Chapter\u00a0489<\/p>\n
He\u00a0handed\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0that\u00a0we\u00a0confiscated\u00a0from\u00a0Sammy\u00a0and\u00a0pressed\u00a0the\u00a0play\u00a0button.\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0big\u00a0black\u00a0wolf\u00a0leapt\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0air\u00a0and\u00a0rescued\u00a0Judy.\u00a0My\u00a0stomach\u00a0twisted\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sight;\u00a0I\u00a0wondered\u00a0if\u00a0Judy\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0Sammy\u00a0that\u00a0saved\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0office\u00a0door\u00a0opened\u00a0again,\u00a0and\u00a0Taylor\u00a0walked\u00a0in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0were\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0news\u00a0articles\u00a0down,\u201d Taylor\u00a0announced.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0media\u00a0are\u00a0on\u00a0their\u00a0way\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0statement\u00a0from\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0liberty\u00a0of\u00a0contacting\u00a0Mica\u00a0and\u00a0Jeremy\u00a0as\u00a0well;\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0sending\u00a0over\u00a0proof\u00a0and\u00a0statements\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0to\u00a0plea\u00a0for\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0with\u00a0Levi\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0feeling\u00a0he\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0behind\u00a0this\u00a0considering\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0done\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0daughter.\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0paused\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Derek.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0did\u00a0tell\u00a0him\u00a0that\u00a0part,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
Derek\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0informed\u00a0him,\u201d\u00a0Derek\u00a0confirmed.<\/p>\n
\u201cGood\u00a0work,\u00a0both\u00a0of\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0sitting\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0desk,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0calm\u00a0myself\u00a0down.\u00a0\u201cOnce\u00a0I\u00a0make\u00a0my\u00a0statement\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0Lycan\u2019s\u00a0backing\u00a0me\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0proof\u00a0they\u00a0provide,\u00a0it\u00a0should\u00a0clear\u00a0Judy\u2019s name\u00a0so\u00a0no\u00a0one\u00a0will\u00a0think\u00a0she\u00a0cheated.\u00a0This\u00a0better\u00a0be<\/p>\n
settled\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0night.\u201d<\/p>\n
They\u00a0both\u00a0nodded,\u00a0their\u00a0faces\u00a0ashen.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0a\u00a0mess,\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0murmured.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0what\u00a0your\u00a0mother\u00a0says\u00a0and\u00a0stop\u00a0seeing\u00a0her?\u201d\u00a0Derek\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes watching\u00a0me\u00a0carefully.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0scoffed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen\u00a0have\u00a0I\u00a0ever\u00a0listened\u00a0to my\u00a0mother?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.\u00a0\u201cNow\u00a0both\u00a0of\u00a0you,\u00a0get\u00a0out.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0phone\u00a0call\u00a0to\u00a0make.<\/p>\n
Oh,\u00a0and\u00a0Derek,\u00a0bring\u00a0Sammy\u00a0to me\u00a0in\u00a0silver\u00a0cuffs.\u00a0I\u00a0have some\u00a0words\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0take\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack\u00a0police\u00a0station.\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0holding\u00a0cell\u00a0until\u00a0we\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeep\u00a0in\u00a0mind,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0Lycan\u2019s\u00a0daughter\u2026\u00a0we\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0exactly\u00a0kill\u00a0her\u00a0unless\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0start\u00a0a\u00a0war,\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0reminded\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0rolled\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor\u00a0now,\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0want\u00a0answers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Taylor\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0a\u00a0minute\u00a0of\u00a0silence,\u00a0they\u00a0finally\u00a0left\u00a0me\u00a0alone\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0office.\u00a0I\u00a0grabbed\u00a0my phone\u00a0and\u00a0dialed\u00a0a\u00a0specific\u00a0number\u00a0before\u00a0pressing\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0ear,\u00a0waiting\u00a0with\u00a0bated\u00a0breath.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha\u00a0Landry,\u201d\u00a0Richard\u00a0Montague\u00a0said\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0line.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0can\u00a0I\u00a0do\u00a0for\u00a0you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDelta\u00a0Richard,\u00a0have\u00a0you\u00a0seen\u00a0the\u00a0news\u00a0this\u00a0evening?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0strong\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0Alpha\u00a0aura\u00a0rolled\u00a0off\u00a0me\u00a0in<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0489<\/p>\n
waves,\u00a0mixed\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0strength\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0Lycan\u00a0aura.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0cleared\u00a0his\u00a0throat,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0strained.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0replied.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0seen\u00a0the\u00a0article.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0breath,\u00a0wondering\u00a0if\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0already\u00a0confronted\u00a0Judy\u00a0about\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0wanted\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0that\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0taking\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0it.\u00a0Your\u00a0daughter\u2019s\u00a0name\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0cleared\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the night.\u00a0The\u00a0article\u00a0insinuates\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0won\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u00a0when\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0furthest\u00a0thing\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0truth\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0proof\u00a0of<\/p>\n
that.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0nothing\u00a0but\u00a0silence\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0end.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0Judy\u00a0ask\u00a0softly,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0sounding\u00a0strained\u00a0and\u00a0broken.\u00a0Immediately\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0lurched\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sound\u00a0of<\/p>\n
her\u00a0voice.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0upset,\u00a0that\u00a0much\u00a0was\u00a0obvious.<\/p>\n
Of\u00a0course\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0upset,\u00a0her\u00a0name\u00a0was\u00a0being\u00a0dragged\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0mud\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0family\u00a0was\u00a0probably\u00a0reprimanding her\u00a0for\u00a0it.\u00a0A<\/p>\n
surge\u00a0of\u00a0anger\u00a0coursed\u00a0through\u00a0me\u00a0and,\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0swallow\u00a0it\u00a0down\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0father\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0regret.\u00a0More<\/p>\n
than\u00a0anything,\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0pull\u00a0Judy\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0and\u00a0tell\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0okay\u2026\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0fix\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
Richard\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0reply\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0daughter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0trust\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0will\u00a0have\u00a0it\u00a0handled,\u00a0Alpha,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0stated,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0hardening.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0I\u00a0trust\u00a0that\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0do\u00a0right\u00a0by\u00a0my\u00a0daughter\u00a0and<\/p>\n
stay\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0mean\u00a0no\u00a0disrespect,\u00a0but\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0father,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sure\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0understand\u00a0my\u00a0concern.\u00a0Your\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0is<\/p>\n
inappropriate\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0it\u00a0tainting\u00a0my\u00a0daughter\u2019s\u00a0reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0those\u00a0words\u00a0spoken,\u00a0Richard\u00a0hung\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0phone,\u00a0cutting\u00a0our\u00a0ties,\u00a0leaving\u00a0me\u00a0staring\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0screen,\u00a0my\u00a0jaw\u00a0slacked.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0door\u00a0opened\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0office\u00a0and\u00a0Derek\u00a0ran\u00a0in\u00a0breathless.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha,\u00a0Sammy\u00a0is\u00a0gone.\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 489 Chapter\u00a0489 He\u00a0handed\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0that\u00a0we\u00a0confiscated\u00a0from\u00a0Sammy\u00a0and\u00a0pressed\u00a0the\u00a0play\u00a0button.\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0big\u00a0black\u00a0wolf\u00a0leapt\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0air\u00a0and\u00a0rescued\u00a0Judy.\u00a0My\u00a0stomach\u00a0twisted\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sight;\u00a0I\u00a0wondered\u00a0if\u00a0Judy\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0Sammy\u00a0that\u00a0saved\u00a0her. The\u00a0office\u00a0door\u00a0opened\u00a0again,\u00a0and\u00a0Taylor\u00a0walked\u00a0in. \u201cWe\u00a0were\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0news\u00a0articles\u00a0down,\u201d Taylor\u00a0announced.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0media\u00a0are\u00a0on\u00a0their\u00a0way\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0statement\u00a0from\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0liberty\u00a0of\u00a0contacting\u00a0Mica\u00a0and\u00a0Jeremy\u00a0as\u00a0well;\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0sending\u00a0over\u00a0proof\u00a0and\u00a0statements\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0to\u00a0plea\u00a0for\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0with\u00a0Levi\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0feeling\u00a0he\u00a0might\u00a0be\u00a0behind\u00a0this\u00a0considering\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0done\u00a0by\u00a0his\u00a0daughter.\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0paused\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Derek.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0did\u00a0tell\u00a0him\u00a0that\u00a0part,\u00a0right?\u201d Derek\u00a0nodded. 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