Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0dark\u00a0and\u00a0brewing\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0stared\u00a0down\u00a0at\u00a0Matt.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0talking\u00a0about?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0told me\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0she who\u00a0put\u00a0the\u00a0peanut\u00a0butter\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0sandwich\u2026\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0everybody\u00a0knew<\/p>\n
about\u00a0it\u2026\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart\u00a0shattered\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0accusatory\u00a0words.\u00a0Of\u00a0course,\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0suspicions\u00a0that it\u00a0was\u00a0Irene,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0ever<\/p>\n
share with\u00a0Matt.\u00a0It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0my\u00a0place\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0him\u00a0anything.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0a little\u00a0boy,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0information\u00a0would\u00a0be<\/p>\n
devasting\u00a0for him.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0break\u00a0his\u00a0heart.\u00a0As\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0knew,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0maid\u00a0who\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0hurt\u00a0him\u2026\u00a0nothing\u00a0more.\u00a0But\u00a0now<\/p>\n
he\u00a0knew the\u00a0truth;\u00a0Irene\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0live\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0nearly\u00a0killed\u00a0Matt.<\/p>\n
\u201cIrene\u00a0told\u00a0you\u00a0this?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0hardening.<\/p>\n
Matt\u00a0nodded,\u00a0tears\u00a0welling\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy would\u00a0she\u00a0try\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0that,\u00a0and\u00a0why\u00a0would\u00a0you\u00a0keep\u00a0it\u00a0from\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0asked\u00a0him\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0turned his\u00a0attention to\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cDid<\/p>\n
you\u00a0know\u00a0too?\u201d<\/p>\n
When\u00a0I\u00a0failed\u00a0to\u00a0respond\u00a0right\u00a0away,\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0flash\u00a0of hurt in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.\u00a0My\u00a0silence\u00a0was\u00a0speaking\u00a0volumes.\u00a0Matt\u00a0now\u00a0knew\u00a0the<\/p>\n
truth,\u00a0and it was\u00a0so\u00a0triggering\u00a0to\u00a0him\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0pushed\u00a0him\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0edge\u00a0and\u00a0caused\u00a0his\u00a0first\u00a0shift.\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0hurt\u2026\u00a0I<\/p>\n
hated\u00a0that\u00a0this was\u00a0happening.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0so\u00a0sorry,\u00a0Matt,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0tears\u00a0filling\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0out\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0hurt.\u00a0I<\/p>\n
didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0your\u00a0sister\u00a0differently.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0my\u00a0sister,\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0muttered,\u00a0folding\u00a0his\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0his\u00a0chest.\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0anguish\u00a0and\u00a0hurt\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0took<\/p>\n
everything\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0know\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0angry\u00a0right\u00a0now,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said to\u00a0him,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0surprisingly calm.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0some\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0cool\u00a0off\u00a0before<\/p>\n
you see\u00a0Irene again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0ever\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0again,\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0teeth,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0glowing\u00a0yellow\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0surged\u00a0forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cCalm\u00a0down,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0ordered\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0wolf,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0gain\u00a0control\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0situation.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0shift\u00a0here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Matt\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0deep\u00a0breaths\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0that\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0stirring,\u00a0but\u00a0then\u00a0it\u00a0settled\u00a0upon\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0command\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0eyes<\/p>\n
returned\u00a0to\u00a0normal,\u00a0leaving\u00a0Matt\u00a0looking\u00a0disheveled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0happening\u00a0to\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0whispered,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes watering.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0put\u00a0a\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0shoulder\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0Matt\u00a0a\u00a0reassuring\u00a0smile.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0going\u00a0through something\u00a0that\u00a0no\u00a0other\u00a08\u2013year\u2013old\u00a0has\u00a0ever\u00a0gone\u00a0through,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0some\u00a0getting\u00a0used\u00a0to,\u00a0but\u00a0you\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0alone,\u00a0and\u00a0trust me\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0say that\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0protected.\u00a0No\u00a0matter\u00a0what\u00a0has\u00a0happened\u00a0with\u00a0Irene,<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0472<\/p>\n
just\u00a0know\u00a0nobody\u00a0is\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0hurt you\u00a0like\u00a0that\u00a0again.\u00a0I\u00a0won\u2019t let\u00a0it\u00a0happen.\u2018<\/p>\n
+20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0underlying\u00a0meaning\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0words and\u00a0an\u00a0intensity that\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0there\u00a0before.\u00a0I\u00a0wondered\u00a0what\u00a0it\u00a0was;\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to<\/p>\n
know\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0his head.<\/p>\n
Matt\u00a0nodded,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0showing\u00a0how\u00a0exhausted\u00a0he\u00a0was.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0should\u00a0get some\u00a0sleep,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0running\u00a0his\u00a0hands\u00a0through\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0mess\u00a0of\u00a0hair,\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0fatherly\u00a0affection that\u00a0took<\/p>\n
me off\u00a0guard.\u00a0Gavin\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0the\u00a0affectionate\u00a0type,\u00a0especially\u00a0with\u00a0Matt\u00a0and\u00a0Irene,\u00a0so\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0nice\u00a0change.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0said\u00a0softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0can\u00a0give\u00a0you\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0you\u00a0rest,\u201d\u00a0Eliza said,\u00a0looking\u00a0up\u00a0from her\u00a0clipboard.\u00a0I had\u00a0completely\u00a0forgotten\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0there,<\/p>\n
and\u00a0her\u00a0voice startled\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0second.<\/p>\n
\u2018Matt\u00a0nodded\u00a0as\u00a0Gavin\u00a0tucked\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0bed,\u00a0making\u00a0sure\u00a0he\u00a0was comfortable.<\/p>\n
Once\u00a0Eliza\u00a0gave\u00a0him\u00a0the\u00a0medication,\u00a0she\u00a0turned to\u00a0Gavin.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0word\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hallway?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0nodded,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0found\u00a0mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u00a0you\u00a0stay\u00a0here\u00a0with\u00a0him\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0minute?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0showing\u00a0a\u00a0hint\u00a0of\u00a0vulnerability\u00a0that\u00a0tugged\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0heart.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf\u00a0course,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0answered.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0grateful\u00a0look\u00a0before\u00a0retreating\u00a0to the\u00a0room\u00a0behind\u00a0Eliza.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Matt,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0watching\u00a0me\u00a0curiously;\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0tired since\u00a0the\u00a0medication\u00a0was\u00a0starting\u00a0to\u00a0kick\u00a0in,\u00a0but<\/p>\n
something\u00a0was\u00a0hanging\u00a0onto him,\u00a0keeping\u00a0him\u00a0awake.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0really\u00a0should\u00a0try to\u00a0sleep,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0sitting\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0edge\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0bed.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0through\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0today,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0as much<\/p>\n
rest\u00a0as\u00a0possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0will\u00a0ever\u00a0forgive\u00a0her?\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0whispered,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0searching\u00a0mine.\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0so\u00a0mad\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0feel\u00a0it.\u00a0He\u00a0submitted<\/p>\n
because an\u00a0Alpha told\u00a0him to\u2026\u00a0but\u00a0he wants to\u00a0kill\u00a0her,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0He\u00a0hates\u00a0her\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0did\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 472 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0dark\u00a0and\u00a0brewing\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0stared\u00a0down\u00a0at\u00a0Matt.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0talking\u00a0about?\u201d \u201cShe\u00a0told me\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0she who\u00a0put\u00a0the\u00a0peanut\u00a0butter\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0sandwich\u2026\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0kill\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0everybody\u00a0knew about\u00a0it\u2026\u00a0right?\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-21540","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\/21540","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=21540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}