Chapter\u00a0654<\/p>\n
His\u00a0body\u00a0seemed\u00a0to\u00a0have relaxed,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u2019s\u00a0presence\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0as\u00a0potent.\u00a0His\u00a0gaze softened\u00a0when he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0face,\u00a0and\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0it,\u00a0his\u00a0lips were\u00a0crashing\u00a0into\u00a0mine.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0tasting\u00a0what\u00a0belonged\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0taking\u00a0what he\u00a0needed\u00a0from\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0guttural\u00a0moan\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0tongue\u00a0slipped\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0mouth\u00a0and\u00a0explored\u00a0me\u00a0eagerly.\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0his\u00a0teeth\u00a0grazing\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0bottom\u00a0lip,\u00a0drawing\u00a0it\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0mouth\u00a0and\u00a0making\u00a0it swollen\u00a0and\u00a0red.<\/p>\n
When\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0pulled\u00a0back,\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0both\u00a0breathless\u00a0and\u00a0panting,\u00a0needing\u00a0so\u00a0much more\u00a0from\u00a0one\u00a0another.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0my\u00a0second\u00a0chance mate,\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0killed\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time\u00a0ago,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0lips\u00a0hovering\u00a0inches\u00a0above\u00a0mine.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0let\u00a0anyone\u00a0hurt you.\u00a0There\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0a\u00a0path\u00a0of bodies\u00a0behind\u00a0me\u00a0from\u00a0anyone who\u00a0had\u00a0ever\u00a0wronged\u00a0you!\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0help\u00a0but laugh;\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0so\u00a0serious,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0expression\u00a0was earnest.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour\u00a0own\u00a0daughter\u00a0wronged\u00a0me\u00a0at\u00a0one\u00a0point,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0reminded\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0expect\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0hurt her\u00a0over\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
His\u00a0expression\u00a0changed\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0how\u00a0Irene\u00a0had\u00a0wronged\u00a0me.\u00a0She\u00a0tried\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0rid\u00a0of\u00a0me when\u00a0she\u00a0thought\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0Ethan\u00a0for\u00a0myself.\u00a0She\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0feelings\u00a0for\u00a0her father;\u00a0she\u00a0thought\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0pining\u00a0over\u00a0my\u00a0ex.\u00a0She\u00a0did\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0shitty\u00a0things\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0I\u00a0left\u00a0their\u00a0lives,\u00a0but\u00a0her\u00a0attempts were\u00a0futile.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0so\u00a0easy\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0rid\u00a0of.<\/p>\n
Thankfully,\u00a0Irene\u00a0and\u00a0I are\u00a0okay\u00a0now,\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0say\u00a0I\u00a0trust\u00a0her\u00a0fully.\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0blame\u00a0Matt\u00a0for\u00a0not\u00a0trusting\u00a0her\u00a0fully\u00a0either;\u00a0she\u00a0did\u00a0come\u00a0close to killing him.\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0she\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0aiming\u00a0to\u00a0kill him,\u00a0but she\u00a0almost\u00a0did,\u00a0and\u00a0that\u2019s something\u00a0that\u00a0Matt\u00a0will\u00a0have\u00a0trouble\u00a0fully\u00a0forgiving.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0right,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0softening.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0hurt\u00a0her.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0have let\u00a0her\u00a0off\u00a0as easily either.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0done\u00a0worse\u00a0than\u00a0making\u00a0her\u00a0move away\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Villa?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0raising\u00a0my brows.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0pretty\u00a0much\u00a0kicked\u00a0her\u00a0out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0did\u00a0that\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0protection.\u00a0Matthew\u2019s\u00a0wolf\u00a0would have killed\u00a0her\u00a0otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0right,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0also\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0him\u00a0wanted her out\u00a0of the\u00a0villa\u00a0because\u00a0he was\u00a0so\u00a0angry\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0done.\u00a0He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0trust\u00a0her\u00a0after\u00a0that,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0ensure\u00a0everyone\u2019s\u00a0safety\u00a0by\u00a0making\u00a0her\u00a0leave.\u00a0He couldn\u2019t exactly\u00a0banish\u00a0her,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0kill\u00a0her.\u00a02<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded\u00a0at his\u00a0words,\u00a0biting\u00a0my\u00a0lower\u00a0lip.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0thought\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0doing\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0had\u00a0to,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told him.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0turned\u00a0his head\u00a0and\u00a0kissed\u00a0the\u00a0top of mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0many\u00a0would\u00a0see\u00a0it\u00a0that\u00a0way,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0murmured,\u00a0his\u00a0lips\u00a0still\u00a0pressed\u00a0against\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cMost\u00a0would\u00a0want to\u00a0get rid\u00a0of\u00a0her for\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0had done.\u00a0But\u00a0not you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0lifted\u00a0my head\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0your\u00a0daughter,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0would\u00a0never\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0get rid\u00a0of\u00a0her.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0you.\u00a0She\u2019s\u00a0your\u00a0family\u2026\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0guess\u00a0now\u00a0makes\u00a0her\u00a0my\u00a0family.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEven\u00a0before\u00a0she\u00a0became\u00a0your\u00a0family,\u00a0you still\u00a0saw the\u00a0good\u00a0in\u00a0her,\u201d Gavin\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0holding\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0tighter.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0can\u00a0you\u00a0be\u00a0so\u00a0forgiving?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0thought\u00a0about it\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0like to\u00a0be\u00a0driven mad with\u00a0jealousy,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cAt\u00a0one\u00a0point,\u00a0my wolf\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0done\u00a0anything\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0Ethan by\u00a0her\u00a0side.\u00a0What\u00a0stopped\u00a0her\u00a0was\u00a0seeing\u00a0in\u00a0real\u00a0time that\u00a0Ethan\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0us\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0made\u00a0that\u00a0perfectly\u00a0clear\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0proposed to\u00a0another\u00a0woman\u00a0right in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0us.\u00a0Like\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0nothing\u00a0to him.\u00a0But\u00a0if he\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0done\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0only\u00a0heard\u00a0about\u00a0Irene\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0grapevine\u00a0and\u00a0rumors,\u00a0there\u2019s no\u00a0telling\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have done\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0Ethan\u00a0by\u00a0my<\/p>\n
1\/2<\/p>\n
side.\u00a0There\u2019s\u00a0no\u00a0telling\u00a0what\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0done\u00a0to\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0back\u00a0off\u00a0if\u00a0I\u00a0thought\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0pursuer\u00a0and\u00a0Ethan\u00a0was\u00a0innocently\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0faithful.\u00a0I\u00a0would\u00a0want\u00a0someone\u00a0to\u00a0forgive\u00a0me\u00a0if\u00a0the\u00a0situation\u00a0were\u00a0reversed\u2026\u00a0so<\/p>\n
that\u2019s\u00a0why\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0easy\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0forgive\u00a0her.\u201d\u00a01<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0processed\u00a0my\u00a0words,\u00a0and\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0spoke,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0skipped\u00a0a\u00a0beat,\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0beat\u00a0even\u00a0faster.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0will\u00a0never\u00a0give\u00a0you\u00a0a\u00a0reason\u00a0to\u00a0doubt\u00a0my\u00a0love\u00a0for\u00a0you,\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0vowed.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0belong\u00a0to\u00a0you,\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0you\u00a0belong\u00a0to\u00a0me.\u00a0Ethan\u00a0was\u00a0an\u00a0idiot\u00a0for\u00a0letting you\u00a0go,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0going\u00a0to make\u00a0the\u00a0same mistake he\u00a0did.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0rolled\u00a0on top\u00a0of\u00a0me,\u00a0making\u00a0me\u00a0gasp,\u00a0but\u00a0then I\u00a0let out\u00a0a\u00a0breathy\u00a0chuckle as\u00a0his\u00a0lips\u00a0found\u00a0mine\u00a0and he\u00a0kissed\u00a0me\u00a0sweetly.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0it\u00a0for\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0whispered\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0lips.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0my\u00a0everything,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0will\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0you\u00a0feel\u00a0that\u00a0every single\u00a0day\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0lives.\u201d\u00a0B<\/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 654 Chapter\u00a0654 His\u00a0body\u00a0seemed\u00a0to\u00a0have relaxed,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u2019s\u00a0presence\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0as\u00a0potent.\u00a0His\u00a0gaze softened\u00a0when he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0face,\u00a0and\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0it,\u00a0his\u00a0lips were\u00a0crashing\u00a0into\u00a0mine.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0tasting\u00a0what\u00a0belonged\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0taking\u00a0what […]<\/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-21723","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\/21723","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=21723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}