting\u00a0you\u00a0this\u00a0morning,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0though\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0sound\u00a0displeased.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0planning\u00a0on\u00a0coming\u00a0here\u00a0this\u00a0morning,\u00a0you\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0just\u00a0spent\u00a0the\u00a0night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0some\u00a0training\u00a0in\u00a0with\u00a0Matt\u00a0today,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0explained,\u00a0proud\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0stammer\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0fool.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0corner\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0lips\u00a0twitched\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0sly\u00a0smile\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0walked\u00a0towards\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cSure\u00a0you\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0catch\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0shirt\u00a0off?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0teased,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0low\u00a0and\u00a0sultry.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0opened\u00a0my\u00a0mouth\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0sly\u00a0reply\u00a0in\u00a0return,\u00a0but\u00a0then\u00a0we\u00a0heard\u00a0Irene\u00a0screaming\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0sound\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0growl\u00a0coming\u00a0from\u00a0upstairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gavin\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0turned\u00a0from\u00a0flirty\u00a0to\u00a0alert in\u00a0seconds.\u00a0Without\u00a0wasting\u00a0another\u00a0second,\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0both\u00a0running\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0stairs,\u00a0taking\u00a0two\u00a0steps\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0time.\u00a0We\u00a0followed\u00a0the\u00a0sounds\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0growling\u00a0and\u00a0Irene\u2019s\u00a0panicked\u00a0screaming.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0465<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0coming\u00a0from\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0hesitate\u00a0to burst\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0freeze\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sight\u00a0before\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0ran\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0pale\u00a0and\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0Pane.<\/p>\n
\u201cHey,\u00a0what\u00a0happened?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0calm\u00a0down.\u00a0But\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0sobbing\u00a0and\u00a0pointing\u00a0a\u00a0shaky\u00a0finger\u00a0at\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0bedroom,\u00a0her\u00a0entire\u00a0body\u00a0quivering\u00a0in\u00a0fear.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knew\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0any\u00a0answers\u00a0from\u00a0her,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0followed\u00a0after\u00a0Gavin\u00a0and\u00a0into\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0room,\u00a0freezing\u00a0beside\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0down\u00a0at\u00a0Matt,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0growling\u00a0and\u00a0screaming\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0agony.<\/p>\n
\u201cHoly\u00a0fuck,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0gasped.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0is\u00a0that\u00a0possible?\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0snapped\u00a0out of his\u00a0stupor\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0and\u00a0knelt\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0beside\u00a0Matt,\u00a0touching\u00a0his\u00a0dislocated\u00a0shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cMatthew\u00a0breathed\u2026\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0going\u00a0to be\u00a0okay.\u00a0We\u00a0are\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0you\u00a0through\u00a0this,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0reassured\u00a0him,\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0he had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0or\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0do.\u00a0This\u00a0situation\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0been\u00a0known\u00a0to\u00a0anyone\u00a0before\u2026\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0never\u00a0happened.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0almost\u00a0pleading\u00a0eyes,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0too\u00a0snapped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0stupor,\u00a0kneeling\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground.\u00a0\u201cJust\u00a0relax,\u00a0Matt.\u00a0Let\u00a0it\u00a0happen,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0remembering\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0had\u00a0once\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0shifting\u00a0into\u00a0your\u00a0wolf\u2026\u00a0You\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0your\u00a0wolf\u00a0take\u00a0over.\u00a0Just\u00a0breathe.\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 465 Chapter\u00a0465 Irene\u00a0nodded. \u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0did\u00a0was\u00a0wrong\u2026\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0so\u00a0sorry\u2026\u201d \u201cWhy\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0do\u00a0it?\u00a0Why\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0me?\u201d \u201cI\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0nearly\u00a0shouted as\u00a0she\u00a0stood\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0feet.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0promise,\u00a0Matt.\u00a0My\u00a0intention\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0you.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0rid\u00a0of\u00a0Judy.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0frame\u00a0her\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0jealous\u00a0of\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0after\u00a0Ethan-\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-21533","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\/21533","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=21533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}