Chapter\u00a0488<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0remember\u00a0leaving\u00a0the\u00a0villa;\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0remember\u00a0getting\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0car.\u00a0I have\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0how\u00a0I\u00a0managed\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0parents\u2018\u00a0house.\u00a0Everything\u00a0was\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0blur.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0daze\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0car.\u00a0My\u00a0mother\u00a0immediately\u00a0ran\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0house,\u00a0tears\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0horrified\u00a0look\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0stood\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0doorway,\u00a0his\u00a0expression\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0read.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knew\u00a0without\u00a0a\u00a0doubt\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0news\u00a0article\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0some\u00a0deep\u00a0shit.\u00a0If\u00a0they\u00a0revoke\u00a0my\u00a0win\u00a0from\u00a0the competition,\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0lose\u00a0everything\u00a0I\u00a0worked\u00a0so\u00a0hard\u00a0for.\u00a0My\u00a0stomach\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0complete\u00a0knot,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0sick\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0spot.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0mother\u00a0was\u00a0quick\u00a0to\u00a0wrap\u00a0me\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0as\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0I got\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0it\u2019s not\u00a0true,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0held\u00a0me\u00a0tightly.\u00a0\u201cTell\u00a0me\u00a0you\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0having\u00a0relations\u00a0with\u00a0Gavin\u00a0Landry.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0her;\u00a0she\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0through\u00a0this\u00a0lie easily,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0lie to\u00a0her\u00a0anymore.\u00a0I\u00a0was<\/p>\n
tired\u00a0of\u00a0keeping\u00a0this\u00a0secret\u00a0from my\u00a0family;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0tired\u00a0of\u00a0having\u00a0to\u00a0sneak\u00a0around\u00a0behind\u00a0their\u00a0backs\u00a0just\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0sex\u00a0with<\/p>\n
Gavin.\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0happening\u2026\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0clean.<\/p>\n
Though\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0do,\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0get\u00a0her\u00a0inside\u00a0so\u00a0we\u00a0can\u00a0talk\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0family,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0said,\u00a0turning\u00a0his\u00a0back\u00a0on\u00a0us\u00a0and\u00a0walking\u00a0straight\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0house.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart sank at his\u00a0dismissive\u00a0tone.\u00a0My\u00a0mother\u00a0pulled\u00a0away\u00a0and\u00a0wiped\u00a0her\u00a0moist\u00a0eyes,\u00a0nodding\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0words.\u00a0She\u00a0took<\/p>\n
my hand\u00a0and pulled me\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0Once\u00a0we were\u00a0inside,\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0suffocated.\u00a0Like,\u00a0there\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0enough\u00a0space\u00a0to\u00a0breathe.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0mother\u00a0sat with me\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0couch\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0paced\u00a0back\u00a0and\u00a0forth\u00a0throughout the\u00a0living\u00a0room.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad-\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0held\u00a0up his\u00a0hand\u00a0to\u00a0stop\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0clamped\u00a0my\u00a0lips\u00a0shut,\u00a0not\u00a0knowing\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0in\u00a0this circumstance.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0a\u00a0few more\u00a0moments\u00a0of\u00a0agonizing\u00a0silence,\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0that the\u00a0reason\u00a0he\u00a0paid\u00a0off\u00a0my\u00a0debt?\u201d\u00a0He asked.\u00a0\u201cBecause\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0sleeping\u00a0with\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0done it\u00a0regardless,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0blurted,\u00a0my\u00a0cheeks\u00a0burning.\u00a0\u201cHe didn\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0it\u00a0just\u00a0for\u00a0me.\u00a0He\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0what happened,\u00a0and<\/p>\n
he\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0initiative\u00a0to\u00a0help.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0tell\u00a0him?\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo!\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0nearly\u00a0shouted,\u00a0my\u00a0defenses\u00a0rising,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0him\u00a0anything. He\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0own.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0father\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0his\u00a0mind\u00a0processing\u00a0this\u00a0information.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0competition\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0him?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0finally\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0arms\u00a0folding\u00a0across\u00a0his\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0shattered\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0question.<\/p>\n
1\/4<\/p>\n
dhapter\u00a0488<\/p>\n
\u201cRichard!\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0mother\u00a0scolded before\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0respond.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u00a0what\u00a0am\u00a0I\u00a0supposed\u00a0to\u00a0think,\u00a0Shelly?\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0shot\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears\u00a0burned\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0eyes;\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0having\u00a0this\u00a0conversation.\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0trust\u00a0me\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0doubting\u00a0me\u00a0right<\/p>\n
now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0won because\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0good\u00a0at what\u00a0I\u00a0do,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0hardening\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0narrowed\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0at my\u00a0father.\u00a0\u201cWhen\u00a0it\u00a0came\u00a0down\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0winner,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0stayed\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0final\u00a0vote\u00a0because\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0provide\u00a0a\u00a0biased\u00a0opinion.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0know\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0competition.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0never\u00a0gone\u00a0to\u00a0them\u00a0before,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0this\u00a0one\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0any\u00a0different.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0father\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0he\u00a0sighed,\u00a0his\u00a0expression\u00a0softening\u00a0slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave\u00a0long\u00a0have\u00a0you\u00a0been\u00a0together?\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0asked\u00a0through\u00a0her\u00a0tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0are\u00a0hardly\u00a0together.\u00a0We\u00a0went\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0dates\u00a0and\u00a0kissed,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0half\u00a0fibbed.\u00a0Truth be\u00a0told,\u00a0we\u00a0did\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0kissing,\u00a0but\u00a0my<\/p>\n
parents\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0that fact.\u00a01<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0and\u00a0Gavin\u00a0Landry\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0recipe\u00a0for\u00a0disaster,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0said,\u00a0shaking\u00a0his\u00a0head.\u00a0\u201cFirstly,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0too\u00a0old\u00a0for\u00a0you.\u00a0Secondly,\u00a0he<\/p>\n
already\u00a0has\u00a0children.\u00a0And\u00a0third,\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0fit into\u00a0that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0world,\u00a0Judy.\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0words\u00a0hurt\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0on;\u00a0I\u00a0swallowed\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0pain\u00a0and\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0hands\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0fiddling\u00a0with.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0weak.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would\u00a0be\u00a0better if\u00a0you\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0spoke\u00a0to\u00a0Gavin Landry,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0firm,\u00a0making\u00a0me flinch.\u00a0Before\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0a<\/p>\n
chance\u00a0to\u00a0respond,\u00a0his\u00a0phone\u00a0stared\u00a0to\u00a0ring,\u00a0interrupting\u00a0the\u00a0conversation.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0he\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0the screen,\u00a0his\u00a0face\u00a0paled.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0who\u00a0sent\u00a0the\u00a0photos\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0media,\u201d\u00a0Derek\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0my office.\u00a0I\u00a0turned to\u00a0face\u00a0him,\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0to<\/p>\n
continue.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0traced\u00a0the\u00a0IP\u00a0address\u00a0straight\u00a0to\u00a0Sammy\u00a0Churchill\u2019s\u00a0phone.\u00a0She\u00a0deleted\u00a0the\u00a0physical\u00a0photos,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0recover<\/p>\n
them\u00a0and\u00a0sure\u00a0enough,\u00a0they were\u00a0all\u00a0there.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0more\u00a0photos\u00a0than\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0imagine.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0watching\u00a0you\u00a0both\u00a0the\u00a0entire<\/p>\n
time\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0competition\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0this\u2026\u00a0Sammy\u00a0is\u00a0he\u00a0black\u00a0wolf\u00a0that\u00a0saved\u00a0her\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0competition.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0there\u00a0at<\/p>\n
the\u00a0same\u00a0time,\u00a0taking\u00a0a\u00a0photo\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0attack\u00a0happened.\u00a0She\u00a0accidentally pressed\u00a0the\u00a0video\u00a0button\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0dropped\u00a0her\u00a0phone.\u00a0You\u00a0can\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0shifting\u00a0and\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0Judy\u2019s\u00a0rescue.\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 488 Chapter\u00a0488 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV +15\u00a0Bonus I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0remember\u00a0leaving\u00a0the\u00a0villa;\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0remember\u00a0getting\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0car.\u00a0I have\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0how\u00a0I\u00a0managed\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0parents\u2018\u00a0house.\u00a0Everything\u00a0was\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0blur.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0daze\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0car.\u00a0My\u00a0mother\u00a0immediately\u00a0ran\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0house,\u00a0tears\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0horrified\u00a0look\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0stood\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0doorway,\u00a0his\u00a0expression\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0read. 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