I\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0calling\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierce\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0Judy\u00a0soon\u00a0stirred,\u00a0giving\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0sliver\u00a0of\u00a0hope\u00a0that\u00a0se\u00a0was\u00a0coming\u00a0to.\u00a0Though,\u00a0the\u00a0waiting\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0end\u00a0there.\u00a0She\u00a0continued\u00a0to\u00a0sleep\u00a0and\u00a0made\u00a0small\u00a0noises\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0few\u00a0hours.\u00a0I\u00a0put\u00a0a\u00a0warm\u00a0cloth\u00a0over\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0and continued\u00a0to\u00a0keep monitor\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0until\u00a0she\u00a0finally\u00a0opened\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t try\u00a0to\u00a0move,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0running\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0passed\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
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surroundings.<\/p>\n
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out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0forest.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0passed\u00a0out,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cYour\u00a0human form\u00a0must\u00a0have\u00a0passed\u00a0out\u00a0while\u00a0in\u00a0human\u00a0form.\u00a0Thankfully\u00a0your\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0able\u00a0to<\/p>\n
bring\u00a0you\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0one\u00a0peace.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0sighed\u00a0as\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0flashed\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0memory;\u00a0they\u00a0clouded\u00a0over,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0twisted.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy,\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0what\u00a0happened\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0forest,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0spooked\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0your\u00a0wolf\u00a0so\u00a0bad.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0sat\u00a0up,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0flashing\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0memory.<\/p>\n
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trusted.\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0earlier\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0day\u00a0and-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0spoke\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0today?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.\u00a0\u201cWhile\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0lockdown?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0bit\u00a0her\u00a0lip\u00a0and\u00a0nodded\u00a0once.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0replied\u00a0gently.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0if\u00a0our friendship\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0lie\u00a0or\u00a0not.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0killing\u00a0me\u00a0not\u00a0knowing.\u00a0She\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0that<\/p>\n
Ethan\u00a0switched\u00a0is\u00a0alliance\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0father\u00a0and\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0why\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0speaking\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0That\u00a0there was\u00a0nothing\u00a0more\u00a0to\u00a0it\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0right,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmured,\u00a0more\u00a0to\u00a0myself\u00a0than\u00a0to\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0believed\u00a0her\u2026\u201d\u00a0Judy\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0her\u00a0wolf\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0forest\u2026\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0wolf\u00a0that\u00a0saved\u00a0me\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded;\u00a0already\u00a0finding\u00a0that\u00a0information\u00a0out\u00a0earlier.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo\u00a0on,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0urged\u00a0her\u00a0gently.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0them\u00a0talking\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0forest.\u00a0Ethan\u00a0thought\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0some\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0company\u00a0phone\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0guess\u00a0being\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0Elite\u00a0Force\u00a0meant\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0have\u00a0some\u00a0type\u00a0of\u00a0phone.\u201d<\/p>\n
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her\u00a0yet.\u00a0Each\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0force\u00a0gets\u00a0a\u00a0company\u00a0phone\u00a0for\u00a0emergencies\u00a0and\u00a0business\u2013related\u00a0tasks.\u00a0These\u00a0phones\u00a0hold\u00a0intimate<\/p>\n
1\/4<\/p>\n
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away\u00a0from\u00a0this\u00a0information\u00a0and\u00a0keeping\u00a0the\u00a0company\u00a0safe.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0known\u00a0that\u00a0someone\u00a0would\u00a0try and\u00a0get\u00a0their\u00a0hands\u00a0on\u00a0that\u00a0information\u00a0through\u00a0Judy.\u00a0Tahnkfully,\u00a0she\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0have<\/p>\n
a\u00a0phone\u00a0yet\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0make\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0force.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0planning\u00a0on\u00a0it\u00a0until\u00a0the\u00a0threat\u00a0on my\u00a0company\u00a0is\u00a0figured\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0any\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0anymore,\u201d\u00a0Judy\u00a0continued,\u00a0her\u00a0mind\u00a0replaying\u00a0what\u00a0had\u00a0happened.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0he<\/p>\n
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rip\u00a0each\u00a0other\u2019s\u00a0clothes\u00a0off.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0lurched\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0words;\u00a0so,\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0having\u00a0a\u00a0relationship?\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0figured\u00a0that\u00a0one\u00a0out\u00a0myself.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0happened\u00a0after\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0goes\u00a0blank,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0admitted\u00a0peeking\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
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one\u00a0on\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd\u00a0now\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0trust\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0grabbed\u00a0my\u00a0phone\u00a0and\u00a0dialed\u00a0Taylors\u00a0number.\u00a0There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0in\u00a0wolf\u00a0form,\u00a0hunting\u00a0for\u00a0Sammy\u00a0and\u00a0Ethan.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0he\u00a0soon\u00a0answered\u00a0the\u00a0phone.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0greeted.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny\u00a0luck\u00a0on\u00a0finding\u00a0them?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cDerek mindlinked\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0said\u00a0they\u00a0caught\u00a0sight\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0run,\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0heading\u00a0in\u00a0that\u00a0direction\u00a0now.\u201d<\/p>\n
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step\u00a0foot\u00a0on my\u00a0territory\u00a0ever\u00a0again.\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 494 I\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0calling\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierce\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0Judy\u00a0soon\u00a0stirred,\u00a0giving\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0sliver\u00a0of\u00a0hope\u00a0that\u00a0se\u00a0was\u00a0coming\u00a0to.\u00a0Though,\u00a0the\u00a0waiting\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0end\u00a0there.\u00a0She\u00a0continued\u00a0to\u00a0sleep\u00a0and\u00a0made\u00a0small\u00a0noises\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0few\u00a0hours.\u00a0I\u00a0put\u00a0a\u00a0warm\u00a0cloth\u00a0over\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0and continued\u00a0to\u00a0keep monitor\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0until\u00a0she\u00a0finally\u00a0opened\u00a0her\u00a0eyes. \u201cDon\u2019t try\u00a0to\u00a0move,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0running\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0face.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0passed\u00a0out. 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