I\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0focused\u00a0on\u00a0feeding\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0notice\u00a0Gavin\u00a0leaning\u00a0against\u00a0the doorframe,\u00a0watching\u00a0me.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0look\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0recognize\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0almost\u00a0a\u00a0thoughtful\u00a0expression.\u00a0When\u00a0our\u00a0eyes\u00a0met,\u00a0it\u00a0almost\u00a0seemed\u00a0to\u00a0snap\u00a0him\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0present<\/p>\n
moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0going\u00a0to use\u00a0the\u00a0mansion\u00a0to\u00a0hide the\u00a0baby,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0it\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0best\u00a0if\u00a0Irene\u00a0moves into\u00a0the\u00a0Villa with\u00a0Emalyn.\u00a0Right\u00a0now,\u00a0Taylor\u00a0is heading\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0them\u00a0there.\u00a0There\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0extra security\u00a0in\u00a0place\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0mansion\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0them\u00a0both\u00a0safe.\u00a0Plus,\u00a0it\u2019ll\u00a0be good\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0Irene\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0villa,\u00a0so\u00a0Matt\u2019s wolf\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0triggered,\u00a0so\u00a0it\u00a0works\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0best.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about\u00a0Sammy?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0thought\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0go\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0mansion\u00a0because\u00a0we\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0up to\u00a0or\u00a0who\u00a0she\u2019s<\/p>\n
working\u00a0for.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cSammy\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0relocated.\u00a0She\u2019s coming\u00a0here\u00a0so I can\u00a0keep\u00a0a\u00a0better\u00a0eye\u00a0on\u00a0her and\u00a0find\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0wants.\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0walk\u00a0around\u00a0this\u00a0pack\u00a0freely\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0spy,\u00a0regardless\u00a0of\u00a0who\u00a0she\u00a0is\u00a0working\u00a0for.\u00a0Having\u00a0her\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0pack\u00a0in<\/p>\n
the\u00a0northern\u00a0mansion\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0good\u00a0enough.\u00a0She needs\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0at\u00a0arm\u2019s\u00a0length.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0an\u00a0unsettled\u00a0feeling\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0pit of\u00a0my\u00a0stomach.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0what\u00a0about\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0the\u00a0question\u00a0weighing\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0mind and\u00a0heart.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0troubled\u00a0look\u00a0clouded\u00a0his\u00a0expression,\u00a0making\u00a0my heart sink.\u00a0For\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me.\u00a0It\u00a0seemed\u00a0as if\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0trying<\/p>\n
to\u00a0look anywhere\u00a0but\u00a0at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll\u00a0move\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0with\u00a0your\u00a0parents\u00a0for the\u00a0time\u00a0being.\u00a0At\u00a0least\u00a0there\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0safe\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0broke\u00a0a\u00a0little;\u00a0he\u00a0wanted\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0move\u00a0out\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0that\u00a0what\u00a0you want?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0softer\u00a0than\u00a0intended.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0was\u00a0hesitant,\u00a0but\u00a0then\u00a0he\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0replied\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0beat\u00a0of\u00a0silence.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0until\u00a0we\u00a0get everything\u00a0sorted\u2026\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0best\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Third\u00a0Person\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0and\u00a0Chester\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0middle\u00a0of\u00a0an\u00a0argument\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0mansion.\u00a0Nan\u00a0had\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0wrapped\u00a0around\u00a0her\u00a0body<\/p>\n
like\u00a0she\u00a0was holding\u00a0herself\u00a0together;\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0desperate\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0from\u00a0crying\u00a0in front\u00a0of\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0caught\u00a0him\u00a0flirting\u00a0with\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen\u00a0maids.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing\u00a0happened,\u00a0Nan,\u201d\u00a0Cheser\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0pained.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0dull\u00a0ache\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0chest\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sight\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0mate hurting\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0pissed\u00a0at\u00a0him\u00a0for\u00a0causing\u00a0her\u00a0this\u00a0pain.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0only joking\u00a0with\u00a0her,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0in<\/p>\n
passing.\u00a0You just\u00a0walked\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0he\u00a0wrong\u00a0moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0walked\u00a0in\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0moment\u2026\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0shot\u00a0back.\u00a0\u201cShe touched\u00a0her chest and told you that\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0looking\u00a0extra fit\u00a0today,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0you\u00a0replied by\u00a0flexing\u00a0your\u00a0arms\u00a0and\u00a0telling\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0her\u00a0petite\u00a0frame\u00a0would\u00a0never be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0handle\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0recalled\u00a0as\u00a0tears\u00a0filled\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cThen\u00a0she\u00a0told you\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0wants\u00a0to\u00a0test\u00a0that\u00a0theory,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0only\u00a0laughed,\u00a0Chester.\u00a0You\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0decline<\/p>\n
her\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0give\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0chance.\u00a0That\u00a0was\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0walked\u00a0in,\u201d\u00a0Chester\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cBaby,\u00a0I\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0cheat\u00a0on\u00a0you.\u00a0You\u2019re\u00a0my\u00a0mate.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0opened\u00a0her\u00a0mouth\u00a0to say\u00a0something\u00a0else,\u00a0but\u00a0Sammy\u00a0walked\u00a0in\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0moment.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0suitcase\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0hand.<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cGoing\u00a0somewhere?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0moving\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0Landry\u00a0Villa.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0entirely\u00a0sure why,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019m sure\u00a0they\u2019ll\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0once\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0there.\u00a0He\u00a0said\u00a0something<\/p>\n
about\u00a0Irene\u00a0moving\u00a0in,\u201d\u00a0Sammy\u00a0explained.<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0raised\u00a0her\u00a0brows;\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0ask\u00a0Judy\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0later,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0sort\u00a0through\u00a0this\u00a0thing\u00a0with\u00a0Chester.<\/p>\n
Sammy\u00a0hugged\u00a0Nan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0later,\u00a0though,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0Nan.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0her goodbyes,\u00a0she\u00a0grabbed\u00a0her\u00a0bags\u00a0and\u00a0again\u00a0retreated\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen,\u00a0leaving\u00a0Nan\u00a0and\u00a0Chester alone\u00a0in<\/p>\n
awkward silence.\u00a0Cheser\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure what\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0to make\u00a0things\u00a0better,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0reassure\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0belonged\u00a0to<\/p>\n
her\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0he\u00a0exchanged\u00a0with\u00a0that\u00a0maid were\u00a0just\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0words.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0meaningless,\u00a0and\u00a0he was\u00a0just\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0decline<\/p>\n
her\u00a0offer\u00a0when Nan\u00a0burst\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0in\u00a0hysterics.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0maid\u00a0took off\u00a0after\u00a0Nan\u00a0walked\u00a0in,\u00a0and\u00a0Chester was left\u00a0speechless.\u00a0Though,\u00a0his\u00a0wolf liked\u00a0the\u00a0fact that\u00a0Nan\u00a0was\u00a0protective<\/p>\n
over\u00a0him\u2026\u00a0but still,\u00a0Chester\u00a0felt like\u00a0a\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0shit\u00a0for\u00a0making\u00a0his\u00a0mate\u00a0feel\u00a0like\u00a0this.\u00a01<\/p>\n
He\u00a0opened\u00a0his mouth\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0something,\u00a0anything,\u00a0but the\u00a0sound\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0phone\u00a0ringing stopped\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0frowned\u00a0as\u00a0she spotted\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0counter,\u00a0her brows furrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0that\u00a0your\u00a0phone?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
Chester\u00a0shook\u00a0his\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u00a0it\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0Sammy\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0grabbed\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0run\u00a0it\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0Sammy,\u00a0but\u00a0something\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0screen\u00a0made\u00a0her\u00a0freeze.\u00a0Chester\u00a0watched\u00a0her<\/p>\n
warily.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0Chester\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0screen\u00a0to\u00a0face\u00a0Chester\u00a0so\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0see.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Lycan\u00a0Levi\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0picture\u00a0of\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Levi\u00a0was\u00a0shown\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0screen.\u00a0\u201cHer\u00a0contact\u00a0for\u00a0him<\/p>\n
is\u00a0Dad\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 481 I\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0focused\u00a0on\u00a0feeding\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0notice\u00a0Gavin\u00a0leaning\u00a0against\u00a0the doorframe,\u00a0watching\u00a0me.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0look\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0recognize\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0almost\u00a0a\u00a0thoughtful\u00a0expression.\u00a0When\u00a0our\u00a0eyes\u00a0met,\u00a0it\u00a0almost\u00a0seemed\u00a0to\u00a0snap\u00a0him\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0present moment. \u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0going\u00a0to use\u00a0the\u00a0mansion\u00a0to\u00a0hide the\u00a0baby,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0it\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0best\u00a0if\u00a0Irene\u00a0moves […]<\/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-21549","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\/21549","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=21549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21549\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}