Gavin\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
As\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0pulled\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0charity\u00a0event,\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0game\u00a0face\u00a0on.\u00a0I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0been\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0sleep\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0couple\u00a0of days\u00a0since\u00a0my\u00a0interaction\u00a0with\u00a0Judy.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0still\u00a0fucking\u00a0taste\u00a0her\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0lips\u00a0from\u00a0that\u00a0night\u00a0a\u00a0week\u00a0ago\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0audacity\u00a0to<\/p>\n
tell\u00a0me\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0her\u2026\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0arms.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0lying\u00a0to\u00a0me;\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0easy\u00a0to\u00a0read,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0figure out<\/p>\n
why\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0lying.\u00a03<\/p>\n
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had\u00a0her\u00a0scent\u00a0on\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0well,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0markings\u00a0covering\u00a0both\u00a0our\u00a0necks\u00a0were\u00a0from\u00a0one\u00a0another,\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0the\u00a0delicate\u00a0taste\u00a0of\u00a0Judy<\/p>\n
that\u00a0remained\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0tongue.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou\u00a0seem\u00a0lost\u00a0in\u00a0thought,\u201d\u00a0Rachel\u00a0said,\u00a0sitting\u00a0beside me\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0car.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0distant\u00a0these\u00a0last\u00a0few\u00a0days.\u00a0Is\u00a0everything<\/p>\n
okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0her,\u00a0the\u00a0woman\u00a0I\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0so\u00a0desperately\u00a0in\u00a0love\u00a0with,\u00a0but\u00a0all\u00a0I\u00a0feel\u00a0right\u00a0now\u00a0is\u00a0resentment.\u00a0Resentment\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0fact<\/p>\n
that\u00a0she\u00a0returned\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0place.\u00a0Resentment\u00a0because\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0her,\u00a0I\u00a0woke\u00a0up\u00a0next\u00a0to\u00a0that\u00a0morning,\u00a0and\u00a0not\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0I\u00a0truly\u00a0wanted<\/p>\n
it\u00a0to\u00a0be.\u00a0My\u00a0wolf\u00a0stirred\u00a0in\u00a0agreement,\u00a0a\u00a0strange\u00a0reaction\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0have.\u00a0No\u00a0one\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0ever\u00a0dated\u00a0or\u00a0slept\u00a0with\u00a0had\u00a0ever\u00a0appeased<\/p>\n
my\u00a0wolf\u00a0other\u00a0than\u00a0my\u00a0late\u00a0wife,\u00a0Melissa.\u00a0But\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0my\u00a0true\u00a0mate.\u00a0Judy\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0woman\u00a0he\u00a0actually<\/p>\n
seemed\u00a0fond\u00a0of and\u00a0protective\u00a0of.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0shock\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0still\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0stand\u00a0Rachel,\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0so\u00a0now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0this\u00a0event\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0well.\u00a0Some\u00a0important\u00a0shareholders\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0there,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0her,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0distract\u00a0myself\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0pending<\/p>\n
doom\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0you\u00a0down\u00a0when\u00a0it\u00a0comes to\u00a0business\u00a0meetings?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0remembering\u00a0how\u00a0she\u00a0kicked\u00a0ass\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0business<\/p>\n
dinner\u00a0last\u00a0week\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Grand\u00a0Casino\u00a0Hotel.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0got\u00a0this\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0bag.\u00a0Just\u00a0trust\u00a0me,\u00a0Gavin.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0draped\u00a0her\u00a0arm\u00a0through\u00a0mine\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0smile.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0familiar\u00a0smile,\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0tender\u00a0warmth\u00a0that\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0skip\u00a0a\u00a0beat,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0feel\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0warmth\u00a0and\u00a0love\u00a0and love\u00a0I\u00a0once\u00a0did\u00a0for\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
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I\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0thrilled\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0the\u00a0case;\u00a0that\u00a0Rachel\u00a0was\u00a0alive\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0my\u00a0love\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0the\u00a0cause\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0unfortunate\u00a0death.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0feel\u00a0any\u00a0of that stuff.\u00a0My\u00a0mind\u00a0kept\u00a0drifting\u00a0back to\u00a0the\u00a0doe\u2013eyed\u00a0beauty\u00a0I\u00a0left\u00a0pressed\u00a0and\u00a0breathless\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0side<\/p>\n
of\u00a0my\u00a0home.<\/p>\n
Rachel\u00a0took\u00a0my\u00a0silence\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0agreement,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0smile\u00a0lit\u00a0her\u00a0face.<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0538<\/p>\n
+30\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0you\u00a0down,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0assured\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0have\u00a0my\u00a0word.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0up\u00a0for.\u00a0I\u00a0mean\u00a0it\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0say\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0in\u00a0it\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0long\u00a0haul.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0stay.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0wolf\u00a0growled\u00a0deep\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0suppressed\u00a0it,\u00a0not\u00a0wanting\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0how\u00a0much\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0truly\u00a0despised\u00a0her.\u00a0Instead,\u00a0I<\/p>\n
turned\u00a0my\u00a0attention\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0window,\u00a0watching\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0crowds\u00a0grew\u00a0thicker\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0began\u00a0to\u00a0slow.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0were\u00a0arriving\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0event,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0already\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0paparazzi\u00a0swarming the\u00a0place.\u00a0Crowds\u00a0of\u00a0people\u00a0who\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0invited\u00a0to<\/p>\n
the\u00a0event,\u00a0or\u00a0who\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0afford\u00a0to\u00a0purchase\u00a0tickets,\u00a0were\u00a0also\u00a0outside,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0a\u00a0glimpse\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0important\u00a0wolves.\u00a0Their<\/p>\n
phones\u00a0clutched\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0hands\u00a0as\u00a0they\u00a0eagerly\u00a0waited\u00a0to\u00a0snap\u00a0pictures\u00a0and\u00a0take\u00a0videos.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0members\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0Elite\u00a0Force\u00a0on\u00a0watch,<\/p>\n
keeping\u00a0the\u00a0crowds\u00a0at safe\u00a0distances.<\/p>\n
Taylor\u00a0stopped\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0around\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0back\u00a0seat\u00a0to\u00a0open\u00a0the\u00a0doors\u00a0for\u00a0us.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I<\/p>\n
held\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0out\u00a0for\u00a0Rachel\u00a0to\u00a0take,\u00a0helping\u00a0her\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car\u00a0too.\u00a0I\u00a0fully\u00a0intended\u00a0on\u00a0releasing\u00a0her\u00a0hand,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0clutched\u00a0me\u00a0like<\/p>\n
a\u00a0vise,\u00a0refusing\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0go.<\/p>\n
Sighing,\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0crowds\u00a0and\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0door.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0hear\u00a0the\u00a0questions\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0paparazzi\u00a0and\u00a0the<\/p>\n
flashing\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0cameras.\u00a0They\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0inquiring\u00a0who\u00a0Rachel\u00a0was\u00a0and\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0my\u00a0new\u00a0girlfriend.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0justify\u00a0them\u00a0with\u00a0an<\/p>\n
answer;\u00a0they\u00a0would\u00a0twist\u00a0it\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
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