Gavin\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
I\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0asshole.<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0ran\u00a0my\u00a0fingers\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0hair\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0Judy\u00a0run\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse.\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0going\u00a0after\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0she needed\u00a0space.\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0upset\u00a0her;\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0my\u00a0pride cloud\u00a0my\u00a0judgment,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0regretted\u00a0immediately.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0being\u00a0and\u00a0acting\u00a0stupid;\u00a0she\u00a0just\u00a0had\u00a0an\u00a0infuriating\u00a0way\u00a0of\u00a0bringing\u00a0it\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u00a02<\/p>\n
But\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0an\u00a0excuse.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0embarrassed\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0hurt\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0could\u00a0feel\u00a0Sampson\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0on\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0leaned\u00a0against\u00a0his\u00a0desk.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0done\u00a0the\u00a0same,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0spoke,\u00a0breaking\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0tense\u00a0silence.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0it\u00a0were\u00a0Lucy.\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0pack\u2026\u00a0at\u00a0least\u00a0not\u00a0without\u00a0me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLucy\u00a0is\u00a0your\u00a0mate,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0finding\u00a0his.\u00a0\u201cJudy\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0mine.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sampson\u00a0raised\u00a0his\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u2018t\u00a0allow\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0stay\u00a0in\u00a0another<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0sure\u00a0about\u00a0that?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cFrom\u00a0the\u00a0way\u00a0you\u00a0two\u00a0responded\u00a0to\u00a0one\u00a0another,\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0practically\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0pull\u00a0from\u00a0here.<\/p>\n
\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0know\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0were\u00a0my\u00a0mate,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0muttered.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0not\u2026\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0is\u00a0carrying my\u00a0pup,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0living\u00a0in\u00a0Levi\u2019s\u00a0territory.\u00a0She\u00a0belongs\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0near\u00a0her\u00a0friends\u00a0and\u00a0family.\u00a0She\u00a0left\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0misunderstandings,\u00a0which\u00a0were\u00a0cleared\u00a0up\u00a0last\u00a0night.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0right\u00a0head\u00a0space,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0will\u00a0come\u00a0around\u00a0soon\u00a0enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sampson\u00a0nodded,\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0something\u00a0he\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0saying.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpeak,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0ordered,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve\u00a0only\u00a0known\u00a0Judy\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0short\u00a0time,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0stubborn\u00a0girl.\u00a0Telling\u00a0her\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0end\u00a0well.\u00a0She\u00a0wears\u00a0her\u00a0heart\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0sleeve,\u00a0and\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0probably\u00a0already\u00a0considering\u00a0turning\u00a0down\u00a0my\u00a0offer\u00a0and\u00a0returning\u00a0home\u00a0with\u00a0you.\u00a0She\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0exactly\u00a0look\u00a0pleased\u00a0or\u00a0excited\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0she\u00a0could\u00a0stay\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0pack.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0froze\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0words;\u00a0had\u00a0I\u00a0pushed\u00a0her\u00a0far\u00a0enough\u00a0where\u00a0she\u00a0might\u00a0actually\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0stay\u00a0here?\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0right;\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0stubborn\u00a0as\u00a0fuck and\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0pride\u2026\u00a0pride\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0stomped\u00a0on.<\/p>\n
\u201cSampson,\u00a0what\u00a0happened\u00a0with<\/p>\n
\u201d\u00a0\u2013<\/p>\n
Lucy\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0office,\u00a0but\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0trailed\u00a0off\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0spotted\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
Sampson\u00a0frowned\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0mate,\u00a0a\u00a0concern\u00a0lingering\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0is\u00a0it?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0posture suddenly\u00a0started\u00a0straightening.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0pulled\u00a0her\u00a0gaze\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Sampson.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0finished.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0left\u00a0here\u00a0upset.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0sobbing\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think she\u00a0knew I\u00a0was\u00a0there.\u00a0Spencer\u00a0ended\u00a0up\u00a0taking\u00a0her\u00a0away.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At\u00a0the\u00a0sound\u00a0of\u00a0Spencer\u2019s\u00a0name,\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0immediately\u00a0alerted,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0hold\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0growl\u00a0that\u00a0escaped\u00a0my\u00a0lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0would\u00a0Spencer\u00a0take\u00a0her\u00a0away?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0through my\u00a0teeth,\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0surface\u00a0as\u00a0Lglared\u00a0at\u00a0Lucy.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0flushed\u00a0under\u00a0my\u00a0scrutiny\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0step\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
\u201cL..\u00a0uh\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0stammered\u00a0nervously.<\/p>\n
On\u00a0cue,\u00a0Sampson\u00a0was\u00a0by\u00a0her\u00a0side,\u00a0draping\u00a0a\u00a0protective\u00a0arm\u00a0around\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0move\u00a0all\u00a0too\u00a0well;\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0worried\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0do\u00a0something\u00a0stupid\u00a0to\u00a0hurt\u00a0his\u00a0mate,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0tolerate\u00a0that.<\/p>\n
Ihad\u00a0to\u00a0calm\u00a0myself\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0started\u00a0a\u00a0war\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0pack.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u00a0did\u00a0she\u00a0go?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0taking\u00a0a\u00a0deep\u00a0breath,\u00a0feeling\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0stirring\u00a0and\u00a0stewing\u00a0in\u00a0its\u00a0own\u00a0anger and\u00a0slight\u00a0fear.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe\u00a0he\u00a0took\u00a0her\u00a0home?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0suggested,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0avoiding\u00a0mine.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0because\u00a0my\u00a0Lycan\u00a0aura\u00a0was\u00a0strong;\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0intimidating,\u00a0and\u00a0most\u00a0had\u00a0trouble\u00a0looking\u00a0directly\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0like\u00a0this.\u00a0Even\u00a0Sampson\u00a0struggled\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0wait\u00a0around\u00a0for\u00a0them\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0anything\u00a0more.\u00a0I\u00a0hurried\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0office,\u00a0ignoring\u00a0everyone\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0path\u00a0who\u00a0stopped\u00a0to\u00a0gawk\u00a0at\u00a0me.\u00a0Most\u00a0downcast\u00a0their\u00a0eyes\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0they\u00a0saw\u00a0me\u00a0because\u00a0once\u00a0again,\u00a0my\u00a0Lycan\u00a0aura was too\u00a0much\u00a0for\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0BIB<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wasted\u00a0no\u00a0time\u00a0in\u00a0getting\u00a0to\u00a0Judy\u2019s\u00a0condo,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0second\u00a0I\u00a0stepped\u00a0onto\u00a0the\u00a0property,\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0there.\u00a0I\u00a0still\u00a0entertained\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0that\u00a0maybe\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0wearing\u00a0the\u00a0masking\u00a0spray,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0smell\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0even\u00a0so,\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0gut that\u00a0she\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0home.\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0sense\u00a0her\u00a0somehow\u00a0now\u00a0that\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0taste\u00a0of\u00a0her\u00a0again;\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0would\u00a0know\u00a0right\u00a0away\u00a0if\u00a0she\u00a0were\u00a0here.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0condo,\u00a0looking\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0quiet\u00a0space.\u00a0My\u00a0heart\u00a0was\u00a0racing\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0ribcage.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0called\u00a0out,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0practically\u00a0echoing\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0vast\u00a0space.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0her\u00a0kitchen,\u00a0saw\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0untouched.\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0towards\u00a0her\u00a0bedroom\u00a0and\u00a0stepped\u00a0into\u00a0the room.\u00a0It\u00a0looked\u00a0exactly\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0as\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0left\u00a0this\u00a0morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cFuck,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0cursed,\u00a0feeling\u00a0my\u00a0aggravation\u00a0growing.<\/p>\n
Who\u00a0the\u00a0fuck\u00a0did\u00a0Spencer\u00a0think\u00a0he\u00a0was??\u00a0Why\u00a0would\u00a0he\u00a0take\u00a0her\u00a0away,\u00a0and\u00a0where\u00a0would\u00a0he\u00a0have\u00a0taken\u00a0her?<\/p>\n
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We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 618 Gavin\u2019s\u00a0POV I\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0asshole. +25\u00a0Bonus\u00a0 I\u00a0ran\u00a0my\u00a0fingers\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0hair\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0watched\u00a0Judy\u00a0run\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse.\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0going\u00a0after\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0she needed\u00a0space.\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0upset\u00a0her;\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0my\u00a0pride cloud\u00a0my\u00a0judgment,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0regretted\u00a0immediately.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0being\u00a0and\u00a0acting\u00a0stupid;\u00a0she\u00a0just\u00a0had\u00a0an\u00a0infuriating\u00a0way\u00a0of\u00a0bringing\u00a0it\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u00a02 […]<\/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-21687","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\/21687","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=21687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21687\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}