Chapter\u00a0485<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0worth a\u00a0shot,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0sighed.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0shoulders\u00a0shook\u00a0with\u00a0suppressed\u00a0laughter.<\/p>\n
Taylor\u00a0pulled\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0driveway\u00a0and\u00a0put\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0in\u00a0park\u00a0before\u00a0turning\u00a0to\u00a0look at me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0see,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0Alpha truly\u00a0does\u00a0care\u00a0about\u00a0you,\u00a0Miss\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0he tells\u00a0me\u00a0gently,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0softening.\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0great\u00a0at\u00a0expressing\u00a0his\u00a0feelings\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0never\u00a0has\u00a0been.\u00a0But\u00a0he\u00a0does\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0he\u00a0can.\u00a0Cut\u00a0him\u00a0some\u00a0slack.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0was\u00a0heavy\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0saying.\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0myself\u00a0nodding\u00a0and\u00a0nibbling\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0lower\u00a0lip.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen\u00a0can\u00a0I\u00a0expect\u00a0my\u00a0car?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0not\u00a0wanting\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0anymore.<\/p>\n
\u201cGive\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0hours,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0it\u00a0sent\u00a0here\u00a0soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded\u00a0as\u00a0I got out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0slamming\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0shut\u00a0behind\u00a0me.\u00a0Taylor didn\u2019t\u00a0leave\u00a0until\u00a0I\u00a0was securely\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0house,\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0odder\u00a0than\u00a0usual.\u00a0I\u00a0wondered\u00a0if\u00a0Gavin\u00a0ordered\u00a0him\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0stay\u00a0outside\u00a0the\u00a0house\u00a0until\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0inside.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0seriously\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0understand what\u00a0was\u00a0happening,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0pushed\u00a0it\u00a0aside\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0have a\u00a0normal\u00a0family\u00a0dinner with\u00a0my\u00a0parents.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0told\u00a0my\u00a0mom\u00a0what\u00a0had\u00a0happened\u00a0with\u00a0Sammy\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0mansion,\u00a0and\u00a0she was\u00a0shocked\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0the\u00a0least.\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0agreed\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0best\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0stayed\u00a0away\u00a0from them\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0while.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0more\u00a0trouble\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Montague\u00a0family,\u00a0and that\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0it\u00a0seemed\u00a0like was\u00a0happening\u2026\u00a0trouble.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0hours,\u00a0but\u00a0soon,\u00a0Gamma\u00a0Eric\u00a0was\u00a0bringing\u00a0me\u00a0my\u00a0car,\u00a0and\u00a0another\u00a0Gamma\u00a0was\u00a0picking\u00a0him\u00a0up.\u00a0My\u00a0mom,\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0motherly\u00a0fashion,\u00a0while\u00a0he\u00a0waited\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0Gamma\u00a0to\u00a0arrive,\u00a0kept\u00a0offering\u00a0him\u00a0food,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0politely\u00a0declined,\u00a0saying\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0planning\u00a0on\u00a0going\u00a0out\u00a0later\u00a0that\u00a0evening\u00a0for\u00a0food.<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0date?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked when\u00a0my mother\u00a0finally\u00a0went\u00a0inside.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0were\u00a0sitting\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0porch;\u00a0having\u00a0Eric\u00a0being\u00a0my\u00a0main\u00a0driver\u00a0over\u00a0the course\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0year,\u00a0we\u00a0became\u00a0friends of\u00a0a\u00a0sort.<\/p>\n
He grinned.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cGuess\u00a0we\u00a0will\u00a0see\u00a0how\u00a0it\u00a0goes.\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0ride\u00a0appears,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0nudges\u00a0my\u00a0shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cSee\u00a0you\u00a0later,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0before\u00a0running\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0car.\u00a0I shook\u00a0my\u00a0head\u00a0and\u00a0laughed.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0starting\u00a0to\u00a0become\u00a0late,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0my\u00a0parents\u00a0were settling down for\u00a0the\u00a0night.\u00a0My\u00a0mind\u00a0kept\u00a0wandering\u00a0over Sammy\u00a0and\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0lies\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0My\u00a0chest\u00a0was conflicted\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0betraying\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0feeling.,.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to<\/p>\n
her\u00a0about\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knew\u00a0I\u00a0probably\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0go\u00a0against\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0wishes,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0Sammy\u00a0was\u00a0thinking\u00a0and\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0So,\u00a0instead\u00a0of\u00a0going\u00a0inside,\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0right\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0drove\u00a0to\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0villa.\u00a0I\u00a0parked\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0secluded\u00a0area\u00a0so\u00a0he<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0485<\/p>\n
wouldn\u2019t\u00a0see\u00a0my\u00a0car.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0gone,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0here,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0his\u00a0staff would\u00a0tell\u00a0him\u00a0everything.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0got\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0got inside\u00a0the\u00a0villa,\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0be stopped\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0Butler,\u00a0Alex.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0supposed\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0here,\u201d\u00a0Alex\u00a0said,\u00a0folding\u00a0his\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0his\u00a0chest.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0thought you\u00a0were\u00a0moving\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0did,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0forgot\u00a0some\u00a0things,\u201d\u00a0I lied.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0rolled\u00a0his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cShould\u00a0have\u00a0called;\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0had\u00a0someone\u00a0bring\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shrugged.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0problem,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cI didn\u2019t want\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0fuss\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0it.\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0grab\u00a0it.\u00a0I\u00a0left\u00a0it\u00a0upstairs.\u201d<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
Thankfully,\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0argue\u00a0with\u00a0me.\u00a0He\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0go\u00a0upstairs,\u00a0and\u00a0I pretended\u00a0to\u00a0walk\u00a0towards Gavin\u2019s\u00a0room,\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0been<\/p>\n
staying\u00a0these\u00a0last\u00a0couple of\u00a0weeks,\u00a0but\u00a0instead,\u00a0I\u00a0headed\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0guest\u00a0wing.\u00a0I\u00a0picked\u00a0up\u00a0Sammy\u2019s\u00a0scent\u00a0right\u00a0away;\u00a0I\u00a0had<\/p>\n
always\u00a0been\u00a0good\u00a0at\u00a0picking\u00a0up\u00a0on\u00a0scent,\u00a0so\u00a0it\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0long\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0her\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knocked\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0door,\u00a0thankful\u00a0there\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0any\u00a0guards\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0it.\u00a0When\u00a0she\u00a0opened\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0even\u00a0more relieved\u00a0that\u00a0it<\/p>\n
wasn\u2019t\u00a0locked,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0an ankle\u00a0monitor\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0leg,\u00a0making\u00a0me\u00a0frown.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0is\u00a0that?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0stepping\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0leave\u00a0this\u00a0room,\u00a0or\u00a0Alpha Gavin\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0alerted.\u00a0He\u00a0also took\u00a0my\u00a0phone,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0murmured,\u00a0shutting\u00a0the\u00a0door.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0looked\u00a0drained\u00a0and\u00a0defeated;\u00a0despite\u00a0everything,\u00a0I\u00a0still\u00a0felt\u00a0bad\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was going\u00a0through this.\u00a0There\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0an\u00a0actual<\/p>\n
explanation\u00a0for\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0this.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0way\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0lying\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0very\u00a0beginning.<\/p>\n
Then Sammy\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cWhat are\u00a0you\u00a0even\u00a0doing\u00a0here?\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 485 Chapter\u00a0485 \u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0worth a\u00a0shot,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0sighed. His\u00a0shoulders\u00a0shook\u00a0with\u00a0suppressed\u00a0laughter. Taylor\u00a0pulled\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0driveway\u00a0and\u00a0put\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0in\u00a0park\u00a0before\u00a0turning\u00a0to\u00a0look at […]<\/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-21553","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\/21553","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=21553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21553\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}