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Sampson\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
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eyes.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0lost\u00a0everything,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0ached\u00a0for\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0holding\u00a0up?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0happening\u00a0so\u00a0fast,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0soft\u00a0whisper.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0just\u2026\u00a0so\u00a0much.\u201d<\/p>\n
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She\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head,\u00a0tears\u00a0filling\u00a0her\u00a0pale\u00a0blue\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0your\u00a0fault.\u00a0We\u00a0were\u00a0all\u00a0played.\u00a0We\u00a0were\u00a0stupid.\u00a0Our\u00a0Lycan\u00a0never\u00a0cared\u00a0about\u00a0us\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0sacrificed\u00a0us\u00a0for\u00a0his own\u00a0selfish\u00a0gain,\u00a0and\u00a0the worst\u00a0part\u00a0is\u2026\u00a0we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0gain\u00a0for\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0we\u00a0trusted\u00a0someone\u00a0we\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have,\u00a0and\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0that,\u00a0our\u00a0pack\u00a0suffered\u00a0a\u00a0great\u00a0loss.\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0seen\u00a0it\u00a0coming.\u00a0What\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0Luna\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0see\u00a0something\u00a0like\u00a0that\u00a0coming?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0sharply,\u00a0turning\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0an\u00a0incredible,\u00a0Luna,\u00a0Lucy.\u00a0You\u00a0did\u00a0nothing\u00a0wrong.\u00a0You\u00a0trusted\u00a0a\u00a0Gamma\u00a0that\u00a0your\u00a0mate\u00a0appointed\u2026\u00a0a\u00a0gamma\u00a0who\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0working\u00a0and\u00a0trained\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0supervision\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Redcliff\u00a0pack.\u00a0He\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0always\u00a0bad\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0bad\u00a0decision,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0cost\u00a0a\u00a0lot.\u00a0But\u00a0none\u00a0of\u00a0that\u00a0is\u00a0on\u00a0you.\u00a0Your\u00a0pack\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0blame\u00a0you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0yet,\u00a0they\u00a0don\u2019t\u2026\u00a0but\u00a0they\u00a0will,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0weakly,\u00a0glancing\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0ground.\u00a0\u201cThey\u00a0will\u00a0eventually\u00a0blame\u00a0us for\u00a0letting\u00a0them\u00a0down\u00a0and\u00a0not\u00a0seeing\u00a0the\u00a0threat\u00a0coming.\u00a0Once\u00a0they\u00a0settle\u00a0in\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0adrenaline\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0all\u00a0fades,\u00a0they\u2019ll\u00a0seek\u00a0someone\u00a0to\u00a0blame.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf\u00a0anyone\u00a0comes\u00a0at\u00a0you,\u00a0they\u2019ll\u00a0have to\u00a0go\u00a0through\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0firmly.<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0a\u00a0really\u00a0good\u00a0friend,\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0softly,\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0smile\u00a0tipping\u00a0the\u00a0corner\u00a0of her\u00a0lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs\u00a0are\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0assured\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0an\u00a0even\u00a0better\u00a0Luna.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Gavin\u00a0stayed\u00a0behind,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0feel\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0trained\u00a0on\u00a0me;\u00a0heat\u00a0crept\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0back\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0neck.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0ignore\u00a0the\u00a0feeling\u00a0and\u00a0focused\u00a0my\u00a0attention\u00a0on\u00a0Lucy.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0should\u00a0get\u00a0some\u00a0rest,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0been a\u00a0long\u00a0day,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u2019re probably exhausted.\u00a0As\u00a0is\u00a0everyone\u00a0else.\u00a0The\u00a0rest\u00a0can\u00a0wait\u00a0until\u00a0the\u00a0morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0agree,\u201d\u00a0Sampson\u00a0said,\u00a0coming\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0stairs,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0fixed\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0mate.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0found\u00a0our\u00a0suite.\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0get\u00a0some\u00a0sweet,\u00a0little\u00a0wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0held his\u00a0hand\u00a0out for\u00a0Lucy,\u00a0who\u00a0took\u00a0it\u00a0without\u00a0much\u00a0thought.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0me,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0glistening\u00a0with\u00a0tears.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank\u00a0you,\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0thank\u00a0you,\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Landry,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0from over\u00a0her\u00a0shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0nodded,\u00a0though\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0never\u00a0left\u00a0my\u00a0face.\u00a0The\u00a0heated\u00a0look\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0made\u00a0my\u00a0cheeks\u00a0flush,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0wondered\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0mind\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0moment.\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0ask,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0bit\u00a0my\u00a0tongue.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0watched\u00a0as\u00a0Lucy\u00a0walked\u00a0away\u00a0with\u00a0Alpha Sampson.\u00a0I\u00a0stayed\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes\u00a0longer,\u00a0watching\u00a0as\u00a0the others\u00a0found\u00a0their\u00a0way\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0and\u00a0disappeared\u00a0around\u00a0various\u00a0corners\u00a0and\u00a0stairways, finding\u00a0a\u00a0place\u00a0to\u00a0settle\u00a0in\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0night\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0ones\u00a0they\u00a0had\u00a0left.<\/p>\n
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I\u00a0knew\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0approaching\u00a0me\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0around;\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0felt\u00a0his\u00a0presence,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0skipped\u00a0a\u00a0beat.\u00a0Why\u00a0was\u00a0she\u00a0always\u00a0reacting\u00a0to\u00a0him\u00a0this\u00a0way?\u00a0What\u00a0was\u00a0it\u00a0about\u00a0him\u00a0that\u00a0made\u00a0her\u00a0forget\u00a0who\u00a0we\u00a0were?\u00a0Around\u00a0him\u2026\u00a0we\u00a0became\u00a0almost\u00a0weaker.\u00a0Our\u00a0guard\u00a0was\u00a0down,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0warrior\u00a0we\u00a0trained\u00a0so\u00a0hard\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0felt\u00a0less\u00a0than.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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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 644 Chapter\u00a0644\u00a0 Sampson\u00a0nodded. \u201cWe\u2019ll\u00a0get\u00a0settled\u00a0in\u00a0then,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0motioning\u00a0for\u00a0his\u00a0remaining\u00a0pack\u00a0to\u00a0follow\u00a0him\u00a0inside.\u00a0I\u00a0went\u00a0inside\u00a0with\u00a0them,\u00a0standing\u00a0by\u00a0Lucy,\u00a0I\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0pale features\u00a0and\u00a0worn\u00a0eyes,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0lurching\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0sight.\u00a0She\u2019s typically\u00a0cheery\u00a0and\u00a0happy,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0has\u00a0a\u00a0lost\u00a0look\u00a0in\u00a0her eyes. […]<\/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-21713","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\/21713","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=21713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}