Chapter\u00a0623\u00a0<\/p>\n
Third\u00a0Person\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
2\u00a0weeks\u00a0earlier\u00a0(The\u00a0day\u00a0Judy\u00a0arrives\u00a0in\u00a0Redcliff)<\/p>\n
\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0really\u00a0think\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0idea,\u00a0Alpha?\u201d\u00a0Bela\u00a0Ron\u00a0asked,\u00a0looking\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0desk\u00a0and\u00a0at\u00a0Levi,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0grinning\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0computer.\u00a0His\u00a0excitement\u00a0was\u00a0evident,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0gave\u00a0an\u00a0eerie\u00a0feeling\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0room.\u00a0\u201cJudy\u00a0is\u00a0smart,\u00a0she\u00a0will\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0that\u00a0something\u00a0is\u00a0wrong.\u00a0You\u00a0are\u00a0underestimating\u00a0her\u00a0abilities.\u00a0You\u00a0saw\u00a0what\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0capable\u00a0of\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0competition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Levi\u2019s\u00a0smile\u00a0faltered\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0peered\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0Beta.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0ask\u00a0for\u00a0your\u00a0opinion,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0teeth,\u00a0his\u00a0darkness\u00a0radiating\u00a0off\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0waves,\u00a0making\u00a0Ron\u00a0feel\u00a0uneasy.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0working\u00a0for\u00a0Alpha Levi\u00a0for\u00a0years,\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0most\u00a0cases,\u00a0he\u00a0trusted\u00a0Levi.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Levi\u00a0would\u00a0ever\u00a0actually\u00a0cause\u00a0him\u00a0harm,\u00a0but\u00a0Levi\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0unpredictable,\u00a0and\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0telling\u00a0what\u00a0he\u2019d\u00a0do\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0Beta.\u00a0Ron\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0in\u00a0any\u00a0position\u00a0to\u00a0risk\u00a0it,\u00a0so\u00a0biting\u00a0his\u00a0tongue\u00a0was\u00a0his\u00a0best\u00a0option.<\/p>\n
That\u00a0and\u00a0doing\u00a0what\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0told.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0case,\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0cruel\u00a0even\u00a0for\u00a0Alpha<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0understand,\u00a0Alpha.\u00a0I\u00a0apologize,\u201d\u00a0Ron\u00a0said,\u00a0lowering\u00a0his gaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0useless\u00a0pack.\u00a0The\u00a0Redcliff\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0contribute\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0overall\u00a0function\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0territory.\u00a0They\u00a0are\u00a0dead\u00a0weight\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the\u00a0Elite\u00a0Gamma\u00a0bases\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0Redcliff,\u201d\u00a0Ron\u00a0reminded\u00a0him\u00a0without\u00a0thinking.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0weaker\u00a0of\u00a0them,\u201d\u00a0Le\u00a0countered.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0have\u00a04\u00a0more\u00a0active\u00a0bases\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0territory;\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0strong\u00a0and\u00a0true\u00a0fighters.\u00a0Only\u00a0the\u00a0best\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0best\u2026\u00a0Redcliff\u00a0holds\u00a0the\u00a0duds.\u00a0Nothing\u00a0ever\u00a0goes\u00a0on\u00a0in\u00a0that\u00a0pack.\u00a0Precisely\u00a0why\u00a0I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0been\u00a0there\u00a0in\u00a0years,\u00a0and\u00a0when\u00a0a\u00a0visit\u00a0is\u00a0necessary,\u00a0I\u00a0send\u00a0you.\u00a0It\u00a0would\u00a0just\u00a0be\u00a0easier\u00a0if\u00a0that\u00a0pack\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0exist.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0why\u00a0send\u00a0Judy\u00a0there?\u201d\u00a0Ron\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0were\u00a0desperate\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0her\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0Elite\u00a0force.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0desperate\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0her\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0territory,\u201d\u00a0Levi\u00a0corrected\u00a0him,\u00a0his\u00a0tone\u00a0sharp.\u00a0\u201cWith\u00a0her\u00a0gone,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0is\u00a0weakened.\u00a0Now\u00a0with\u00a0this\u00a0next\u00a0plan,\u00a0he\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0distracted.\u00a0Perfect\u00a0opportunity\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0takeover.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ron\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0processed\u00a0his\u00a0words.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0known\u00a0of\u00a0Levi\u2019s\u00a0planning\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time,\u00a0and\u00a0at\u00a0first,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0board,\u00a0but\u00a0since\u00a0involving\u00a0his\u00a0family,\u00a0he\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0second\u00a0thoughts.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0knew\u00a0having\u00a0Levi\u00a0speak\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0nephew\u00a0would\u00a0end\u00a0badly.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0was\u00a0his\u00a0nephew\u00a0who\u00a0helped\u00a0the\u00a0rogues\u00a0into the\u00a0territory,\u00a0causing\u00a0mayhem\u00a0and\u00a0so\u00a0many\u00a0deaths\u00a0of\u00a0innocent\u00a0lives.\u00a0With\u00a0this\u00a0threat\u00a0on\u00a0Levi\u2019s\u00a0territory,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0brought\u00a0up\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0council,\u00a0where\u00a0their\u00a0concern\u00a0for\u00a0their\u00a0own\u00a0territories\u00a0was\u00a0evident.<\/p>\n
Ron\u00a0was\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0meeting,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0moment\u00a0Gavin\u00a0heard\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0random\u00a0rogue\u00a0attacks,\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0clear\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0on\u00a0edge.\u00a0Even\u00a0more\u00a0so\u00a0than\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0first\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0meeting,\u00a0looking\u00a0all\u00a0disheveled\u00a0like\u00a0he\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0slept\u00a0in\u00a0weeks.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0was\u00a0vocal\u00a0when\u00a0voicing\u00a0his\u00a0concerns;\u00a0Ron\u00a0was\u00a0surprised\u00a0when\u00a0levi\u00a0granted\u00a0him\u00a0permission\u00a0to\u00a0enter\u00a0his\u00a0territory\u00a0to\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0the\u00a0cause\u00a0of\u00a0this threat,\u00a0considering\u00a0Gavin\u00a0has better\u00a0and\u00a0stronger\u00a0resources\u00a0that\u00a0could\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0job\u00a0done.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0really,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0distraction.<\/p>\n
Everything\u00a0planned\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0distract\u00a0Gavin\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0hit\u00a0him\u00a0where\u00a0it\u00a0really\u00a0hurts.\u00a0Over\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0years\u00a0of\u00a0spy\u2026g,\u00a0Levi\u00a0realized\u00a0that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0important\u00a0things\u00a0or\u00a0people\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0life.\u00a0None\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0truly\u00a0cares\u00a0for.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0cares\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0children,\u00a0but\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0it.\u00a0His\u00a0kids\u00a0were\u00a0so\u00a0protected\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0difficult\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0near\u00a0him,\u00a0even\u00a0with\u00a0spies.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0then\u00a0Levi\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0about\u00a0Judy\u2026\u00a0or\u00a0maybe\u00a0Judy\u00a0had\u00a0just come\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0picture.\u00a0But\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0world\u00a0shifted\u00a0from\u00a0that\u00a0point\u00a0on\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0clear\u00a0who\u00a0his\u00a0real\u00a0priority\u00a0was\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0clear\u00a0who\u00a0mattered\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0besides\u00a0his\u00a0children.<\/p>\n
Levi\u00a0wanted\u00a0so desperately\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0that\u00a0little\u00a0piece\u00a0of\u00a0joy\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0him.\u00a0To\u00a0hit\u00a0him\u00a0where\u00a0it\u00a0truly\u00a0hurt.\u00a0Ron\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0much\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0until\u00a0he\u00a0got\u00a0the\u00a0vulnerability\u00a0of\u00a0his\u00a0family\u00a0involved.<\/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
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