Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
What\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0even\u00a0doing\u00a0here?<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
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out\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0spy\u00a0and,\u00a0if\u00a0so,\u00a0for\u00a0whom\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0working.\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0out if\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0sleeping\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0ex\u2013mate.\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0find<\/p>\n
out\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0fool\u00a0in\u00a0trusting\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Something\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0eyeing\u00a0me\u00a0warily\u00a0showed\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u00a0exactly\u00a0why\u00a0I\u00a0was there.\u00a0She\u00a0wrapped\u00a0her\u00a0arms<\/p>\n
around\u00a0her\u00a0body,\u00a0desperate\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u00a0herself\u00a0together\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0watched\u00a0me.\u00a0Neither\u00a0of\u00a0us\u00a0said\u00a0anything\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time.\u00a0I<\/p>\n
needed\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0the\u00a0truth,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0how to\u00a0answer\u00a0her\u00a0questions\u00a0that\u00a0were\u00a0bubbling\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0tip\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0tongue.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0it\u00a0true?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0finally\u00a0asked,\u00a0meeting\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cAre you\u00a0working\u00a0with\u00a0Ethan\u00a0to\u00a0hurt\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0family?\u201d\u00a0That\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0question\u00a0I<\/p>\n
truly\u00a0had;\u00a0was\u00a0she\u00a0working\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0ex\u2013mate,\u00a0after\u00a0knowing\u00a0everything\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0put\u00a0me\u00a0through?\u00a0Was\u00a0she\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0my\u00a0family\u00a0and<\/p>\n
me\u00a0just\u00a0like\u00a0Ethan\u00a0was?\u00a0The\u00a0thought\u00a0made\u00a0me\u00a0feel\u00a0sick\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0stomach,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0drop\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0from\u00a0hers\u00a0before\u00a0my\u00a0emotions<\/p>\n
leaked\u00a0through.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0great\u00a0at\u00a0keeping\u00a0a\u00a0poker\u00a0face,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0defeat\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0face\u00a0almost\u00a0right\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0saw\u00a0a\u00a0flash\u00a0of\u00a0remorse\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0the ground,\u00a0shuffling\u00a0in her\u00a0spot\u00a0awkwardly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0more\u00a0complicated\u00a0than\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0barely\u00a0above\u00a0a\u00a0whisper.<\/p>\n
\u201cComplicated\u00a0how?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0stepping\u00a0towards\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cTell\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0truth,\u00a0Sammy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0here,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0finally\u00a0stated\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0beat\u00a0of\u00a0silence.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Landry\u00a0found out\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0me\u00a0who\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0trouble,\u00a0not\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0have\u00a0no control\u00a0over\u00a0who\u00a0barges\u00a0through\u00a0that\u00a0door,\u00a0especially<\/p>\n
when\u00a0you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0leave\u00a0it.\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0point\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0ankle\u00a0monitor.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0a\u00a0prisoner,\u00a0Sammy.\u00a0Just\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0why.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0was\u00a0desperate\u00a0for\u00a0answers,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0start\u00a0spilling\u00a0or\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0lose\u00a0my\u00a0mind.\u00a0She\u00a0nibbled\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0lower\u00a0lip,\u00a0tears<\/p>\n
welling\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0trusted\u00a0her\u00a0tears\u00a0or\u00a0not\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0crocodiles,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0worried\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0my<\/p>\n
trust\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0disappeared\u00a0completely.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy\u00a0intention\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0to\u00a0hurt\u00a0you\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0what\u00a0were\u00a0you\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0do?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0her\u00a0eyes,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0through\u00a0great\u00a0lengths\u00a0to\u00a0avoid\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cSammy,\u00a0please.\u00a0Answer\u00a0my\u00a0question.\u00a0Why\u00a0were\u00a0you\u00a0working\u00a0with\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMy\u00a0name\u00a0is\u00a0Sammy\u00a0Churchill.\u00a0The youngest\u00a0daughter\u00a0of Levi\u00a0Churchill\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered,\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0glowing\u00a0red.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0Aipha<\/p>\n
Levi\u2019s\u00a0daughter.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid\u00a0he\u00a0send\u00a0you\u00a0here?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0nodded\u00a0slowly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0firm\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0around\u00a0her\u00a0face,\u00a0studying\u00a0her\u00a0carefully.<\/p>\n
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Chapter\u00a0486<\/p>\n
She\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath\u00a0before\u00a0releasing\u00a0it\u00a0slowly.<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause\u00a0he\u00a0wants\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Elite\u00a0Force,\u00a0\u201cshe\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0why.\u00a0But\u00a0he\u00a0asked\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0try\u00a0and\u00a0convince\u00a0you<\/p>\n
to\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0raised\u00a0my\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0her\u00a0correctly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0wants\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0convince\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0join\u00a0his\u00a0Elite\u00a0Gamma\u00a0Force.\u00a0He\u00a0thinks\u00a0you\u2019d\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0great\u00a0addition.\u00a0He\u00a0wants\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0you\u00a0away<\/p>\n
from\u00a0Gavin,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0explained,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0finally\u00a0meeting\u00a0mine,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0unshed\u00a0tears\u00a0in\u00a0them.\u00a01<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0make\u00a0sense,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0shaking\u00a0my\u00a0head.\u00a0\u201cThere\u00a0has\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0more\u00a0to\u00a0it.\u00a0Why\u00a0go\u00a0through\u00a0all\u00a0of this?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0thought\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0you,\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0convince\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0are\u00a0close\u00a0in\u00a0age,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0easy\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0along\u00a0with.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0wanted\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0befriend\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0change\u00a0your mind\u00a0about\u00a0joining\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0force.\u201d\u00a01<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0hurt\u00a0hearing\u00a0her\u00a0words.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0were\u00a0you\u00a0snooping\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0things?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0my\u00a0mind\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0clouded\u00a0with\u00a0all\u00a0this\u00a0new\u00a0information.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0could use\u00a0something\u00a0to convince you.\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0you\u00a0got\u00a0a\u00a0bunch\u00a0of\u00a0packets\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0Elite\u00a0forces,<\/p>\n
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She\u00a0covered\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0hands\u00a0and\u00a0groaned.<\/p>\n
\u201cUgh,\u00a0Judy,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0so\u00a0sorry.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0our\u00a0friends\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0lie?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0hide\u00a0the\u00a0hurt\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0voice.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0lifted\u00a0her\u00a0gaze\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0shock\u00a0registering\u00a0on\u00a0her face.<\/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
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