Chapter\u00a0498<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered softly.\u00a0My\u00a0wolf\u2019s ears\u00a0perked\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0admission.\u00a0This\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time I\u00a0was\u00a0admitting\u00a0out\u00a0loud\u00a0that\u00a0I was\u00a0in<\/p>\n
love\u00a0with\u00a0Gavin Landry.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0wide,\u00a0not\u00a0expecting\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0spill\u00a0my\u00a0secret\u00a0so\u00a0easily.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo\u00a0shit?\u201d\u00a0She asked,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0even\u00a0wider\u00a0as\u00a0she took\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0serious\u00a0expression.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0in\u00a0love\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0father\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0weird,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0say,\u00a0not\u00a0wanting\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0wrong\u00a0idea. \u201cBut\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0clear\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0feel\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0way<\/p>\n
about\u00a0me,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0about\u00a0anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would\u00a0be\u00a0weird\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0stepmom\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0same age\u00a0as\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said,\u00a0capturing\u00a0her\u00a0lower\u00a0lip\u00a0between\u00a0her\u00a0teeth.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0weird\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0date\u00a0someone\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0age\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0daughter.\u00a0Society\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0accept\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0a\u00a0knot\u00a0forming\u00a0in\u00a0the pit\u00a0of my\u00a0belly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0why I\u2019m never\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0pursue\u00a0it,\u201d I\u00a0assure\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cGavin\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0some\u00a0fun\u2026\u00a0but\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0it\u2019ll\u00a0ever\u00a0be.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0sucked in\u00a0a\u00a0sharp breath,\u00a0her\u00a0cheeks\u00a0flushing\u00a0with embarrassment.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0slept\u00a0with\u00a0him?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew wide.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0makes\u00a0you\u00a0say\u00a0that?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0mask\u00a0my\u00a0horror.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0said\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0fun,\u201d\u00a0she reminded\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cPlus,\u00a0it\u2019s all\u00a0over\u00a0your face.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0covered\u00a0my face with\u00a0my\u00a0hands after setting\u00a0the\u00a0wine\u00a0glass\u00a0down\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0coffee\u00a0table.\u00a0A\u00a0groan\u00a0escaping\u00a0my lips.\u00a0She\u00a0set\u00a0her\u00a0own<\/p>\n
glass\u00a0down\u00a0as well and\u00a0studied\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0neither\u00a0of\u00a0saying\u00a0anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0just\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0happened,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admit.\u00a0\u201cThis\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0how\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0find out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0those\u00a0articles\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0reading\u00a0earlier.\u00a0The\u00a0one\u00a0where\u00a0pictures\u00a0of\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0kissing were\u00a0posted\u2026\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0true?\u00a0Not<\/p>\n
photoshop?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shook\u00a0my head.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0photoshop,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0agree.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0ever\u00a0tell\u00a0me?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked,\u00a0tears\u00a0filling down her\u00a0cheeks.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0thought\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0friends\u00a0and\u00a0could ell\u00a0each\u00a0other<\/p>\n
everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nibbled\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0lower lip.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0too\u00a0new\u00a0and\u00a0too\u00a0soon,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0then\u00a0you\u00a0stopped\u00a0talking\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0whole Ethan\u00a0thing.\u00a0Plus,\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0no<\/p>\n
idea\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0bring\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0sleeping\u00a0with\u00a0your father.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0awkward\u00a0for\u00a0me,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0meant\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0you\u00a0feel<\/p>\n
1\/4<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0498<\/p>\n
disincluded\u00a0in anyway,\u00a0Irene.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0processing\u00a0my\u00a0words.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy\u00a0father\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0serious\u00a0girlfriend\u00a0in\u00a0years,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cAfter\u00a0my\u00a0mom\u00a0died,\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0this\u00a0one\u00a0woman\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to marry.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0raised\u00a0my\u00a0gaze\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0at her,\u00a0confused.\u00a0I hadn\u2019t\u00a0heard\u00a0this\u00a0story.\u00a0As far\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0knew,\u00a0he\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0had\u00a0anyone\u00a0serious\u00a0in his\u00a0life\u00a0since\u00a0his\u00a0late\u00a0wife.\u00a0So,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0this\u00a0woman\u00a0that\u00a0Irene\u00a0was speaking\u00a0about?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0woman?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0shrugged\u00a0casually.<\/p>\n
\u201cHer\u00a0name\u00a0was\u00a0Rachel,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0know\u00a0how\u00a0my\u00a0aunt Cassie is\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0mental\u00a0hospital\u2026\u00a0Matt\u2019s\u00a0mom?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0nodded\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0response,\u00a0my\u00a0throat\u00a0feeling\u00a0dry.\u00a0\u201cWell,\u00a0Rachel\u00a0was\u00a0her\u00a0nurse\u00a0once\u00a0a\u00a0upon\u00a0a\u00a0time.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHer\u00a0nurse?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0before\u00a0Aunt\u00a0Cassie\u00a0took\u00a0off\u00a0with\u00a0Matt,\u00a0while\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0pregnant\u00a0and under\u00a0the\u00a0care\u00a0and\u00a0protection\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0father,\u00a0he\u00a0hired\u00a0a nurse\u00a0from the\u00a0pack\u00a0hospital\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0take\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0during her\u00a0pregnancy. It\u00a0ended\u00a0up\u00a0being Rachel,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0how\u00a0she\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0got\u00a0so\u00a0close.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0always\u00a0together,\u00a0taking\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0Aunt\u00a0Cassie\u00a0and making\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0healthy\u00a0delivery.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0practically\u00a0inseparable.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0seen\u00a0him\u00a0like\u00a0that\u00a0before\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0like\u00a0that\u00a0with\u00a0my mother,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0died\u00a0giving\u00a0birth to\u00a0me, so\u00a0I\u00a0never actually saw\u00a0them\u00a0together.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0smiling\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time\u00a0in\u00a0years\u00a0whenever\u00a0Rachel<\/p>\n
was\u00a0around.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0stomach\u00a0turned into\u00a0a\u00a0fist\u00a0of\u00a0unease;\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0hearing\u00a0about\u00a0this,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0seem to\u00a0stop.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0more\u00a0about\u00a0this<\/p>\n
Rachel\u00a0girl.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0then\u00a0Aunt\u00a0Cassie\u00a0disappeared\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0devasted\u00a0them\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0entire pack.\u00a0After\u00a0a\u00a0year,\u00a0they\u00a0finally found\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0Rachel was<\/p>\n
appointed\u00a0her\u00a0main nurse during\u00a0her\u00a0recovery.\u00a0Even\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0mental\u00a0hospital,\u00a0Rachel\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0there\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0care\u00a0of<\/p>\n
her.\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0was\u00a0finally\u00a0planning\u00a0to\u00a0propose\u00a0to\u00a0Rachel\u2026\u00a0their\u00a0relationship\u00a0only\u00a0grew\u00a0stronger\u00a0during\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0this,\u00a0and\u00a0I<\/p>\n
saw\u00a0a\u00a0wedding\u00a0ring\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0nightstand\u00a0once\u00a0with\u00a0Rachel\u2019s\u00a0name\u00a0engraved.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0wolf whimpered\u00a0at\u00a0the sound\u00a0of\u00a0that;\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0shattered\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0million\u00a0pieces.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid\u00a0he\u2026\u00a0propose?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0feeling\u00a0hallow\u00a0and\u00a0unfamiliar.<\/p>\n
Irene\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0grew\u00a0sad\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0she\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cRachel\u00a0got\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0car\u00a0accident\u00a0one\u00a0evening\u00a0while\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0villa,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0make\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0sucked in\u00a0a\u00a0sharp\u00a0breath.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0died?\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0nodded,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0finding mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter\u00a0that,\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0was\u00a0closed\u00a0off.\u00a0He\u00a0told\u00a0himself\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0going\u00a0to fall in\u00a0love\u00a0again\u00a0because they always\u00a0die\u00a0on\u00a0him.\u00a0He<\/p>\n
hadn\u2019t\u00a0been\u00a0the\u00a0same\u2026\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 498 Chapter\u00a0498 \u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered softly.\u00a0My\u00a0wolf\u2019s ears\u00a0perked\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0admission.\u00a0This\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time I\u00a0was\u00a0admitting\u00a0out\u00a0loud\u00a0that\u00a0I was\u00a0in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shadow-slave-by-author-novelnozi-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21566"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21566\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}