Chapter\u00a0495\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0leave,\u00a0despite\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0protests.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0home\u00a0though.\u00a0So,\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0back\u00a0and\u00a0forth,\u00a0he\u00a0decided\u00a0to\u00a0bring\u00a0me\u00a0to<\/p>\n
the\u00a0mansion.\u00a0Now\u00a0that\u00a0Sammy\u00a0and\u00a0Ethan\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0caught,\u00a0he\u00a0figured\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0safe\u00a0enough\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0the mansion\u00a0and<\/p>\n
stay\u00a0with\u00a0Irene.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0overly\u00a0thrilled\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0our\u00a0way,\u00a0I\u00a0texted\u00a0Nan\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0briefing\u00a0of\u00a0what\u00a0happened,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t surprised\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0met\u00a0me\u00a0there\u00a0and\u00a0wrapped\u00a0me<\/p>\n
in\u00a0her\u00a0arms.\u00a0I\u00a0was majorly\u00a0confused\u00a0about\u00a0the events\u00a0of\u00a0today\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u2019s\u00a0reaction\u00a0to\u00a0Ethan\u00a0and\u00a0Sammy.\u00a0She\u00a0felt\u00a0betrayed\u00a0all<\/p>\n
over again, not\u00a0just\u00a0by\u00a0our\u00a0mate\u00a0this\u00a0time,\u00a0but\u00a0someone\u00a0she\u00a0thought\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0friend.\u00a0Her\u00a0instincts\u00a0were\u00a0usually\u00a0better than\u00a0that,\u00a0but<\/p>\n
in\u00a0this\u00a0case,\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0wrong\u00a0about\u00a0being\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0trust\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0felt\u00a0manipulated and lied\u00a0to\u00a0and\u00a0all\u00a0I\u00a0really\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0was\u00a0curl\u00a0up\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0couch\u00a0with a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0people I\u00a0knew\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0trust<\/p>\n
and\u00a0vent\u00a0about\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0didn\u2019t want\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u00a0me\u00a0at\u00a0first,\u00a0but\u00a0after he\u00a0saw\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0surrounded\u00a0by\u00a0friends,\u00a0he relaxed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0a\u00a0phone\u00a0call\u00a0away\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0anything,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0tells\u00a0me,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0was\u00a0kept\u00a0gentle.<\/p>\n
As\u00a0he\u00a0left,\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0but\u00a0stare\u00a0after\u00a0him.\u00a0I was\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0confused\u00a0about\u00a0what\u00a0our\u00a0relationship\u00a0was\u00a0now.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0get why\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0been<\/p>\n
so\u00a0tentative\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0wondered\u00a0if\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0because\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0feeling the\u00a0same\u00a0way\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0feeling.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0start\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin<\/p>\n
Landry\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u2018\u00a0do\u00a0relationships.\u00a0At\u00a0least\u00a0not\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0passing\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0wife,\u00a0Irene\u2019s\u00a0mother.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0getting\u00a0into,\u00a0and\u00a0I<\/p>\n
had\u00a0to\u00a0respect\u00a0that,\u00a0but when\u00a0he\u00a0treated\u00a0me\u00a0like\u00a0this\u2026\u00a0like\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0made\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0glass\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0me,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0hard\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0to<\/p>\n
remember\u00a0those\u00a0boundaries.\u00a03\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0Sammy\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0villain\u00a0this whole\u00a0time?\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0asked,\u00a0a\u00a0frown\u00a0marring\u00a0her lips\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0cradled\u00a0Emalyn.\u00a0She\u00a0looked<\/p>\n
comfortable\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0arms and the\u00a0baby\u00a0looked\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0comfortable and content\u00a0in Irene\u2019s\u00a0arms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cApparently,\u201d\u00a0I murmur.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0what\u00a0exactly\u00a0was\u00a0she\u00a0looking\u00a0for?\u00a0You\u00a0only\u00a0mentioned\u00a0that\u00a0Ethan\u00a0wanted\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0something\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0have,\u201d<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded\u00a0in\u00a0response.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0apparently\u00a0when\u00a0you\u00a0get\u00a0signed\u00a0on\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Elite\u00a0Force,\u00a0you\u00a0get\u00a0a\u00a0company\u00a0phone,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0thoughtfully.<\/p>\n
Irene\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0wide.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0Gammas\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack\u00a0have\u00a0them,\u201d she\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0holds\u00a0top\u00a0secret\u00a0information\u00a0concerning\u00a0the\u00a0company.\u00a0Information\u00a0that\u00a0has\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0protected\u00a0at\u00a0all\u00a0costs\u00a0and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0Elite\u00a0Force\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0in\u00a0charge\u00a0of\u00a0protecting\u00a0those\u00a0secrets.<\/p>\n
Access\u00a0to\u00a0that\u00a0phone\u00a0could mean\u00a0the\u00a0downfall\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Landry\u00a0Franchise.\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0495<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0weighed\u00a0heavily\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0listened\u00a0to\u00a0Irene\u2019s\u00a0explanation.\u00a0Now it\u00a0was\u00a0making\u00a0sense\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0why\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0so\u00a0desperate\u00a0for that<\/p>\n
phone\u00a0and\u00a0why\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0snooping\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0things.\u00a0They\u00a0automatically assumed that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0offered\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0position\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0team<\/p>\n
and\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0accepted.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0felt\u00a0sick\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0stomach at\u00a0the\u00a0very\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0using\u00a0me\u00a0like that.\u00a0I\u00a0wrapped\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0body,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0hold<\/p>\n
myself\u00a0together\u00a0as I\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0what\u00a0had\u00a0happened.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0relationship,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmured,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0told\u00a0to\u00a0either\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0yet.<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0nearly\u00a0choked\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0drink\u00a0and\u00a0Irene\u00a0almost dropped\u00a0the\u00a0baby;\u00a0thankfully\u00a0she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u2026\u00a0but it\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0close\u00a0call.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat??\u201d\u00a0They\u00a0both\u00a0gasped.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0they\u00a0were in\u00a0a\u00a0relationship?\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0asked,\u00a0her\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed;\u00a0Irene\u00a0was\u00a0too\u00a0stunned\u00a0to\u00a0speak.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0mean\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0them\u00a0kissing,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0mentioned\u00a0making her his\u00a0Luna\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0batted\u00a0her lashes,\u00a0swayed\u00a0her\u00a0hips,\u00a0put\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0place\u00a0because\u00a0he\u00a0seemed\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0forgotten\u00a0who he\u00a0was speaking\u00a0to,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0he\u00a0pressed\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0tree\u00a0and\u00a0kissed\u00a0her<\/p>\n
passionately.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene looked\u00a0pale\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0the baby,\u00a0a\u00a0grim\u00a0expression\u00a0marring\u00a0her\u00a0perfect\u00a0features.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0many\u00a0women\u00a0does\u00a0he\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0have?\u201d She whispered,\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0trembling\u00a0slightly.\u00a0\u201cDoes\u00a0he\u00a0plan\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0her\u00a0pregnant\u00a0too?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0important\u00a0thing\u00a0is\u00a0that\u00a0Ethan\u00a0switched\u00a0his\u00a0alliance\u00a0to\u00a0Levi,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cWhich\u00a0means\u00a0he\u00a0can\u00a0and\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0banned\u00a0from\u00a0your\u00a0father\u2019s territory,\u00a0despite the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0his\u00a0family\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0Betas\u00a0of\u00a0Redmoon.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0if\u00a0Ethan\u00a0is\u00a0banished,\u00a0then\u00a0who\u2019s\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0next\u00a0Alpha\u00a0of\u00a0Redmoon?\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cGavin\u00a0already\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0ton\u00a0of<\/p>\n
responsibilities and\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0currently\u00a0th\u00a0<\/p>\n
D<\/p>\n
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