Chapter\u00a0639<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0trust\u00a0me?\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0seemingly\u00a0simple\u00a0question,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0answer\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0mouth\u00a0without\u00a0hesitation.\u00a0Because\u00a0everything,\u00a0despite\u00a0our\u00a0uprise\u00a0and\u00a0downfall\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0did\u00a0trust\u00a0him.\u00a0My\u00a0entire\u00a0being\u00a0trusted\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0such,\u00a0he\u00a0closed\u00a0the\u00a0gap\u00a0between\u00a0us\u00a0and\u00a0kissed\u00a0me\u00a0so\u00a0deeply\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0took\u00a0my\u00a0entire\u00a0breath\u00a0away.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0putty\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0hands,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0had me\u00a0exactly where\u00a0he wanted\u00a0me.\u00a0As\u00a0he\u00a0kissed\u00a0me,\u00a0he\u00a0put his\u00a0hands\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0belly,\u00a0caressing\u00a0it\u00a0gently,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0melted\u00a0even\u00a0more\u00a0against him.\u00a0If\u00a0it\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0arm\u00a0being\u00a0wrapped\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0waist,\u00a0I\u00a0probably\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0fallen\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0from\u00a0how\u00a0weak\u00a0my\u00a0knees\u00a0suddenly got.\u00a0(1)<\/p>\n
He smiled\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0lips,\u00a0nipping\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0bottom\u00a0lip,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0sound\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0throat\u00a0clearing\u00a0brought\u00a0us\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0present\u00a0moment.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0flushed\u00a0and\u00a0red\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0face\u00a0when\u00a0we\u00a0finally\u00a0pulled\u00a0apart.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0aware\u00a0we\u00a0still\u00a0had\u00a0a lot\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0about;\u00a0I\u00a0mean,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0did\u00a0say\u00a0some\u00a0things\u00a0that\u00a0hurt\u00a0my\u00a0feelings\u00a0and\u00a0made\u00a0me\u00a0wary\u00a0about\u00a0whatever\u00a0future\u00a0he\u00a0saw\u00a0between\u00a0us\u2026\u00a0If\u00a0he\u00a0even\u00a0saw\u00a0a\u00a0future\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0baby\u00a0.those\u00a0wounds\u00a0he\u00a0opened\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0healed\u00a0this\u00a0quickly.\u00a0Though\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0grateful\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0here\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0saved\u00a0me\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0eager\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0home,\u00a0especially\u00a0knowing\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0remaining\u00a0packmates\u00a0were\u00a0coming\u00a0with\u00a0us.<\/p>\n
4<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0should\u00a0get\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0pack,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0them,\u00a0touching\u00a0my\u00a0swollen\u00a0lips\u00a0and\u00a0fighting\u00a0the\u00a0smile\u00a0that\u00a0threatened\u00a0to\u00a0spread\u00a0across my<\/p>\n
face.<\/p>\n
Lucy\u00a0nodded\u00a0in\u00a0agreement,\u00a0tears\u00a0brimming\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cOr\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0left\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0pack,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered\u00a0brokenly.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0so\u00a0bad\u00a0there,\u00a0Judy\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0broke\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0new\u00a0friends;\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0lost\u00a0their\u00a0home,\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0why.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0there\u00a0any\u00a0leads\u00a0about\u00a0who\u00a0started\u00a0this?\u00a0An\u00a0attack\u00a0like\u00a0this\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0just\u00a0happen,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told them,\u00a0looking\u00a0between\u00a0Gavin\u00a0and\u00a0Sampson.\u00a0Surely\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0knows\u00a0something.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0sure,\u201d\u00a0Sampson\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0clearly\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0inside\u00a0job.\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0someone\u00a0coming\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0care\u00a0of Spencer\u2019s body.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0coordinates\u00a0around\u00a0rogue\u00a0territories,\u00a0and word\u00a0traveled\u00a0around\u00a0to\u00a0different\u00a0regions\u00a0of\u00a0the world,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0got\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0him just\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0killed\u00a0him.\u00a0Apparently,\u00a0Beta\u00a0Ron\u00a0is\u00a0his\u00a0uncle.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0mouth\u00a0dropped.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis\u00a0uncle??\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0gasped.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0understand\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0played\u00a0you,\u00a0baby\u00a0girl,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0finding\u00a0mine.\u00a0\u201cHe\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0your\u00a0friend.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0working\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0enemy.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0entirely\u00a0sure\u00a0what\u00a0their\u00a0game\u00a0plan\u00a0is,\u00a0but\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0clear\u00a0that\u00a0both\u00a0Ron\u00a0and\u00a0Levi\u00a0are\u00a0involved.\u00a0In\u00a0that\u00a0case,\u00a0this\u00a0pack\u00a0is\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0safe\u00a0for\u00a0anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0shattered.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha\u00a0Levi?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0head\u00a0still\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0wrap\u00a0around\u00a0this\u00a0new\u00a0information.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0would\u00a0he\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0destroy\u00a0this\u00a0pack\u00a0after\u00a0he\u00a0just\u00a0brought\u00a0me\u00a0here?\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0the questions\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0own\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0figure out,\u00a0too,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0we\u00a0do\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0back.\u00a0The\u00a0planes\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0here\u00a0shortly\u00a0to\u00a0gather us.\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0word\u00a0from Taylor\u00a0earlier\u00a0that\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0security\u00a0breach in\u00a0the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent\u00a0pack,\u00a0and he\u2019s\u00a0blind\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0borders.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0worried\u00a0there\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0an\u00a0attack\u00a0or\u00a0takeover.\u00a0Our\u00a0personal\u00a0information\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0leaked,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0process\u00a0of\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0track\u00a0it.\u201d\u00a01<\/p>\n
I\u00a0raised\u00a0my\u00a0brows,<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0security\u00a0breach?\u00a0That\u00a0never\u00a0happens\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0territory,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0my\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0related?\u201d\u00a0Sampson\u00a0asked,\u00a0his brows\u00a0also\u00a0furrowed.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0odd\u00a0that\u00a0we\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0having\u00a0issues,\u00a0requesting\u00a0your\u00a0assistance,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0suddenly\u00a0your\u00a0pack\u00a0is\u00a0having\u00a0issues\u00a0while\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0most\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0gammas\u00a0are\u00a0away\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0almost\u00a0this\u00a0whole\u00a0thing\u00a0here\u00a0has\u00a0been\u2026\u201d\u00a0His\u00a0voice\u00a0trailed\u00a0off\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0thought\u00a0more\u00a0about\u00a0what\u00a0he was\u00a0saying.<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0distraction,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0finished\u00a0for\u00a0him,\u00a0a\u00a0growl\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0words.<\/p>\n
Sampson\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0replied.<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
minute.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0fury\u00a0and\u00a0anger\u00a0in\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0eyes,\u00a0and\u00a0it made me\u00a0take\u00a0a\u00a0step\u00a0back\u00a0for\u00a0a<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s\u00a0go,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said\u00a0then\u00a0his\u00a0teeth as\u00a0he\u00a0walked\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Cabin.<\/p>\n
Lucy\u00a0sniffled\u00a0and\u00a0wiped\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0red\u00a0and\u00a0puffy\u00a0eyes,\u00a0her\u00a0bottom\u00a0lip\u00a0trembling\u00a0as\u00a0Sampson\u00a0wrapped\u00a0his\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0her\u00a0protectively.\u00a0It\u00a0made\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0squeeze;\u00a0sure,\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0only\u00a0been\u00a0here\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0weeks,\u00a0and\u00a0these\u00a0people\u00a0have\u00a0become\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0heart.\u00a0But\u00a0for\u00a0Lucy,\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0everything\u00a0she\u00a0knew\u2026\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0everything\u00a0she\u00a0was.\u00a0She\u00a0grew\u00a0up here,\u00a0she\u00a0found\u00a0love\u00a0and\u00a0flourished\u2026\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0best\u00a0friends\u00a0and\u00a0family\u00a0\u2026\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0her\u00a0entire\u00a0life.\u00a0This\u00a0pack\u00a0was\u00a0her\u00a0home,\u00a0and\u00a0she\u00a0lost it\u00a0today.\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0awful\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0upset,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0hug\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0tell\u00a0her that\u00a0everything\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0okay,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0it\u00a0would\u00a0only\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0lie.\u00a0Nothing\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0okay\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0again,\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0aware\u00a0of\u00a0that\u00a0fact.<\/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 638 Chapter\u00a0639 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV \u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0trust\u00a0me?\u201d A\u00a0seemingly\u00a0simple\u00a0question,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0answer\u00a0came\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0mouth\u00a0without\u00a0hesitation.\u00a0Because\u00a0everything,\u00a0despite\u00a0our\u00a0uprise\u00a0and\u00a0downfall\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0did\u00a0trust\u00a0him.\u00a0My\u00a0entire\u00a0being\u00a0trusted\u00a0him. When\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0such,\u00a0he\u00a0closed\u00a0the\u00a0gap\u00a0between\u00a0us\u00a0and\u00a0kissed\u00a0me\u00a0so\u00a0deeply\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0took\u00a0my\u00a0entire\u00a0breath\u00a0away.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0putty\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0hands,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0had me\u00a0exactly […]<\/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-21707","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\/21707","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=21707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21707\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}