Chapter\u00a0502\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0happened\u00a0between\u00a0them?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0myself\u00a0asking.<\/p>\n
Judy\u00a0smirked\u00a0and\u00a0stepped\u00a0closer\u00a0to\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0protective\u00a0father,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0teased,\u00a0wrapping\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0neck\u00a0and\u00a0pressing\u00a0her\u00a0body\u00a0against\u00a0mine.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0kind<\/p>\n
of\u00a0hot.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0deflecting\u00a0my\u00a0question\u00a0and\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0distract\u00a0me;\u00a0just\u00a0like\u00a0how\u00a0she\u00a0lied to\u00a0me\u00a0earlier\u00a0for\u00a0Irene,\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0save\u00a0Irene\u00a0again.\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0stronger\u00a0than\u00a0that\u00a0and\u00a0call her\u00a0out\u00a0on it,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t.\u00a0Instead,\u00a0I\u00a0slammed\u00a0my\u00a0lips\u00a0against\u00a0hers\u00a0and\u00a0lifted\u00a0her\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0ground,\u00a0forcing\u00a0her\u00a0legs around\u00a0my\u00a0waist.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0show\u00a0you\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0hot,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0murmured\u00a0against\u00a0her\u00a0lips\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0carried\u00a0her to\u00a0her\u00a0bedroom\u00a0where\u00a0I\u00a0spent\u00a0the\u00a0remaining of\u00a0the\u00a0night\u00a0just\u00a0who\u00a0dominates\u00a0who.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0next\u00a0morning,\u00a0Judy\u00a0wore\u00a0only\u00a0my\u00a0shirt\u00a0as\u00a0she danced\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen,\u00a0cooking\u00a0breakfast.\u00a0I\u00a0frowned\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0entered,\u00a0my\u00a0sleep<\/p>\n
pants\u00a0hanging\u00a0low\u00a0on\u00a0my waist..<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0cooking?\u00a0Where\u2019s Chester?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0running\u00a0my\u00a0fingers\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0hair.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0smiled\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0breakfast\u00a0covered\u00a0this morning.\u00a0He\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0Nan\u00a0out.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0walked\u00a0up\u00a0behind\u00a0her,\u00a0wrapping\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0around her waist.\u00a0I\u00a0enjoyed\u00a0the\u00a0sight\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0clothes,\u00a0cooking\u00a0in my<\/p>\n
kitchen.\u00a0It was a\u00a0sight\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0get\u00a0used\u00a0to;\u00a0a\u00a0thought\u00a0that\u00a0came\u00a0suddenly\u00a0and\u00a0made\u00a0something\u00a0stir\u00a0low\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0gut.\u00a0I\u00a0kissed\u00a0the\u00a0nape<\/p>\n
of\u00a0her\u00a0neck\u00a0from\u00a0behind,\u00a0making\u00a0her\u00a0shudder\u00a0and\u00a0lean\u00a0her\u00a0back\u00a0against\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo\u00a0to\u00a0dinner\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0tonight,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmur\u00a0against\u00a0her skin.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0smile\u00a0tugging\u00a0at\u00a0the corner\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0gave\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0gentle\u00a0squeeze\u00a0and\u00a0peppered\u00a0another\u00a0kiss\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0nape\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0neck\u00a0before\u00a0pulling\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0settled,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0winked\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stole\u00a0a\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0bacon\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0pan\u00a0and left\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0hearing\u00a0her\u00a0laughter\u00a0echoing\u00a0behind\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0took\u00a0Judy\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Carter\u00a0Resort\u00a0restaurant.\u00a0Nan\u00a0was\u00a0working\u00a0and\u00a0was\u00a0our\u00a0waitress\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0evening.\u00a0Judy\u00a0was\u00a0dressed\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0short\u00a0white\u00a0dress\u00a0that\u00a0rested\u00a0just\u00a0above\u00a0her\u00a0knees\u00a0and dipped\u00a0loosely\u00a0between\u00a0her\u00a0cleavage,\u00a0giving\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0prime\u00a0view.\u00a0Her\u00a0hair\u00a0was\u00a0down,<\/p>\n
draped\u00a0beautifully\u00a0around\u00a0her\u00a0shoulders\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0wore\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0makeup\u00a0to\u00a0highlight\u00a0her\u00a0features.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0she\u00a0smiled\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0table,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0nearly\u00a0stopped.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0swore\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0real\u00a0relationship.\u00a0Having\u00a0someone\u00a0to\u00a0call\u00a0mine\u2026\u00a0another\u00a0mate\u2026\u00a0falling\u00a0in\u00a0love,\u00a0it\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0it<\/p>\n
1\/4<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0502<\/p>\n
+20\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
were\u00a0in my\u00a0cards.\u00a0Those\u00a0I\u00a0fall\u00a0in\u00a0love\u00a0with\u00a0die\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0losing\u00a0Judy\u00a0broke my\u00a0heart\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0way\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0explain.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0at\u00a0this\u00a0moment,\u00a0my\u00a0guard\u00a0was\u00a0down\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0from\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0table.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0telling\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0story\u00a0about\u00a0something\u00a0that<\/p>\n
happened\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0that\u00a0day,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0making\u00a0her\u00a0laugh.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0beautiful\u00a0laugh;\u00a0she\u00a0looked\u00a0so\u00a0beautiful\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0smiled.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0tucked\u00a0a\u00a0strand\u00a0of\u00a0hair\u00a0behind\u00a0her\u00a0ear,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0kept\u00a0thinking\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0to\u00a0tuck\u00a0it\u00a0behind\u00a0her\u00a0ear.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to<\/p>\n
touch\u00a0her in\u00a0one\u00a0way\u00a0or\u00a0another.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0seem\u00a0lost\u00a0in\u00a0thought,\u201d\u00a0Judy\u00a0pointed\u00a0out,\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0raised.\u00a0I\u00a0realized she\u00a0had\u00a0stopped\u00a0talking\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0said\u00a0a\u00a0word.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0opened\u00a0my\u00a0mouth\u00a0to\u00a0speak,\u00a0but\u00a0then\u00a0Nan\u00a0was\u00a0at\u00a0our\u00a0table\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0wine\u00a0I\u00a0ordered for\u00a0us.<\/p>\n
\u201cReady\u00a0to\u00a0order\u00a0food?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0poured\u00a0the\u00a0wine\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0glasses\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0bottle.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0both\u00a0ordered\u00a0our\u00a0meals\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0Nan\u00a0left\u00a0to\u00a0fill\u00a0the\u00a0orders,\u00a0leaving\u00a0us alone\u00a0to talk.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0beautiful\u00a0tonight,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0myself\u00a0saying.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0cheeks\u00a0flushed\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0compliment.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0so\u00a0bad yourself,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0replied\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0small smile.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0sense\u00a0of\u00a0pride\u00a0swelling\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest,\u00a0my\u00a0lips\u00a0tugging into\u00a0a\u00a0smile.\u00a0We fell\u00a0into\u00a0a comfortable\u00a0conversation,\u00a0followed\u00a0by\u00a0comfortable\u00a0silence,\u00a0like\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0natural\u00a0thing\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0long for the\u00a0food\u00a0to\u00a0arrive;\u00a0being\u00a0a\u00a0Lycan had\u00a0some perks.\u00a0We\u00a0got high\u00a0priority\u00a0no\u00a0matter where\u00a0we\u00a0went;\u00a0even\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0place\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0busy,\u00a0which\u00a0Carter\u2019s Resort\u00a0was\u00a0always\u00a0busy.<\/p>\n
Midway\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0meal,\u00a0my\u00a0phone\u00a0rang.\u00a0I\u00a0wished\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0ignored\u00a0it,\u00a0but\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0Alpha,\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t.\u00a0It\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0an\u00a0emergency.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0saw\u00a0Beta\u00a0Taylor appear\u00a0on\u00a0my screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0phone upon\u00a0swiping\u00a0the\u00a0green\u00a0answer\u00a0button.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha,\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0villa\u00a0immediately,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0an\u00a0urgency\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0tone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0out\u00a0to\u00a0dinner\u00a0with\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0remind him;\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0information\u00a0he\u00a0already knew.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0know,\u00a0Alpha,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sorry\u00a0to\u00a0interrupt.\u00a0But\u00a0there\u00a0is\u00a0someone\u00a0here\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0see,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0furrowed\u00a0my\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u00a0Does\u00a0this\u00a0really\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0dealt\u00a0with\u00a0right\u00a0this\u00a0minute?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0met\u00a0Judy\u2019s\u00a0eyes,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0watching\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0furrowed\u00a0brows\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0hint\u00a0of\u00a0worry\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0gaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0Taylor\u00a0replied,\u00a0breaking\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0thoughts.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s Rachel.\u201d<\/p>\n
214<\/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 502 Chapter\u00a0502\u00a0 \u201cWhat\u00a0happened\u00a0between\u00a0them?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0myself\u00a0asking. Judy\u00a0smirked\u00a0and\u00a0stepped\u00a0closer\u00a0to\u00a0me. \u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0protective\u00a0father,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0teased,\u00a0wrapping\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0neck\u00a0and\u00a0pressing\u00a0her\u00a0body\u00a0against\u00a0mine.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0kind of\u00a0hot.\u201d She\u00a0was\u00a0deflecting\u00a0my\u00a0question\u00a0and\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0distract\u00a0me;\u00a0just\u00a0like\u00a0how\u00a0she\u00a0lied […]<\/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-21570","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\/21570","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=21570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21570\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}