Chapter\u00a0553\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cPistill\u00a0running\u00a0some\u00a0tests,\u00a0but\u00a0as\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0tell,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0panic\u00a0attack.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0leave\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0to\u00a0talk,\u201d\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierce\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0leaving\u00a0me\u00a0alone\u00a0with\u00a0Rachel,\u00a0f<\/p>\n
I\u00a0walked\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0bed,\u00a0my\u00a0posture\u00a0stiff\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cRachel,\u00a0what\u00a0happened?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0calm.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0folded\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0her\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0home\u00a0last\u00a0night,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0freaked\u00a0out,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0broke\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0things,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0passed\u00a0out.\u00a0Next\u00a0thing\u00a0I\u00a0knew,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0here.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0freaked\u00a0out,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0unable\u00a0to\u00a0hide\u00a0my\u00a0agravation.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0home!\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0repeated,\u00a0loudly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0your\u00a0place to\u00a0decide\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0return\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0home,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0teeth.\u00a0You\u00a0are\u00a0a\u00a0guest\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0home,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0disrespectful\u00a0last\u00a0night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0worried\u00a0about\u00a0you!\u00a0You\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0answer\u00a0my\u00a0text\u00a0messages\u00a0or\u00a0phone\u00a0calls\u00a0and-\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0busy.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0faltered\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0welling\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0there\u00a0no\u00a0hope\u00a0for\u00a0us,\u00a0Gavin?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0cold\u00a0towards\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0days\u00a0now.\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0building\u00a0something.\u00a0Is\u00a0it\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0betrayed\u00a0you\u00a0all\u00a0those\u00a0years ago?\u00a0I\u00a0already\u00a0apologized\u00a0for\u00a0that\u00a0and\u00a0told\u00a0you\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0love\u00a0was\u00a0always\u00a0there.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0always\u00a0loved\u00a0you\u2026\u201d\u00a02<\/p>\n
\u201cThings\u00a0are\u00a0different\u00a0now,\u00a0Rachel.\u00a0I\u00a0agreed\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0things\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0and\u00a0see\u00a0if\u00a0we\u00a0could\u00a0rekindle\u00a0anything\u2026we\u00a0can\u2019t.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0tried,\u00a0but my\u00a0heart\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0in\u00a0it.\u00a0So,\u00a0I\u00a0agreed\u00a0to\u00a0friendship.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0give\u00a0you\u00a0right\u00a0now.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sorry\u00a0if\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0hear,\u00a0but\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0willing\u00a0to\u00a0give\u00a0you.\u201d\u00a02<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0it\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0her\u2026?\u201d\u00a0Rachel\u00a0asked,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0turning\u00a0cold\u00a0and\u00a0almost\u00a0calculating,\u00a0causing\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0freeze.\u00a0\u201cJudy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLeave Judy\u2019s\u00a0name\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0mouth,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0practically\u00a0growled;\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0my\u00a0anger\u00a0rising\u00a0almost\u00a0immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0is\u2026\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0it.\u00a0You\u00a0were\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0all\u00a0night,\u201d\u00a0Rachel\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0her\u00a0teeth.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0why\u00a0you\u00a0reak\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0scent!\u00a0Did\u00a0you\u00a0fuck\u00a0her\u00a0last\u00a0night?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0out\u00a0line.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0I have\u00a0a\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0know,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0hissed.\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0or\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0not\u00a0fuck\u00a0Judy\u00a0Montague\u00a0last\u00a0night.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0furious\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0audacity;\u00a0he\u00a0felt\u00a0we\u00a0had\u00a0every\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0rip\u00a0Rachel\u2019s\u00a0head\u00a0off\u00a0for\u00a0disrespecting\u00a0judy\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0place.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0uneasy\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0Rachel\u00a0felt\u00a0comfortable\u00a0slandering\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0such\u00a0a\u00a0manner,\u00a0and\u00a0honestly,\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0blame\u00a0him.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0taking\u00a0everything\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0myself\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0under\u00a0control.<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0reply,\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierce\u00a0walked\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0holding\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0file.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0reading\u00a0them,\u00a0her\u00a0expression\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0read.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0could\u00a0practically\u00a0hear\u00a0her\u00a0heart\u00a0beating\u00a0at\u00a0a\u00a0quickened\u00a0pace,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0mind\u00a0was\u00a0racing,\u00a0wondering\u00a0what\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0wrong.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0obvious\u00a0something\u00a0was\u00a0wrong\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0demeanor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0ignoring\u00a0the\u00a0look\u00a0Rachel\u00a0was\u00a0giving\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha,\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0we\u00a0should\u00a0speak\u00a0in\u00a0private,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0sounding\u00a0almost\u00a0distant\u00a0and\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0moment,\u00a0I\u00a0realized\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0pale\u00a0as\u00a0well.<\/p>\n
\u201cUm,\u00a0excuse\u00a0me\u2026\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0has\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0hear\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0well,\u201d\u00a0Rachel\u00a0said,\u00a0folding\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0her\u00a0chest.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0me\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0dark\u00a0about\u00a0this.\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0553\u00a0<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dr.\u00a0Peirce\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0back\u00a0at\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inodded,\u00a0granting\u00a0her\u00a0permission\u00a0to\u00a0continue\u00a0speaking\u00a0openly\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0Rachel.\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierce\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath,\u00a0steeling\u00a0herself.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u00a0as\u00a0you\u00a0know,\u00a0we\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0rule\u00a0out\u00a0everything.\u00a0A\u00a0fainting\u00a0spell\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0normal\u00a0for\u00a0someone\u00a0who\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0panic\u00a0attack,\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0sure\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0it\u00a0was.\u00a0So,\u00a0we\u00a0took\u00a0some\u00a0bloodwork,\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0urine\u00a0samples,\u00a0and\u00a0brought\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0lab\u00a0for\u00a0further\u00a0testing,\u201d\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierc\u00e9\u00a0explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0already\u00a0knew\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0Rachel\u00a0scoffed,\u00a0rolling\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0Had\u00a0she\u00a0always\u00a0been\u00a0this\u00a0bitchy\u00a0or\u00a0am\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0noticing\u00a0it\u00a0now?\u00a0\u201cGet on\u00a0with\u00a0it.\u2018<\/p>\n
\u201cMind\u00a0your\u00a0tone,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0teeth;\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0scolding\u00a0a\u00a0child.<\/p>\n
Dr.\u00a0Pierce\u00a0cleared\u00a0her\u00a0throat\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0Rachel\u00a0before\u00a0continuing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell,\u00a0we\u00a0got\u00a0the\u00a0results\u00a0from\u00a0all\u00a0tests,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0all\u00a0came\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0that\u00a0is?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0impatiently.\u00a05<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0pregnant.\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 553 Chapter\u00a0553\u00a0 +25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0 \u201cPistill\u00a0running\u00a0some\u00a0tests,\u00a0but\u00a0as\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0tell,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0panic\u00a0attack.\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0leave\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0to\u00a0talk,\u201d\u00a0Dr.\u00a0Pierce\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0walked\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0leaving\u00a0me\u00a0alone\u00a0with\u00a0Rachel,\u00a0f I\u00a0walked\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0bed,\u00a0my\u00a0posture\u00a0stiff\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed. \u201cRachel,\u00a0what\u00a0happened?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0calm. She\u00a0folded\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0her\u00a0chest. […]<\/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-21621","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\/21621","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=21621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21621\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}