Chapter\u00a0604<\/p>\n
Despite\u00a0Lucy\u00a0crying\u00a0for\u00a0the last\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0hours\u00a0since the\u00a0pack\u00a0meeting\u00a0till\u00a0now,\u00a0she\u00a0still\u00a0looked\u00a0gorgeous.\u00a0Yes,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0some\u00a0makeup\u00a0smeared\u00a0under\u00a0her eyes,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0pale,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0stunning.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf\u00a0course,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
She heads\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0bathroom\u00a0while\u00a0I\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0living\u00a0room\u00a0set\u00a0up\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0much\u2013needed\u00a0talk.\u00a0I\u00a0still\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0where\u00a0my\u00a0friendship\u00a0stood\u00a0with\u00a0Lucy,\u00a0but\u00a0for\u00a0right\u00a0now,\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0a\u00a0friend\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0anyone.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0call\u00a0Nan and\u00a0Irene\u00a0and\u00a0tell\u00a0them\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0happening,\u00a0but\u00a0that\u00a0would\u00a0mean\u00a0admitting\u00a0that I\u2019m\u00a0pregnant\u00a0with\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0baby,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0rather\u00a0skip\u00a0that part.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0someone\u00a0who\u00a0already\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0story,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0repeat\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0long\u00a0for\u00a0Lucy\u00a0to\u00a0return.\u00a0Her\u00a0makeup\u00a0was\u00a0cleaned\u00a0up,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0hair\u00a0was\u00a0pulled\u00a0back\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0low\u00a0ponytail.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0smile\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0me\u00a0seated\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0couch.\u00a0When\u00a0she\u00a0joined\u00a0me,\u00a0she\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0face\u00a0me,\u00a0getting\u00a0herself\u00a0comfortable.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0spill\u00a0it,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0narrowing\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cGavin\u00a0Landry?\u00a0How\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0bit\u00a0my\u00a0lower\u00a0lip\u00a0and\u00a0nibbled\u00a0on\u00a0it;\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0this\u00a0question\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0happen.\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath\u00a0before\u00a0answering\u00a0her\u00a0question.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0territory,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0actually\u00a0tutor\u00a0his\u00a0son\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHis\u00a0son??\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked\u00a0with\u00a0wide\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0personally\u00a0work\u00a0for\u00a0Gavin\u00a0Landry?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0away from\u00a0her\u00a0penetrating\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0have\u00a0for\u00a0almost\u00a02\u00a0years\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0large.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat??\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0gasped.\u00a0\u201cHoly\u00a0shit.\u00a0We\u00a0barely\u00a0even\u00a0see\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Levi\u2026\u00a0like\u00a0never.\u00a0And\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0telling\u00a0me\u00a0you\u00a0see\u00a0Gavin\u00a0Landry\u00a0almost\u00a0every\u00a0day?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u00a0was\u00a0more\u00a0like\u00a0every\u00a0other\u00a0day,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0shrug.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0yeah,\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u2026\u00a0maybe\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0too\u00a0much\u00a0on\u00a0some\u00a0days.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0cheeks\u00a0were\u00a0burning,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0even\u00a0wider\u00a0if\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0true then,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0dropping\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0whisper.\u00a0It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0a\u00a0question,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0true?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0playing\u00a0stupid.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0rolled\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0cocked\u00a0her\u00a0head\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0side\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u00a0baby\u00a0in\u00a0your\u00a0belly\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0eyes\u00a0flickering\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0still\u00a0flat\u00a0stomach\u00a0before\u00a0meeting\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0again.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Landry\u2019s\u00a0baby.\u2018<\/p>\n
My\u00a0breathing\u00a0halted\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0words;\u00a0once\u00a0again,\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0a\u00a0question,\u00a0just\u00a0an\u00a0observation,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0confirmation.\u00a0(2)<\/p>\n
My\u00a0hands\u00a0immediately\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0belly,\u00a0my\u00a0fingers\u00a0trembling\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0fight\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0from\u00a0curling\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0ball\u00a0and\u00a0crying.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0pregnant\u00a0with\u00a0his\u00a0baby,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted,\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0tasting\u00a0bitter\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0tongue.<\/p>\n
\u201cHoly\u00a0shit,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered,\u00a0leaning\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0seat.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0you\u00a0ran\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n
The\u00a0memory of\u00a0leaving\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack\u00a0came\u00a0rushing\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0me.\u00a0My\u00a0cheeks\u00a0burned\u00a0with\u00a0regret\u00a0and\u00a0embarrassment,\u00a0but\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0time,\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0every\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0leave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0with\u00a0someone\u00a0else,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0muttered.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0expecting\u00a0a\u00a0baby\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWait,\u00a0what??\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked,\u00a0her\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0with\u00a0somebody\u00a0else?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0mean,\u00a0he\u00a0has\u00a0someone\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0at\u00a0home.\u00a0A\u00a0fianc\u00e9\u00a0or\u00a0whatever\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0chose\u00a0her\u00a0over\u00a0me\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0dumbfounded\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0before\u00a0asking,\u00a0\u201cThen\u00a0why\u00a0is\u00a0he\u00a0here?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0raised\u00a0my\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo\u00a0help\u00a0the\u00a0pack,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0called\u00a0here,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0reminded\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head,\u00a0that\u00a0frown\u00a0deepening\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0face.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0might\u00a0have\u00a0come\u00a0here\u00a0because\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0called,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0guarantee\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0leaving\u00a0unless\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0with\u00a0him,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0remaining\u00a0on\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0way\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0you\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0office\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0like\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0his\u00a0entire\u00a0world.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shook\u00a0my\u00a0head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0804<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0mistaken,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0me\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0about\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0about\u00a0this\u00a0baby.\u00a0The\u00a0only\u00a0thing\u00a0he\u00a0cares<\/p>\n
about\u00a0is\u00a0Rachel\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRachel?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis\u00a0fianc\u00e9e,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0muttered.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0the\u00a0mother\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0future\u00a0child.\u00a0He\u00a0got\u00a0her\u00a0pregnant\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0moment\u00a0while\u00a0she\u00a0processed\u00a0that\u00a0information.\u00a0She\u00a0opened\u00a0her\u00a0mouth\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0something\u00a0more,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0braced\u00a0myself\u00a0for\u00a0another\u00a0round\u00a0of\u00a0questions,\u00a0but\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0the\u00a0doorbell.\u00a02<\/p>\n
I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Lucy,\u00a0who\u00a0raised\u00a0her\u00a0brows\u00a0and\u00a0shrugged\u00a0her\u00a0shoulders.<\/p>\n
Sighing,\u00a0I\u00a0stood\u00a0up\u00a0and\u00a0went to\u00a0the\u00a0front\u00a0door.\u00a0I\u00a0pulled\u00a0it\u00a0open\u00a0to\u00a0reveal\u00a0Sampson,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0sheepishly\u00a0standing\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry\u00a0to\u00a0bother\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0he\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0let\u00a0me\u00a0go\u00a0otherwise\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0step\u00a0aside\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0know\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0already\u00a0knew\u00a0who\u00a0he\u00a0brought\u00a0with\u00a0him.\u00a0(1)<\/p>\n
Sampson\u00a0cleared\u00a0his\u00a0throat.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u00a0until\u00a0you\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u201d\u00a013\u00a0<\/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 604 Chapter\u00a0604 Despite\u00a0Lucy\u00a0crying\u00a0for\u00a0the last\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0hours\u00a0since the\u00a0pack\u00a0meeting\u00a0till\u00a0now,\u00a0she\u00a0still\u00a0looked\u00a0gorgeous.\u00a0Yes,\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0some\u00a0makeup\u00a0smeared\u00a0under\u00a0her eyes,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0pale,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0stunning. \u201cOf\u00a0course,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0her. […]<\/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-21673","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\/21673","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=21673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21673\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}