Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
No?<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did\u00a0he\u00a0just\u00a0say\u00a0no?<\/p>\n
Anger\u00a0coursed\u00a0through\u00a0me;\u00a0the\u00a0shock\u00a0of\u00a0him\u00a0tracking\u00a0me\u00a0down\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0long\u00a0gone\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0by\u00a0no?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0louder\u00a0than\u00a0I\u00a0intended.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0folding his\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0his\u00a0chest.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0letting\u00a0you\u00a0stay\u00a0here.\u00a0As\u00a0soon\u00a0as\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0done\u00a0here, you\u2019re\u00a0coming\u00a0home\u00a0with\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0have\u00a0no\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0nearly\u00a0shouted\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0fury\u00a0getting\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cThis\u00a0is\u00a0my\u00a0decision,\u00a0not\u00a0yours!\u201d\u00a0Truth\u00a0be\u00a0told,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0him\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0if\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0decision\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0make.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0stay\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0pack,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0where\u00a0Gavin\u00a0stood\u00a0first.\u00a0But\u00a0hearing\u00a0him\u00a0deny\u00a0my\u00a0choice\u00a0without\u00a0even\u00a0discussing\u00a0it\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0first\u00a0left\u00a0an\u00a0unsettled\u00a0feeling\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0pit\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0stomach.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0quiet\u00a0over\u00a0that.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0eyes\u00a0darkened.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0forgetting\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0am\u00a0your\u00a0Alpha?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0narrowing\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cNot\u00a0to\u00a0mention\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0carrying\u00a0my\u00a0baby\u2026\u00a0something\u00a0that\u00a0connects\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0by\u00a0blood.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0every\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0this\u00a0decision\u00a0for\u00a0you,\u00a0and\u00a0right\u00a0now,\u00a0my\u00a0decision\u00a0is\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0coming\u00a0home\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u00a0where\u00a0you\u00a0belong.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0shock;\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0serious.\u00a0He\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0planning\u00a0on\u00a0discussing\u00a0this\u00a0further,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0dismissive\u00a0way\u00a0he\u00a0was glaring\u00a0at\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0glanced\u00a0over\u00a0my\u00a0shoulder\u00a0at\u00a0Sampson,\u00a0whose eyes\u00a0were\u00a0shifted\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ground,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0avoid\u00a0my\u00a0gaze\u00a0and\u00a0keep\u00a0his\u00a0nose\u00a0where\u00a0it\u00a0belonged.\u00a041<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0do\u00a0something?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0his\u00a0fault.\u00a0He\u00a0lifted\u00a0his\u00a0gaze\u00a0to\u00a0meet\u00a0mine,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could see\u00a0the\u00a0struggle\u00a0behind\u00a0his\u00a0eyes;\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0hands\u00a0before\u00a0he\u00a0even\u00a0responded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0already\u00a0told\u00a0you,\u00a0if\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Landry\u00a0disapproves,\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0anything.\u00a0He\u00a0has\u00a0every\u00a0right\u00a0to\u00a0deny\u00a0my\u00a0offer,\u201d\u00a0Sampson\u00a0said\u00a0gently.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0sorry,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0nothing\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0do\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tears\u00a0burned\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0towards\u00a0Gavin;\u00a0a\u00a0rage\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0felt\u00a0before\u00a0bubbling\u00a0inside\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0pointed\u00a0a\u00a0finger\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0which\u00a0he\u00a0ignored.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0anywhere\u00a0with\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0teeth.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0come\u00a0here\u00a0and disrupt\u00a0my\u00a0life\u00a0like\u00a0you\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0take\u00a0part\u00a0in\u00a0destroying\u00a0whatever\u00a0was\u00a0budding\u00a0between\u00a0us.\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0only\u00a0kept\u00a0communicating\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0during\u00a0your\u00a0rendezvous\u00a0with\u00a0Rachel,\u00a0then\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0happening.\u00a0You\u00a0were\u00a0never\u00a0clear\u00a0about\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0wanted\u00a0from\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0acting\u00a0like\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0this\u00a0giant\u00a0claim\u00a0on\u00a0me?\u00a0You\u00a0disgust\u00a0me,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0Landry.\u201d\u00a0(5)<\/p>\n
I\u00a0spat\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0chest\u00a0aching\u00a0with each\u00a0cruel\u00a0thing\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0him.\u00a0Though\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0flinch,\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0slight\u00a0pain\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0words\u00a0grew\u00a0colder\u00a0and\u00a0crueler.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid\u00a0I\u00a0disgust\u00a0you\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0inside\u00a0of\u00a0you\u00a0last\u00a0night?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0menacing.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0gawked\u00a0at\u00a0him;\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0believe\u00a0he\u00a0just\u00a0said\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0especially\u00a0in\u00a0front of\u00a0Sampson.\u00a0What the\u00a0actual\u00a0fuck\u00a0was\u00a0wrong\u00a0with\u00a0him?<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0a\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0shit,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0muttered\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0shoved\u00a0past\u00a0him,\u00a0hating\u00a0that\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0cracked\u00a0on\u00a0that\u00a0last\u00a0word.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0of\u00a0vulnerability\u00a0I\u00a0<\/p>\n
didn\u2019t\u00a0need\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0see.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0get\u00a0too\u00a0far.\u00a0I\u00a0could hear\u00a0the\u00a0slight\u00a0apology\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0voice,\u00a0like\u00a0he\u00a0regretted\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0me.\u00a0But\u00a0the\u00a0damage\u00a0was\u00a0done,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0words\u00a0were\u00a0spoken.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0was\u00a0done\u00a0talking\u00a0to\u00a0him;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0done\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0this work.\u00a0No\u00a0matter\u00a0what\u00a0we\u00a0did,\u00a0we would\u00a0never\u00a0see\u00a0eye\u2013to\u2013eye.\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0always\u00a0be\u00a0someone\u00a0he\u00a0thinks\u00a0he\u00a0can\u00a0control.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0stupid\u00a0to\u00a0think\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0wanted\u00a0me\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0only\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0dominate\u00a0me.\u00a0Nothing\u00a0more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tears\u00a0blurred\u00a0my\u00a0vision\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0hurried\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0hallway,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0shattering\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0the\u00a0further\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0from\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0follow\u00a0me;\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0was\u00a0hoping\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0chase\u00a0me\u00a0down\u00a0and\u00a0apologize.\u00a0Another\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0me,\u00a0the\u00a0bigger\u00a0part,\u00a0needed\u00a0that\u00a0space.\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0clear\u00a0my\u00a0head.\u00a06<\/p>\n
Though\u00a0just\u00a0because\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0follow me,\u00a0it\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0mean\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0being\u00a0followed.\u00a0As\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0outside,\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0shoulder,\u00a0making\u00a0me\u00a0freeze.\u00a0For\u00a0a\u00a0second,\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0maybe\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0too\u00a0caught\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0misery\u00a0to\u00a0notice\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0behind\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0time,\u00a0but\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0turned,\u00a0I\u00a0realized\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t.\u00a0A\u00a0small\u00a0flutter\u00a0of\u00a0disappointment\u00a0grated\u00a0my\u00a0chest\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0brushed\u00a0it\u00a0away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Spencer\u00a0stood\u00a0behind\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0worried\u00a0frown\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0crease\u00a0between\u00a0his\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0happened?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0realized\u00a0how\u00a0bad\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0crying\u00a0until\u00a0I\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0speak.\u00a0Without\u00a0a\u00a0word,\u00a0Spencer\u00a0had me\u00a0wrapped\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0arms,\u00a0holding\u00a0me\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0616<\/p>\n
chest.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0hear\u00a0the\u00a0rapid\u00a0beating\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0heart,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0strong\u00a0hands\u00a0splayed\u00a0out\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0back,\u00a0keeping\u00a0me\u00a0close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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