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Chapter 490\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0cannot\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0who\u00a0I can\u00a0and\u00a0cannot\u00a0see,\u00a0Dad,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0folded\u00a0across\u00a0my\u00a0chest.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0usually\u00a0compliant\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t typically talk\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0parents,\u00a0but\u00a0at\u00a0this\u00a0point,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0furious.\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0had\u00a0seriously\u00a0crossed\u00a0the\u00a0line\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0audacity\u00a0to hang\u00a0up\u00a0on\u00a0Gavin\u00a0Landry,\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0powerful\u00a0Lycan\u00a0chairman\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s\u00a0lucky\u00a0Gavin\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0barging\u00a0down\u00a0his\u00a0door\u00a0and\u00a0ripping\u00a0his\u00a0head\u00a0off\u00a0his\u00a0shoulders\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0speak.\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0though\u00a0seemed\u00a0unphased\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0stared back\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0stubborn\u00a0expression\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0face,\u00a0his own\u00a0arms\u00a0folded\u00a0across\u00a0his\u00a0chest.\u00a0His\u00a0eyes<\/p>\n
narrowed\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0lips\u00a0were\u00a0pressed\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0thin\u00a0line.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0just a\u00a0lot\u00a0for\u00a0us\u00a0to\u00a0cope\u00a0with,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u00a0interjected,\u00a0standing\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0feet.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0we\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0some\u00a0time\u00a0to<\/p>\n
think\u00a0about\u00a0things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tears\u00a0pricked\u00a0the corner\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0eyes,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0blinked\u00a0them away.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0for a\u00a0walk,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0finally\u00a0announced\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0silence.<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0another\u00a0word, he\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0leaving\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u00a0and\u00a0me\u00a0alone\u00a0with\u00a0our\u00a0thoughts.\u00a0For\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0neither\u00a0of\u00a0us\u00a0said<\/p>\n
anything.\u00a0My\u00a0heart\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0throat;\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0he\u00a0just\u00a0walked\u00a0out\u00a0like\u00a0that.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0cry\u00a0or\u00a0scream\u2026\u00a0something.\u00a0But<\/p>\n
instead,\u00a0I\u00a0only\u00a0felt\u00a0numb.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hated\u00a0these\u00a0stupid feelings\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0having\u00a0towards\u00a0Gavin\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0control\u00a0myself\u00a0around\u00a0him.\u00a0Most importantly,\u00a0I<\/p>\n
hated\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0falling\u00a0in\u00a0love\u00a0with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust\u00a0give\u00a0him some\u00a0time,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0mother finally\u00a0said,\u00a0sitting\u00a0beside\u00a0me, her\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0now\u00a0soft\u00a0as\u00a0she stared\u00a0at\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cThis\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of<\/p>\n
information\u00a0in one\u00a0night.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0understanding\u00a0where\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0coming from.\u00a0My\u00a0words\u00a0were\u00a0caught\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0throat\u00a0though.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0long\u00a0have\u00a0you\u00a0been\u00a0seeing\u00a0him\u00a0for?\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0mother\u00a0asked,\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0soft.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0tutoring\u00a0his\u00a0son\u00a0since\u00a0last\u00a0year,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0guess\u00a0it\u00a0started\u00a0around\u00a0then\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0processed\u00a0that\u00a0information.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0entire\u00a0year?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nibbled\u00a0on my\u00a0lower\u00a0lip\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0just\u00a0happened,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0sorry\u00a0for\u00a0keeping\u00a0this\u00a0from\u00a0you,\u00a0Mom\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0few\u00a0minutes\u00a0later,\u00a0my\u00a0father rushed back\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0house.\u00a0His\u00a0phone\u00a0in\u00a0hand\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0stood\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0just\u00a0got\u00a0an\u00a0alert,\u00a0a\u00a0prisoner\u00a0just\u00a0escaped,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0mother\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0paled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0prisoner?\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0mother\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0thudded\u00a0violently\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0chest\u00a0as\u00a0panic\u00a0consumed\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0alert,\u00a0listening<\/p>\n
to\u00a0each\u00a0word\u00a0my father\u00a0spoke;\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0real.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u00a0wasn\u2019t much\u00a0details\u00a0but\u00a0here\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0photo,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0showing\u00a0us\u00a0his\u00a0phone.\u00a0The\u00a0second\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0photo;\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0fell\u00a0deep<\/p>\n
into\u00a0my\u00a0stomach.\u00a0\u201cHer\u00a0name\u00a0is\u00a0Samantha\u00a0Churchill.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sammy\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0escaped?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0much\u00a0hoarser\u00a0than\u00a0I intended.<\/p>\n
They\u00a0both\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0her?\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0shaky\u00a0breath,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0pounding\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0ribcage.\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0seeing.\u00a0Sammy\u00a0had\u00a0escaped\u2026<\/p>\n
I\u00a0had\u00a0just\u00a0spoken\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0earlier\u00a0this\u00a0evening and\u00a0she made\u00a0me\u00a0understand\u00a0her\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0story\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0better.\u00a0I\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0thought<\/p>\n
of\u00a0her\u00a0as\u00a0this\u00a0villain\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0betray\u00a0me.\u00a0So,\u00a0why would\u00a0she\u00a0escape?<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0go,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0them\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0headed\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0door.<\/p>\n
\u201cExcuse\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0father said,\u00a0nearly\u00a0shouting.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0anywhere.\u00a0Not\u00a0after\u00a0what\u00a0we\u00a0learned\u00a0this\u00a0evening\u00a0and\u00a0certainly<\/p>\n
not\u00a0after\u00a0someone\u00a0escaped\u00a0prison.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe didn\u2019t\u00a0escape\u00a0prison;\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0being\u00a0held\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Landry\u00a0villa\u00a0and\u00a0no\u00a0offence,\u00a0Dad,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0am\u00a0an\u00a0adult.\u00a0Who\u00a0I\u00a0see\u00a0and\u00a0who\u00a0I<\/p>\n
don\u2019t\u00a0see\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0any\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0concern,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0flat.<\/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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