Chapter\u00a0518\u00a0<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
He\u00a0must\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0talking\u00a0about\u00a0Rachel\u00a0coming\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0picture;\u00a0now\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0seeing\u00a0his\u00a0father\u00a0being\u00a0all\u00a0smitten\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0other<\/p>\n
woman\u00a0and\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0realizing\u00a0there\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0anything\u00a0here\u00a0between\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0Gavin.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0thought\u00a0made\u00a0me feel\u00a0sick\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0stomach.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0revenge.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0way\u00a0we\u00a0are going\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0him\u00a0get\u00a0away\u00a0with\u00a0treating\u00a0you\u00a0like\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0said,\u00a0definitely,<\/p>\n
making\u00a0Chester\u00a0snort.<\/p>\n
\u201cWoah\u00a0there,\u00a0firecracker,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0teased,\u00a0the\u00a0corner\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0crinkling\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0mate.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0exactly\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0plan\u00a0on\u00a0getting\u00a0revenge\u00a0on\u00a0a Lycan?\u00a0Not\u00a0to\u00a0mention\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0his\u00a0crime\u00a0besides\u00a0falling\u00a0in\u00a0love\u00a0with\u00a0another\u00a0woman?\u00a0He\u00a0and\u00a0Judy\u00a0weren\u2019t<\/p>\n
exclusive,\u00a0right?\u201d\u00a02<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0was\u00a0red\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0face\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0Chester;\u00a0her lips\u00a0pressed\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0thin\u00a0line,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0folded\u00a0across\u00a0her\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0the\u00a0point,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0muttered.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs\u00a0much\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0love\u00a0this\u00a0conversation,\u00a0I\u00a0really need\u00a0to lie\u00a0down,\u201d\u00a0I told\u00a0them,\u00a0stopping\u00a0their\u00a0bickering.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0headache\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m<\/p>\n
exhausted.\u00a0It really\u00a0is\u00a0late\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt\u00a0least\u00a0let\u00a0us\u00a0walk\u00a0you\u00a0inside,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0said,\u00a0softening her\u00a0voice\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0realizing\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0being\u00a0too\u00a0loud.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shake my\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0fine,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0her\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0give\u00a0her\u00a0a brief\u00a0hug. \u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0unlocked\u00a0it,\u00a0and\u00a0slipped\u00a0inside.\u00a0The\u00a0second\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0alone,\u00a0my\u00a0resolve\u00a0faded,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0tears<\/p>\n
finally\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0fall\u00a0freely.\u00a0I\u00a0managed\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0room undetected\u00a0and\u00a0slip\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0covers\u00a0without\u00a0bothering\u00a0to\u00a0change\u00a0my<\/p>\n
clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My\u00a0body\u00a0was\u00a0wracked\u00a0with\u00a0sobs\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0myself\u00a0cry;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0grieving the\u00a0relationship\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0have\u2026\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0I\u00a0was<\/p>\n
stupid\u00a0enough\u00a0to\u00a0fantasize about\u00a0for\u00a0even\u00a0a\u00a0second.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0realized\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0so\u00a0quiet\u2026<\/p>\n
It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0weeks\u00a0since\u00a0I\u00a0last\u00a0saw\u00a0Gavin\u00a0or\u00a0spoke\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0I hadn\u2019t\u00a0been\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0villa\u00a0since\u00a0I\u00a0met\u00a0Rachel,\u00a0and\u00a0Matt\u00a0has\u00a0been<\/p>\n
coming\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0family\u00a0home\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0tutoring\u00a0sessions.\u00a0I\u00a0had barely\u00a0even\u00a0seen\u00a0Irene\u00a0these\u00a0last\u00a0few\u00a0weeks.\u00a0She\u00a0needed\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0couple<\/p>\n
more\u00a0times\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0baby,\u00a0but\u00a0other\u00a0than that,\u00a0j\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0been\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0mansion.\u00a03\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nan\u00a0pretty\u00a0much\u00a0lives\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0mansion\u00a0with\u00a0Chester\u00a0and\u00a0keeps\u00a0me updated\u00a0on Irene\u00a0and\u00a0Emalyn,\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0nice,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u00a0also\u00a0brings<\/p>\n
back\u00a0painful\u00a0memories\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0time\u00a0with\u00a0Gavin.<\/p>\n
With\u00a0finals\u00a0approaching\u00a0quickly,\u00a0I\u00a0worry\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0want.\u00a0My\u00a0mind\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0so\u00a0clouded\u00a0that\u00a0studying as taken\u00a0a<\/p>\n
backburner.\u00a0But this\u00a0week\u00a0was\u00a0crucial,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0partook\u00a0in\u00a0many\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0campus\u00a0cram\u00a0sessions\u00a0with\u00a0Nan.\u00a01<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0518<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
With\u00a0my\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0Gavin\u00a0dwindling,\u00a0Lukas\u00a0finally\u00a0decided\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0me again,\u00a0so\u00a0we\u2019d\u00a0study\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0after\u00a0school\u00a0hours.\u00a02<\/p>\n
I\u00a0found\u00a0it strange\u00a0that\u00a0Beta\u00a0Taylor\u00a0still\u00a0bothered\u00a0to\u00a0pick me\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0bring\u00a0me\u00a0home\u00a0every\u00a0day\u00a0after\u00a0school.\u00a0He\u00a0never\u00a0explained\u00a0why\u00a0he did\u00a0it,\u00a0and\u00a0after\u00a0a\u00a0while,\u00a0I\u00a0stopped\u00a0asking.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0acting\u00a0strange,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0wondered\u00a0if\u00a0his\u00a0mate,\u00a0Eliza,\u00a0had\u00a0put\u00a0him up\u00a0to\u00a0it\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0heard\u00a0about\u00a0Rache\u2019s return\u00a0and\u00a0was\u00a0worried about\u00a0me.\u00a0Or\u00a0maybe\u00a0it\u00a0was Taylor who\u00a0was\u00a0worried\u00a0about\u00a0me\u00a0because\u00a0he<\/p>\n
was\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0other\u00a0person\u00a0who\u00a0knew\u00a0about\u00a0my\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0Gavin\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0beginning.\u00a04<\/p>\n
Regardless,\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0these\u00a0rides\u00a0were\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0pity.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0day\u00a0we\u00a0can\u00a0spend\u00a0studying\u00a0before\u00a0the\u00a0finals\u00a0start,\u201d\u00a0Lukas\u00a0reminded\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0packed\u00a0up\u00a0his\u00a0stuff\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0library.\u00a0\u201cSo,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0usual\u00a0spot,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0miss\u00a0it,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0assure\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0smiles,\u00a0showing\u00a0off\u00a0his\u00a0two\u00a0dimples\u00a0on\u00a0each\u00a0cheek,\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0boyish\u00a0feature\u00a0that\u00a0most\u00a0likely\u00a0gets\u00a0him\u00a0laid\u00a0often.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0could\u00a0definitely\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0resemblance\u00a0between\u00a0him\u00a0and\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Mica.\u00a0They had\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0shaggy\u00a0brown\u00a0hair\u00a0and\u00a0chocolate\u00a0brown\u00a0eyes.\u00a0Lukas\u00a0was\u00a0he\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0guy\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0fallen in\u00a0love with\u2026\u00a0not\u00a0someone\u00a0like\u00a0Ethan\u2026\u00a0or\u00a0Gavin\u2026\u00a01<\/p>\n
As\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0leaving\u00a0the\u00a0library,\u00a0my\u00a0phone\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0ring.\u00a0I\u00a0frowned\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0unknown\u00a0caller\u00a0that\u00a0flashed\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cHello?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said into\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0started\u00a0my\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0parking\u00a0lot\u00a0where\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sure\u00a0Beta\u00a0Taylor\u00a0was\u00a0already\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cHello,\u00a0is this\u00a0Judy\u00a0Montague?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0a\u00a0deep voice\u00a0ask\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0end\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0line.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeaking.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0hope\u00a0this\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0a\u00a0bad\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0call,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Levi\u00a0Churchill.\u201d\u00a09<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0stopped.<\/p>\n
Why\u00a0was\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0enemy\u00a0calling\u00a0me??\u00a0(4)<\/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 518 Chapter\u00a0518\u00a0 +15\u00a0Bonus He\u00a0must\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0talking\u00a0about\u00a0Rachel\u00a0coming\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0picture;\u00a0now\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0seeing\u00a0his\u00a0father\u00a0being\u00a0all\u00a0smitten\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0other woman\u00a0and\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0realizing\u00a0there\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0anything\u00a0here\u00a0between\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0Gavin. The\u00a0thought\u00a0made\u00a0me feel\u00a0sick\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0stomach. […]<\/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-21586","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\/21586","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=21586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}