Chapter\u00a0626\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gavin\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
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I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0time\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0antics\u00a0right\u00a0now;\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0Judy.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0knot\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0pit\u00a0of\u00a0my stomach\u00a0telling\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0something\u00a0was\u00a0wrong,\u00a0and\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0how\u00a0hard\u00a0I\u00a0tried,\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0bite\u00a0back\u00a0that feeling.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0walked\u00a0around\u00a0Lucy\u00a0and\u00a0started\u00a0towards\u00a0my\u00a0car;\u00a0I could\u00a0feel\u00a0Lucy\u00a0following\u00a0me,\u00a0her\u00a0steps\u00a0hurried\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0rushed\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0up.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0home?\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0asked\u00a0once\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0side.<\/p>\n
\u201cNope,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0ending\u00a0the\u00a0conversation\u00a0before\u00a0it\u00a0began.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u00a0me\u00a0help\u00a0you\u00a0look\u00a0for\u00a0her,\u00a0Alpha,\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0rushed\u00a0out.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0friend\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0on\u00a0me!\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0said,\u00a0an\u00a0anger\u00a0sparked\u00a0to\u00a0life.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0stop,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0devastated\u00a0over\u00a0something\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0apparently\u00a0did.\u00a0Her\u00a0leaving\u00a0has\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0everything\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0did\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0but-<\/p>\n
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\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0care\u00a0if\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0Luna\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0pack,\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0speak\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0like\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0my\u00a0teeth,\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0pushing\u00a0his\u00a0powers\u00a0out,\u00a0making\u00a0my\u00a0aura\u00a0that\u00a0much<\/p>\n
stronger.<\/p>\n
Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0wide,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0body\u00a0trembled.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0right,\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0croaked,\u00a0rubbing\u00a0her\u00a0sore\u00a0neck.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0terrible\u00a0friend\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0about\u00a0Spencer\u2019s\u00a0undying\u00a0obsession\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0I\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0let\u00a0him\u00a0take\u00a0her,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0going\u00a0ot\u00a0hurt\u00a0her\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My\u00a0entire\u00a0body\u00a0went\u00a0frigid.\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0my\u00a0car,\u00a0I\u00a0forced\u00a0myself\u00a0to\u00a0turn\u00a0around\u00a0and\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0this\u00a0woman.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0mean\u00a0by\u00a0obsession?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0both\u00a0myself\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0calm.\u00a0\u201cWhat\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0telling\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
Lucy\u00a0swallowed,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0brimming\u00a0with\u00a0crocodile\u00a0tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cEver\u00a0since\u00a0the\u00a0Gamma\u00a0Competition\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0competition?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0cut\u00a0her\u00a0off\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0question,\u00a0my\u00a0tone\u00a0sharp\u00a0and\u00a0cutting\u00a0through\u00a0like\u00a0a\u00a0knife.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0goes\u00a0every\u00a0year\u00a0to\u00a0support\u00a0the\u00a0competition,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0second\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0Judy,\u00a0he\u00a0fell\u00a0in\u00a0love\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0all\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0talk\u00a0about.\u00a0When\u00a0he\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0coming\u00a0to\u00a0this\u00a0pack,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0moon\u00a0excited\u2026\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0too\u00a0much,\u00a0honestly.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0unsettling,\u00a0but\u00a0they\u00a0quickly\u00a0became\u00a0friends.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My\u00a0blood\u00a0was\u00a0fucking\u00a0boiling.<\/p>\n
Who\u00a0the\u00a0fuck\u00a0did\u00a0this\u00a0asshole\u00a0think\u00a0he\u00a0was\u2026\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0mine.<\/p>\n
Mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My wolf\u00a0hummed\u00a0his\u00a0agreement,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0felt something\u00a0spark\u00a0to\u00a0life\u00a0inside\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u00a0Judy\u00a0was fucking\u00a0mine.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0letting\u00a0anyone\u00a0take\u00a0her\u00a0from\u00a0me.\u00a0She\u00a0was\u00a0mine\u00a0to\u00a0hold\u2026\u00a0mine\u00a0to\u00a0kiss\u2026\u00a0mine\u00a0to\u00a0fuck\u2026\u00a0mine\u00a0to\u00a0love.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0where\u00a0he\u00a0is\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0tear\u00a0down\u00a0this\u00a0entire\u00a0pack\u00a0looking\u00a0for\u00a0him,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0my\u00a0teeth\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0elongate;\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0breaking\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0surface\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0trying\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0him\u00a0pulled\u00a0back\u00a0so\u00a0he\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0something\u00a0we\u2019d\u00a0both\u00a0end\u00a0up\u00a0regretting\u2026\u00a0like\u00a0starting\u00a0a\u00a0war,\u00a0or\u00a0killing\u00a0someone\u00a0innocent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0can\u00a0check\u00a0his\u00a0house,\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0was\u00a0quick\u00a0to\u00a0say.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0lives\u00a0with\u00a0just\u00a0his\u00a0grandmother.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0sweet\u00a0old\u00a0lady\u00a0who\u00a0upkeeps\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0farm\u00a0behind\u00a0their\u00a0house.\u00a0If\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0there,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0of\u00a0insight\u00a0on\u00a0where\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0gone.\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0much\u00a0more\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0think\u00a0twice\u00a0about\u00a0it,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0motioning\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0car.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0where\u00a0she\u00a0lives,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0pulled\u00a0open\u00a0the\u00a0driver\u2019s\u00a0door.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0quick\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0passenger\u00a0side.\u00a0She\u00a0directed\u00a0us\u00a0to\u00a0Spencer\u2019s\u00a0house,\u00a0and\u00a0within\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes,\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0pulling\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0driveway.\u00a0It\u00a0unsettled\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0how\u00a0close\u00a0he\u00a0lived\u00a0to\u00a0Judy,\u00a0but\u00a0then\u00a0again,\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0small\u00a0pack.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0got\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0slamming\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0shut\u00a0behind\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0walked\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0house.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0smell\u00a0any\u00a0signs\u00a0of\u00a0Judy,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sensing\u00a0her.\u00a0Then\u00a0again,\u00a0it\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0masking\u00a0spray,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0like\u00a0to\u00a0think\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0feel\u00a0it<\/p>\n
if\u00a0she\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
An\u00a0old woman\u00a0stood\u00a0outside,\u00a0watering\u00a0some\u00a0plants\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0front\u00a0garden.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarol,\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0greeted\u00a0the\u00a0woman;\u00a0the\u00a0woman,\u00a0Carol,\u00a0turned\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0smiled\u00a0warmly\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0saw\u00a0Lucy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chrter\u00a0525<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0hello\u00a0child,\u201d\u00a0Carol\u00a0said,\u00a0accepting\u00a0Lucy\u2019s\u00a0embrace.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wasn\u2019t expecting\u00a0a\u00a0visit\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Luna\u00a0today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry,\u00a0I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0been\u00a0by\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0while.\u00a0Things\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0hectic,\u201d\u00a0Lucy\u00a0tells\u00a0her\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0frown.<\/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 626 Chapter\u00a0626\u00a0 Gavin\u2019s\u00a0POV Just\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0Judy\u2019s\u00a0condo,\u00a0I\u00a0nearly\u00a0ran\u00a0smack\u00a0into\u00a0another\u00a0figure.\u00a0I\u00a0narrowed\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sudden\u00a0delay,\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0realize\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0Luna\u00a0Lucy.\u00a0Her\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0wide\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0startled\u00a0her. I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0time\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0antics\u00a0right\u00a0now;\u00a0I\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0Judy.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0knot\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0pit\u00a0of\u00a0my stomach\u00a0telling\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0something\u00a0was\u00a0wrong,\u00a0and\u00a0no\u00a0matter\u00a0how\u00a0hard\u00a0I\u00a0tried,\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0bite\u00a0back\u00a0that feeling. 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