Chapter\u00a0688\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
Everything\u00a0happened\u00a0so\u00a0fast;\u00a0the\u00a0gunshots\u00a0sounded,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0screaming\u00a0began.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0smoke\u00a0from the\u00a0gunfire\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0peripheral\u00a0and\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0even\u00a0comprehend\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0happening,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0grabbing\u00a0my arm\u00a0and\u00a0pulling\u00a0me\u00a0behind\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0show\u00a0of defense\u00a0and\u00a0protection.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody,\u00a0get\u00a0down!!\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0barked,\u00a0his\u00a0Lycan\u00a0aura\u00a0powerful.\u00a0Nobody\u00a0could\u00a0resist\u00a0his\u00a0order,\u00a0and\u00a0soon,\u00a0everybody\u00a0fell\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ground.\u00a0Screams\u00a0continued\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0gunshots\u00a0grew\u00a0louder.\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0growling and\u00a0then\u00a0suddenly\u00a0it\u00a0hit\u00a0me\u2026\u00a0the\u00a0scent.<\/p>\n
\u201cRogues\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0everybody\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0keeping\u00a0himself\u00a0posted\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
Gammas\u00a0all\u00a0over\u00a0were\u00a0already\u00a0prepared\u00a0for\u00a0an attack;\u00a0some\u00a0of\u00a0them\u00a0were\u00a0shifting\u00a0into\u00a0their\u00a0wolf\u00a0forms,\u00a0others\u00a0were\u00a0readying\u00a0their\u00a0weapons\u00a0and\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0rogues\u00a0to\u00a0storm\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0grounds.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t\u00a0take long\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0rogue\u00a0to\u00a0appear;\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0form\u00a0and\u00a0was\u00a0followed by\u00a0others\u00a0also\u00a0in\u00a0their\u00a0wolf\u00a0forms.\u00a0Some\u00a0gammas\u00a0were\u00a0already\u00a0working\u00a0on\u00a0getting\u00a0the\u00a0women\u00a0and\u00a0children\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0the\u00a0rogues\u00a0had\u00a0arrived.\u00a0My\u00a0eyes\u00a0were\u00a0wide\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0others\u00a0running\u00a0in\u00a0our\u00a0direction\u00a0with\u00a0guns\u00a0and\u00a0armor.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0did\u00a0they\u00a0get\u00a0gear?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cRogues\u00a0aren\u2019t\u00a0allowed\u00a0weapons\u00a0and\u00a0armor\u00a0like\u00a0that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u2019s\u00a0lips\u00a0were\u00a0pressed\u00a0together\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0snarl\u00a0escaped\u00a0his\u00a0throat.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u00a0were\u00a0given\u00a0supplies,\u201d he\u00a0said\u00a0through\u00a0his\u00a0teeth.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me;\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0glowing\u00a0yellow\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0wolf\u00a0fought\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0control\u00a0and\u00a0protect\u00a0his\u00a0territory.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0others,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0his\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0gruff.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0more\u00a0wolf\u00a0than man.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shook\u00a0my\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u00a0me\u00a0stay\u00a0and\u00a0help.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0a\u00a0good\u00a0fighter;\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0an\u00a0asset\u00a0and\u00a0can\u00a0help,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0guns\u00a0continued\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0off,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0someone\u00a0screaming\u2026\u00a0this\u00a0time\u00a0in\u00a0pain.<\/p>\n
It\u00a0drew\u00a0our\u00a0attention\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0bloodied\u00a0scene\u00a0that\u00a0lay\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0us.\u00a0Packmates\u00a0were\u00a0getting\u00a0hit\u00a0and\u00a0shot\u00a0now;\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0their\u00a0loved\u00a0ones\u00a0crying\u00a0while\u00a0Gammas\u00a0struggled\u00a0to\u00a0drag\u00a0them\u00a0away\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0leave\u00a0him!!!!\u201d\u00a0One\u00a0woman\u00a0cried\u00a0as\u00a0her\u00a0husband\u00a0went\u00a0down.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0shattered\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0saw\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0lying\u00a0unconscious,\u00a0blood\u00a0seeping out\u00a0from\u00a0around\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u2019t\u00a0stay\u00a0here\u2026\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0too\u00a0dangerous,\u201d\u00a0the gammas\u00a0told\u00a0her,\u00a0dragging\u00a0her\u00a0away\u00a0and\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0looked\u00a0around,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0a\u00a0glimpse\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0friends\u00a0and\u00a0family,\u00a0my\u00a0heart hammering\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy,\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u2026\u00a0NOW,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0growled,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0turning\u00a0back\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0direction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0about\u00a0you?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0him,\u00a0looking\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0tears\u00a0filling\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0leave\u00a0you.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0felt\u00a0a\u00a0hand\u00a0wrap\u00a0around\u00a0my\u00a0wrist,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Gamma\u00a0Derek\u00a0standing\u00a0beside\u00a0me.\u00a0Gavin\u00a0must\u00a0have\u00a0mindlinked\u00a0him,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0glared\u00a0at\u00a0Gavin\u00a0in\u00a0disbelief.<\/p>\n
Gavin,\u00a0noticing\u00a0Derek\u2019s\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0me,\u00a0immediately\u00a0glowered\u00a0at\u00a0him,\u00a0but\u00a0kept\u00a0himself\u00a0under\u00a0control,\u00a0knowing\u00a0that\u00a0Derek\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0doing\u00a0his\u00a0job.<\/p>\n
\u201cGet\u00a0her\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0safely,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0bit\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0Alpha,\u201d\u00a0Derek\u00a0said,\u00a0pulling\u00a0me\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
At\u00a0first,\u00a0I\u00a0struggled,\u00a0but\u00a0the\u00a0nearby\u00a0gunshots\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0vision\u00a0turning\u00a0blurry\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0rattled\u00a0feeling\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0earth\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0gun\u00a0powder,\u00a0made\u00a0me\u00a0lose\u00a0my\u00a0fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cJudy!\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0heard\u00a0Nan\u00a0yelling\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0and\u00a0Chester\u00a0rushed\u00a0towards\u00a0me.\u00a0We\u00a0were\u00a0almost at\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse\u00a0entrance.\u00a0Gammas\u00a0were\u00a0swarming\u00a0the\u00a0place,\u00a0keeping\u00a0it\u00a0protected.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0noticed\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0crying\u00a0until\u00a0Nan\u00a0had\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0wrapped\u00a0around\u00a0me.\u00a0I\u00a0let\u00a0myself\u00a0crumble\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0pulled\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0chaos\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0packhouse.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0mainly\u00a0filled\u00a0with\u00a0women,\u00a0children,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0elderly.\u00a0There\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0men,\u00a0those\u00a0who\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0fight\u00a0or\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0lift\u00a0a\u00a0finger.\u00a0There\u00a0were\u00a0a\u00a0ton\u00a0of\u00a0Gammas\u00a0inside,\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0there\u00a0were\u00a0outside\u00a0as\u00a0well.\u00a0There\u00a0were\u00a0way\u00a0more\u00a0gammas\u00a0fighting\u00a0alongside\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0though,\u00a0which\u00a0brought me\u00a0a\u00a0sense\u00a0of\u00a0ease,\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0where\u00a0my\u00a0mate\u00a0was\u00a0now.<\/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 688 Chapter\u00a0688\u00a0 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV Everything\u00a0happened\u00a0so\u00a0fast;\u00a0the\u00a0gunshots\u00a0sounded,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0screaming\u00a0began.\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0smoke\u00a0from the\u00a0gunfire\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0peripheral\u00a0and\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0even\u00a0comprehend\u00a0what\u00a0was\u00a0happening,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0grabbing\u00a0my arm\u00a0and\u00a0pulling\u00a0me\u00a0behind\u00a0him\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0show\u00a0of defense\u00a0and\u00a0protection. […]<\/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-21757","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\/21757","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=21757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21757\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}