Chapter\u00a0470\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0working\u00a0against\u00a0your\u00a0family?\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0talking\u00a0to\u00a0Ethan\u00a0behind\u00a0your\u00a0back,\u00a0but\u00a0does\u00a0that\u00a0mean\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0working\u00a0with him?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0being\u00a0reasonable.<\/p>\n
When Nan\u00a0sent\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0photo\u00a0of\u00a0Ethan\u00a0and\u00a0Sammy\u00a0talking\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0coffee\u00a0shop,\u00a0I\u00a0showed\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0Gav\u00edn\u00a0around\u00a0that\u00a0same\u00a0time.<\/p>\n
\u201cTabby\u00a0and\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0others\u00a0are\u00a0back\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0mansion,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cThey\u00a0came\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0suspect\u00a0Sammy\u00a0is\u00a0some\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0spy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0serious\u00a0accusation,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0darkening\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed.\u00a0He\u00a0studied\u00a0my\u00a0face\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0detect\u00a0a\u00a0hint\u00a0of\u00a0deception.<\/p>\n
\u201cSince\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0here,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0noticed that\u00a0Sammy\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0acting\u00a0strangely.\u00a0Secret\u00a0phone\u00a0calls,\u00a0disappearing\u00a0at\u00a0all\u00a0hours,\u00a0sketchy\u00a0behavior\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0sketchy\u00a0behavior?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nibbled\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0lower\u00a0lip.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0caught\u00a0her\u00a0snooping\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0things\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0night,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cThings\u00a0like\u00a0that\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0eyes\u00a0darkened at\u00a0my\u00a0words,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0he\u00a0was not\u00a0only\u00a0pondering\u00a0this\u00a0information\u00a0but\u00a0trying\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0control\u00a0himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0busy\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0competition\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0notice\u00a0those\u00a0things\u00a0a\u00a0few weeks\u00a0ago,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0continued.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0Tabby\u00a0had\u00a0noticed.\u00a0Her,\u00a0Sherry,\u00a0and\u00a0Chuck\u00a0are\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0pack,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0grown\u00a0closer\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0competition.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0confiding\u00a0in\u00a0Sherry about\u00a0Sammy\u2019s\u00a0strange\u00a0behavior,\u00a0and\u00a0because\u00a0Sherry\u00a0works\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0investigator\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0pack,\u00a0she\u00a0agreed\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0Tabby\u00a0look\u00a0more into\u00a0it\u00a0once\u00a0the\u00a0competition\u00a0ended.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0listened,\u00a0nodding\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0each\u00a0word\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0growing\u00a0darker\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0second.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0hearing\u00a0so\u00a0far.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0is\u00a0this\u00a0being\u00a0brought\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0attention\u00a0just\u00a0now?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0searching\u00a0mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0just\u00a0finding\u00a0out\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0now,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0honestly.\u00a0\u201cTabby\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0mentioned\u00a0any\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0until\u00a0today.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0why\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0here.\u00a0They\u00a0agreed\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0more\u00a0into\u00a0Sammy\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0competition,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0true\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0word.\u00a0They\u00a0looked\u00a0more\u00a0into\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what\u00a0did\u00a0they\u00a0find\u00a0out?\u00a0That\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0spy?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shook\u00a0my\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0suspicion,\u00a0and\u00a0because\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0having\u00a0secret\u00a0meetings\u00a0with\u00a0Ethan,\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0spies.\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0my\u00a0family\u00a0into\u00a0trouble\u00a0again\u2026\u00a0make\u00a0me\u00a0dependent\u00a0on\u00a0him\u00a0or\u00a0something.\u00a0Using\u00a0someone\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0was\u00a0my\u00a0friend\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0that\u2026\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0voice\u00a0cracked\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0spoke\u00a0that\u00a0last\u00a0sentence,\u00a0tears\u00a0welling\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0that\u00a0for\u00a0sure,\u00a0though?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0hands\u00a0coming\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0face;\u00a0his\u00a0thumb\u00a0gently\u00a0brushed\u00a0across\u00a0my\u00a0cheekbone.\u00a0Though\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0still\u00a0dark\u00a0and\u00a0searching\u00a0my\u00a0face\u00a0for\u00a0answers,\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0also\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0worry\u00a0and\u00a0compassion\u00a0in them,\u00a0causing\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0to\u00a0skip\u00a0a\u00a0beat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0thing\u2026\u00a0nobody\u00a0really\u00a0knows\u00a0anything,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admit\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cHer\u00a0home\u00a0life\u2026\u00a0family,\u00a0pack\u2026\u00a0friends\u2026\u00a0they\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0find\u00a0a\u00a0thing\u00a0on\u00a0her.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0like all\u00a0her\u00a0personal\u00a0information\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0internet\u00a0was\u00a0wiped\u2026\u00a0deliberately.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0processed\u00a0that\u00a0information;\u00a0his\u00a0thumb\u00a0absentmindedly\u00a0stroking\u00a0my\u00a0upper\u00a0cheeks,\u00a0sending\u00a0a\u00a0wave\u00a0of\u00a0tingling\u00a0throughout\u00a0my\u00a0entire\u00a0body.\u00a0Goosebumps\u00a0stood\u00a0tall\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0flesh,\u00a0and\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time\u00a0since<\/p>\n
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+25\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0470<\/p>\n
seeing\u00a0that\u00a0photo\u00a0of\u00a0Ethan\u00a0and Sammy\u00a0together,\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0completely\u00a0at\u00a0ease.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0strange\u00a0effect\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0had\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0wolf,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0take\u00a0it\u00a0over\u00a0her\u00a0being\u00a0anxious\u00a0and\u00a0hurt\u00a0any\u00a0day.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0Ethan\u00a0still\u00a0affected\u00a0her\u00a0so\u00a0much;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0glad\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0pain\u00a0of\u00a0him\u00a0being\u00a0intimate\u00a0with\u00a0others\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0hurt\u00a0her\u2026\u00a0but\u00a0that\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0mean\u00a0being\u00a0near\u00a0him\u00a0or\u00a0seeing\u00a0inges\u00a0of\u00a0him\u00a0was\u00a0easy.<\/p>\n
Thinking\u00a0that\u00a0Sammy\u00a0and\u00a0Ethan\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0cahoots\u00a0together\u00a0really\u00a0scrambled\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0being\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0presence,\u00a0having\u00a0his attention\u00a0on\u00a0us\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0me,\u00a0feeling\u00a0his\u00a0touch\u00a0and\u00a0warmth\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0settled\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0way\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0describe.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid\u00a0they find\u00a0out\u00a0anything?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0finally\u00a0asked\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0beat\u00a0of\u00a0silence.\u00a0\u201cSomething\u00a0useful?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen\u00a0I\u00a0met\u00a0Sammy\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0airport\u00a0on\u00a0our\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0competition,\u00a0she\u00a0mentioned\u00a0that\u00a0her\u00a0boyfriend\u00a0was\u00a0competing,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0support\u00a0him.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0different\u00a0group\u00a0from\u00a0me,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0got\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0him.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0focused\u00a0on\u00a0competing\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0noticed\u00a0any\u00a0strange\u00a0behavior.\u00a0But\u00a0Tabby\u00a0and\u00a0Sherry\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0exist.\u00a0She\u00a0never\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0boyfriend\u00a0there.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0there\u00a0for\u00a0something\u00a0else,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0coincidence\u00a0that\u00a0Ethan\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0there,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0Sammy\u00a0is\u00a0here.\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0working\u00a0for\u00a0him,\u00a0Gavin\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u00a0calm\u00a0down,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0detected\u00a0the\u00a0panic\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0voice.\u00a0His\u00a0voice\u00a0was\u00a0oddly\u00a0calming,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0gaze\u00a0softened.\u00a0\u201cWhatever\u00a0she\u00a0is\u00a0after,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0it\u00a0happen.\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0trust\u00a0me;\u00a0can\u00a0you\u00a0do\u00a0that?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded\u00a0without\u00a0hesitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0of\u00a0course,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0trust\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A\u00a0small\u00a0smile\u00a0tipped\u00a0the\u00a0corner of\u00a0his\u00a0lips,\u00a0the\u00a0tough\u00a0and\u00a0dangerous\u00a0fa\u00e7ade\u00a0fading\u00a0only\u00a0slightly\u00a0before\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0snapped\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0place.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0released\u00a0his\u00a0hold\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0face,\u00a0making\u00a0me\u00a0feel\u00a0cold for\u00a0a\u00a0moment.\u00a0He\u00a0grabbed\u00a0his\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0swiped\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0screen\u00a0before\u00a0putting\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0ear<\/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 470 Chapter\u00a0470\u00a0 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV \u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0working\u00a0against\u00a0your\u00a0family?\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0talking\u00a0to\u00a0Ethan\u00a0behind\u00a0your\u00a0back,\u00a0but\u00a0does\u00a0that\u00a0mean\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0working\u00a0with him?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0being\u00a0reasonable. When Nan\u00a0sent\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0photo\u00a0of\u00a0Ethan\u00a0and\u00a0Sammy\u00a0talking\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0coffee\u00a0shop,\u00a0I\u00a0showed\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0Gav\u00edn\u00a0around\u00a0that\u00a0same\u00a0time. […]<\/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-21538","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\/21538","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=21538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21538\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}