Chapter\u00a0650<\/p>\n
I\u00a0rub\u00a0his\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0dot\u00a0br<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll\u00a0work\u00a0on\u00a0it\u00a0together,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0assured\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0that\u00a0means\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0staying?\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0staying,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0chance\u00a0to\u00a0speak.\u00a0He\u00a0puts\u00a0an\u00a0arm\u00a0around<\/p>\n
And\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0about,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0letting\u00a0her\u00a0go\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
me\u00a0<\/p>\n
and\u00a0pulls<\/p>\n
me\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0blushed\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0straightforward\u00a0words.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0certainly\u00a0have\u00a0a lot\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0about,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0agreed.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0right\u00a0then,\u201d\u00a0Matt\u00a0grinned\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0Irene.\u00a0\u201cTold you she\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0our\u00a0new mom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0never\u00a0calling\u00a0her\u00a0mom,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said,\u00a0folding\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0her\u00a0chest,\u00a0but\u00a0there\u00a0was amusement\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0peeked\u00a0between\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0of\u00a0us.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nearly\u00a0choked\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0spit\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0candid\u00a0words.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0asking\u00a0anyone\u00a0to\u00a0call\u00a0me\u00a0mom,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0and then\u00a0I\u00a0remembered\u00a0the\u00a0little\u00a0bean in\u00a0my\u00a0belly,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0cheeks\u00a0grew\u00a0hot.<\/p>\n
No\u00a0one\u00a0knew\u00a0about\u00a0this\u00a0pregnancy\u00a0except\u00a0for\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0them,\u00a0but something\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0to<\/p>\n
keep\u00a0the\u00a0secret\u00a0to\u00a0myself\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0while\u00a0longer.\u00a0Now was\u00a0not\u00a0the\u00a0right\u00a0time\u00a0or\u00a0place.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0really\u00a0a\u00a0topic\u00a0for\u00a0here,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0said\u00a0before\u00a0anyone\u00a0could\u00a0say\u00a0anything\u00a0more.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0about\u00a0we\u00a0discuss\u00a0this\u00a0later.\u00a0For<\/p>\n
now,\u00a0Irene,\u00a0would\u00a0you\u00a0be\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0Matthew\u00a0home?\u00a0We\u00a0will\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0celebration\u00a0ceremony\u00a0tomorrow\u00a0evening,\u00a0but\u00a0for\u00a0right<\/p>\n
now,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0stealing\u00a0Judy\u00a0away\u00a0for the\u00a0time\u00a0being.\u201d<\/p>\n
F<\/p>\n
My\u00a0cheeks\u00a0flushed\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0stop\u00a0them.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0knowing\u00a0grin\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0glanced\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0her\u00a0father\u00a0and\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0of\u00a0course.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0later.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0gave\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0quick\u00a0hug\u00a0before\u00a0motioning for\u00a0Matt\u00a0to\u00a0follow\u00a0her.\u00a0Matt\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0quick\u00a0hug\u00a0before\u00a0following\u00a0Irene.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy,\u00a0sweetheart,\u00a0we are\u00a0so\u00a0proud\u00a0of\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0mom\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0approached.\u00a0She\u00a0pulled\u00a0me\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0tight\u00a0hug,\u00a0her\u00a0warmth\u00a0engulfing\u00a0me.\u00a0Her\u00a0hug\u00a0was\u00a0all\u00a0I\u00a0needed;\u00a0tears\u00a0filled\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0and\u00a0began\u00a0to\u00a0spill\u00a0down my\u00a0cheeks.\u00a0I\u00a0missed\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0so\u00a0incredibly\u00a0much;\u00a0being\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0them\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0hardest\u00a0thing\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0ever\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0so\u00a0sorry,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0breaking.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0left\u00a0like\u00a0I\u00a0did.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0did\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0thought\u00a0you\u00a0needed\u00a0to\u00a0do;\u00a0we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0blame\u00a0you\u00a0for\u00a0that\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0second,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u00a0assured\u00a0me\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0pulled\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0face,\u00a0She\u00a0cupped\u00a0my\u00a0face\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0warm\u00a0hands\u00a0and\u00a0wiped\u00a0away\u00a0my\u00a0tears\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0thumbs.\u00a0\u201cPlus,\u00a0you\u00a0brought\u00a0us\u00a0home\u00a0an\u00a0Alpha.\u00a0How\u00a0can\u00a0we\u00a0be\u00a0upset\u00a0about\u00a0that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHave\u00a0you\u00a0met\u00a0him\u00a0yet?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cSampson,\u00a0I\u00a0mean.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0figured\u00a0we\u2019d\u00a0let\u00a0them\u00a0get\u00a0settled\u00a0in\u00a0before\u00a0we\u00a0made\u00a0introductions,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0plan\u00a0to\u00a0stop\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0morning,\u00a0though.\u00a0You\u00a0should\u00a0come\u00a0with\u00a0us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u00a0yeah,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0there,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0giving\u00a0her\u00a0another\u00a0hug.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you,\u00a0Mom,\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0650<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you\u00a0so much,\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered in\u00a0return.<\/p>\n
We\u00a0pulled\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0one\u00a0another\u00a0when\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0joined\u00a0us.\u00a0He\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0a\u00a0ride\u00a0home?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked,\u00a0his\u00a0protectiveness\u00a0shining\u00a0through.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0take my\u00a0father\u00a0some\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0used\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0idea\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0Gavin\u00a0together.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u00a0I\u2019m going\u00a0with\u00a0Gavin,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0leaning\u00a0into\u00a0Gavin\u00a0slightly\u00a0without\u00a0meaning\u00a0to.\u00a0Gavin\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0seem\u00a0to\u00a0mind,\u00a0though.\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0his\u00a0hand\u00a0tightening\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0waist,\u00a0not\u00a0even\u00a0realizing\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0holding\u00a0me\u00a0until\u00a0this\u00a0moment.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0father\u00a0looked\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0uneasy,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0scanning\u00a0my\u00a0face.\u00a0He\u00a0opened\u00a0his\u00a0mouth\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0something,\u00a0but<\/p>\n
on\u00a0his\u00a0shoulder.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0should\u00a0go,\u201d\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0late,\u00a0and\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0a\u00a0big\u00a0day\u00a0tomorrow.\u2019<\/p>\n
My\u00a0father\u00a0reluctantly\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0at\u00a0home\u00a0tonight?\u201d\u00a0My\u00a0father\u00a0asked\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
Before\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0reply,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0spoke\u00a0for me.<\/p>\n
my\u00a0mother<\/p>\n
put\u00a0a\u00a0hand<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0afraid\u00a0she\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0staying\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0tonight.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u00a0sees\u00a0you\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0morning.\u00a0You\u00a0have\u00a0nothing\u00a0to\u00a0worry\u00a0about,\u00a0Delta\u00a0Montague.\u00a0Your\u00a0daughter\u00a0is\u00a0safe\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0nothing\u00a0happens\u00a0to\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0father\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0and\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see the\u00a0uncertainty\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0eyes,\u00a0his\u00a0body\u00a0relaxed\u00a0slightly<\/p>\n
\u201cVery\u00a0well\u00a0then,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0said.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0one\u00a0last\u00a0time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0you\u00a0tomorrow,\u201d\u00a0he said.\u00a0He\u00a0stepped\u00a0towards\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0quick\u00a0hug.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you,\u00a0kiddo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0love\u00a0you\u00a0too,\u00a0Dad,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0softly,\u00a0giving\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0squeeze\u00a0before releasing\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0finally\u00a0let\u00a0my\u00a0mother\u00a0guide\u00a0him\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0second\u00a0they\u00a0were out of\u00a0sight,\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0arms\u00a0wrapping\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0waist\u00a0from\u00a0behind\u00a0me,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0placed\u00a0a\u00a0soft\u00a0kiss\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0nape\u00a0of my\u00a0neck.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
BIG\u00a0SALE:3500\u00a0BONUS\u00a0FREE\u00a0FOR\u00a0YOU!<\/p>\n
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2\/2<\/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 650 Chapter\u00a0650 I\u00a0rub\u00a0his\u00a0head. The\u00a0dot\u00a0br \u201cWe\u2019ll\u00a0work\u00a0on\u00a0it\u00a0together,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0assured\u00a0him. +25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0 \u201cSo,\u00a0that\u00a0means\u00a0you\u2019re\u00a0staying?\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0asked. […]<\/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-21719","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\/21719","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=21719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}