Chapter 637<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
I\u00a0stared\u00a0down\u00a0at\u00a0Spencer\u2019s dead\u00a0body.<\/p>\n
Gavin had\u00a0left\u00a0an hour\u00a0ago,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes\u00a0ago,\u00a0the\u00a0feeling\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0body\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0return.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0now\u00a0fully\u00a0sitting\u00a0up,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0immediately\u00a0found\u00a0Spencer\u00a0lying\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0pool of\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0blood.<\/p>\n
So,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0Gavin\u00a0meant\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0Spencer\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0taken\u00a0care\u00a0of.\u00a0He\u00a0killed\u00a0him;\u00a0despite\u00a0everything,\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0but\u00a0feel\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0sad\u00a0over\u00a0Spencer\u2019s\u00a0death.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0my\u00a0friend\u00a0even\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0did\u00a0something\u00a0terrible\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0really\u00a0got\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0find\u00a0out\u00a0the\u00a0truth\u00a0from\u00a0him\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0got\u00a0to\u00a0question\u00a0him\u00a0and\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0answers\u00a0I\u00a0so\u00a0desperately\u00a0needed.<\/p>\n
But\u00a0most\u00a0importantly,\u00a0I\u00a0never\u00a0got\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0goodbye.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0many\u00a0died?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0finally\u00a0asked\u00a0after\u00a0what\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0an\u00a0eternity\u00a0of\u00a0silence.<\/p>\n
Greggor\u00a0was\u00a0sitting\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0chair\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0side\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0room,\u00a0scrolling\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0phone\u00a0absentmindedly.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0pack,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cWhen\u00a0left,\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0about\u00a017\u00a0or\u00a0so\u00a0survivors,\u00a0but\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0critical\u00a0condition.\u00a0The\u00a0pack\u00a0medics\u00a0are\u00a0on\u00a0the<\/p>\n
scene.\u201d\u00a01<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0about\u00a0the\u00a0rogues?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cAre\u00a0there\u00a0any\u00a0more\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0pack?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0shook\u00a0his\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost\u00a0are\u00a0either\u00a0dead\u00a0or ran\u00a0off,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cA\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0gammas\u00a0are\u00a0dead\u00a0too,\u00a0but\u00a0none\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0chest\u00a0ached.<\/p>\n
\u201cMarlo?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0in\u00a0critical\u00a0condition,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0alive,\u00a0I\u00a0think\u2026\u00a0which\u00a0is\u00a0something\u00a0because\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of his\u00a0team,\u00a0besides\u00a0you,\u00a0are\u00a0all\u00a0dead.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0gasped,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0shattering.\u00a0\u201cAll\u00a0of\u00a0them?\u201d\u00a0We\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0stronger\u00a0of the\u00a0teams\u00a0that\u00a0this\u00a0pack\u00a0had;\u00a0how\u00a0could\u00a0they\u00a0all\u00a0be\u00a0dead?<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u00a0were\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0to\u00a0die,\u00a0actually.\u00a0When\u00a0we\u00a0patrolled\u00a0the\u00a0forest,\u00a0we\u00a0found\u00a0their\u00a0mangled\u00a0bodies.\u00a0Marlo\u00a0was\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack;\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0pretty\u00a0bad\u00a0condition.\u00a0We\u00a0helped\u00a0get\u00a0him\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the forest,\u00a0and\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0we\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack,\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0out\u00a0cold.\u00a0I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0seen\u00a0him\u00a0since,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0still\u00a0alive:\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0swallowed\u00a0the\u00a0lump\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0throat.\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0fathom\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0dead.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0here,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0bed.\u00a0My\u00a0body\u00a0still\u00a0felt\u00a0weak,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0stand.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0told\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0you\u00a0here\u00a0until\u00a0Gavin\u00a0returns,\u201d\u00a0Greggor\u00a0reminded\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0leave.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0pack\u00a0needs\u00a0us,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cGavin\u00a0might\u00a0need\u00a0us.\u00a0What if\u00a0something\u00a0happened?\u201d\u00a0Anxiety\u00a0bubbled\u00a0inside\u00a0of\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0world\u00a0whimpered\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0thought\u00a0of\u00a0something\u00a0happening\u00a0to\u00a0Gavin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0Alpha\u00a0will\u00a0deal\u00a0with\u00a0it.\u00a0He told\u00a0me\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0let\u00a0you\u00a0leave\u00a0this\u00a0cabin,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0intend\u00a0to\u00a0disappoint\u00a0him,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0folding\u00a0his\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0his\u00a0chest.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0you\u00a0leave,\u00a0he\u2019ll\u00a0kill\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0chancing that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0Spencer\u00a0lying\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0shuddered.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0right;\u00a0Gavin\u00a0would\u00a0kill him\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0disobeyed\u00a0direct\u00a0orders.\u00a0It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0fair\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0ask\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0Alpha\u00a0like that.<\/p>\n
and\u00a0het\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0son<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0about\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Levi?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0changing\u00a0the\u00a0subject<\/p>\n
I\u00a0sat\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0edge\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0bed,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0steady\u00a0myself.\u00a0\u201cHas\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0it\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack\u00a0yet?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Levi\u00a0barely\u00a0ever\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0this\u00a0pack,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0did\u00a0sometimes\u00a0send his\u00a0Beta\u00a0Ron\u00a0there\u00a0for\u00a0business\u00a0on\u00a0occasions.\u00a0Besides\u00a0that,\u00a0though,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0known\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0does\u00a0neglect\u00a0that\u00a0pack,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0still\u00a0unsure\u00a0as\u00a0to\u00a0why.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d\u00a0Greggor\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0forehead\u00a0deep\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0furrow\u00a0between\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0answer\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0needed.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0hasn\u2019t\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0way\u00a0he\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0about\u00a0this,\u00a0though,\u00a0right?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0mean,\u00a0Sampson\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0Greggor\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
told<\/p>\n
him\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0muttered.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019d\u00a0assume\u00a0so.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Do\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0Levi\u00a0knows,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0just\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0care?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0barely\u00a0above\u00a0a\u00a0whisper.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0best\u00a0guess,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0shrug.\u00a0\u201cLevi\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0care\u00a0about\u00a0this\u00a0pack.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0heard\u00a0rumors\u00a0amongst\u00a0the\u00a0packmates\u00a0that\u00a0Levi\u00a0thinks\u00a0this\u00a0pack\u00a0is\u00a0too\u00a0weak\u00a0and\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0pay\u00a0it\u00a0any\u00a0attention.\u00a0Some\u00a0wonder\u00a0if\u00a0these\u00a0rogue\u00a0attacks\u00a0are\u00a0because\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0rid\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0weakest\u00a0pack.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0absurd,\u00a0no\u00a0Lycan\u00a0would\u00a0do\u00a0that\u00a0to\u00a0their\u00a0packs\u00a0even\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0weak\u00a0pack.\u00a0I\u00a0shuddered\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0very\u00a0thought,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0met\u00a0Greggor\u2019s\u00a0eyes;\u00a0he<\/p>\n
looked\u00a0worried\u2026\u00a0not\u00a0for\u00a0me,\u00a0but\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0situation\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0whole.\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0say\u00a0I\u00a0blamed\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0wish\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0the\u00a0truth,\u201d\u00a0Greggor\u00a0said,\u00a0running\u00a0his fingers\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0hair.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0how\u00a0long we\u00a0were\u00a0in\u00a0the cabin\u00a0for,\u00a0but\u00a0once\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0well\u00a0enough,\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0bed\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0shower.\u00a0I\u00a0still\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0clothes\u00a0to\u00a0change into,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0forced\u00a0to\u00a0wear\u00a0the\u00a0same\u00a0clothes\u00a0I\u00a0arrived\u00a0in.\u00a0I\u00a0had no\u00a0idea\u00a0what\u00a0time\u00a0it\u00a0was, but\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0the\u00a0faint\u00a0morning\u00a0light\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0sun\u00a0began to\u00a0rise\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0distance.\u00a0It\u00a0was early\u00a0morning, and\u00a0my\u00a0worry\u00a0only\u00a0increased\u00a0the\u00a0longer\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was away.<\/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 637 Chapter 637 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV I\u00a0stared\u00a0down\u00a0at\u00a0Spencer\u2019s dead\u00a0body. Gavin […]<\/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-21706","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\/21706","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=21706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21706\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}