Chapter\u00a0515\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin,\u00a0Hun,\u00a0who\u00a0is\u00a0that?\u201d\u00a0The\u00a0gorgeous\u2013looking\u00a0woman,\u00a0clinging\u00a0to\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0arm,\u00a0asked.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0impossibly\u00a0close to\u00a0him,\u00a0and\u00a0I<\/p>\n
stood\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0feeling\u00a0less\u00a0than.\u00a0My\u00a0entire\u00a0body\u00a0was trembling,\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0keeping\u00a0myself\u00a0together\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0him.\u00a0It<\/p>\n
was\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0seen\u00a0him\u00a0since\u00a0our\u00a0date\u00a0last\u00a0week,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0seeing\u00a0him\u00a0hanging\u00a0onto\u00a0a\u00a0woman\u2026\u00a0or\u00a0rather,\u00a0a\u00a0woman\u00a0nowi<\/p>\n
hanging\u00a0onto\u00a0him.\u00a02<\/p>\n
As\u00a0she\u00a0spoke,\u00a0I\u00a0realized\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0woman\u00a0who\u00a0answered\u00a0his\u00a0phone when\u00a0I\u00a0called\u00a0earlier.\u00a0My\u00a0stomach\u00a0turned\u00a0into\u00a0one<\/p>\n
giant\u00a0knot\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0between\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0of\u00a0them,\u00a0not\u00a0entirely\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0say.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0stood\u00a0frozen\u00a0as\u00a0well,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0strained\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0face.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0dark and\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0something I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0quite\u00a0figure\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0Matthew\u2019s\u00a0tutor,\u201d\u00a0his\u00a0words\u00a0cut\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0thoughts\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0time.\u00a03<\/p>\n
It\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0slap\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0face;\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0all\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0him?\u00a0Matthew\u2019s tutor?\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0beyond\u00a0that,\u00a0but\u00a0now\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0thinking\u00a0I<\/p>\n
was completely\u00a0wrong.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0expecting\u00a0this\u00a0woman\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0to\u00a0light\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0bright\u00a0smile\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0squeezed\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0pressing\u00a0herself\u00a0even\u00a0closer\u00a0to\u00a0him,<\/p>\n
her large\u00a0breasts\u00a0against\u00a0his\u00a0arm,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0no\u00a0attempt\u00a0to\u00a0step\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0contact\u00a0with her,\u00a0which\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0knife to my\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0you\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0Judy\u00a0Montague,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0cooed\u00a0excitedly.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0heard\u00a0so\u00a0much\u00a0about\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0the\u00a0competition,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0must<\/p>\n
say,\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0was surprised\u00a0by\u00a0this;\u00a0my\u00a0cheeks\u00a0flushed\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0compliment\u00a0from\u00a0this\u00a0strange\u00a0woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0proud\u00a0that my\u00a0voice\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0out\u00a0shaky\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0it\u00a0would.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlus,\u00a0Matthew\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0and\u00a0on\u00a0about\u00a0you.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0nice\u00a0that\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0had\u00a0such\u00a0an\u00a0influence\u00a0on\u00a0him.\u00a0I\u00a0wish\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0been<\/p>\n
more\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0life,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0hoping\u00a0that\u2019ll\u00a0change\u00a0soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0squeezed\u00a0painfully\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0myself looking\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0almost\u00a0expectantly.\u00a0His\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0trained\u00a0on\u00a0my<\/p>\n
face,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0gauge\u00a0my\u00a0reaction,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0desperately\u00a0trying\u00a0not\u00a0to give\u00a0him\u00a0one.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0prettier\u00a0in\u00a0person,\u00a0I\u00a0must\u00a0say,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0woman\u00a0continued\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0studied\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cGavin,\u00a0sweetie,\u00a0you\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0she<\/p>\n
was\u00a0so\u00a0pretty.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sweetie?<\/p>\n
Gavin\u2019s\u00a0jaw\u00a0tightened,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0say\u00a0anything.\u00a0I\u00a0swallowed\u00a0the\u00a0lump\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0throat\u00a0before\u00a0finally\u00a0pulling\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0his<\/p>\n
and\u00a0looking\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0met,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0forcing\u00a0a\u00a0smile.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0where\u00a0are\u00a0my\u00a0manners?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0chuckled.\u00a0\u201cMy\u00a0name\u00a0is\u00a0Rachel\u2026\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0an\u2026\u00a0old\u00a0friend\u00a0of\u00a0Gavin\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0515<\/p>\n
Rachel?!<\/p>\n
As\u00a0in\u00a0THE\u00a0Rachel?<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Rachel\u00a0that\u00a0Irene\u00a0had\u00a0recently\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0about?\u00a0The\u00a0one\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0prepared\u00a0to\u00a0propose\u00a0to\u00a0before\u00a0her\u00a0untimely\u00a0death?\u00a0How\u00a0was\u00a0it\u00a0possible\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0standing\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0right\u00a0now?\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0dead.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin\u00a0again\u00a0and\u00a0saw\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0now\u00a0expressionless;\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0driving\u00a0me\u00a0crazy\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0saying\u00a0anything.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted<\/p>\n
him\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0it\u00a0is\u2026\u00a0that\u00a0Rachel\u00a0was\u00a0nothing\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0a\u00a0friend\u00a0and\u00a0not\u00a0the\u00a0woman\u00a0he\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0marry.<\/p>\n
This\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0his\u00a0old\u00a0flame.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d\u00a0love\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0you\u00a0more,\u201d\u00a0Rachel\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0should\u00a0invite\u00a0her\u00a0inside\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0her<\/p>\n
some\u00a0more.\u201d<\/p>\n
>><\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0tensed\u00a0at\u00a0that suggestion,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0my\u00a0cheeks\u00a0burning.\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0Chester,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0seated\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0driver\u2019s\u00a0seat\u00a0of\u00a0his car,\u00a0listening\u00a0with\u00a0wide\u00a0and\u00a0curious\u00a0eyes.\u00a0He\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0look,\u00a0which I\u00a0returned\u00a0before\u00a0looking\u00a0back\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin\u00a0and Rachel.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0far\u00a0too\u00a0close\u00a0together\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0liking,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0making\u00a0both\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0incredibly\u00a0uncomfortable\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0stood\u00a0in\u00a0front<\/p>\n
of\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease,\u00a0Gavin,\u201d\u00a0Rachel\u00a0pouted,\u00a0batting\u00a0her\u00a0lashes.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0would\u00a0mean\u00a0the\u00a0world\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0Matthew\u2019s\u00a0tutor,\u00a0and\u00a0plus,\u00a0I<\/p>\n
need\u00a0some\u00a0friends.\u00a0I\u00a0just moved\u00a0back,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0one to\u00a0talk\u00a0to.\u201d<\/p>\n
5<\/p>\n
I\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0reluctant;\u00a0his\u00a0jaw\u00a0was\u00a0tight,\u00a0but\u00a0eventually,\u00a0he\u00a0nodded.\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0listening\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0wanting\u00a0to<\/p>\n
please\u00a0her,\u00a0and\u00a0not\u00a0go\u00a0against her.\u00a0(2)<\/p>\n
Who\u00a0was\u00a0this\u00a0woman\u00a0to\u00a0him?<\/p>\n
Were\u00a0they\u00a0just\u00a0friends?\u00a0Or\u00a0were\u00a0they\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0friends? Had\u00a0he\u00a0replaced\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0quickly,\u00a0and\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0bother\u00a0to\u00a0call\u00a0me\u00a0and<\/p>\n
tell\u00a0me\u00a0himself.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0clapped\u00a0her\u00a0hands\u00a0eagerly\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0wrapped\u00a0her\u00a0hand\u00a0around my\u00a0wrist,\u00a0pulling\u00a0me\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0Villa.\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0Chester,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0watching\u00a0with\u00a0even\u00a0wider\u00a0eyes. When\u00a0he\u00a0caught\u00a0my\u00a0gaze,\u00a0he\u00a0shrugged\u00a0his shoulders.<\/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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