Chapter\u00a0701<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0got\u00a0a lot\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0color\u00a0back,\u201d\u00a0Eliza\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0room.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0hours\u00a0since\u00a0I\u00a0woke\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0hospital\u00a0for\u00a0about\u00a015\u00a0or\u00a0so\u00a0hours\u00a0now,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0my\u00a0mate.\u00a0My\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0restless,\u00a0and\u00a0yet\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0still\u00a0feel\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0weaker\u00a0than\u00a0usual.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0feeling\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0being\u00a0weak,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0made\u00a0me\u00a0feel\u00a0vulnerable.<\/p>\n
\u201cHave\u00a0you\u00a0heard\u00a0from\u00a0Gavin?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0nodded,\u00a0looking\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0uncertain\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0had\u00a0some\u00a0natters\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0care\u00a0of.\u00a0But\u00a0he\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0here\u00a0soon,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0assured\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0matters?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0nothing\u00a0for\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0concerned\u00a0about\u2026\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0patting\u00a0my\u00a0hand\u00a0gently.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0just\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0focus\u00a0on\u00a0recovering\u00a0you,\u00a0your\u00a0wolf,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0protection\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0unborn\u00a0pup.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0argue\u00a0some\u00a0more\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0with\u00a0her.\u00a0My\u00a0phone\u00a0buzzed\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0bedside\u00a0table;\u00a0I\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0noticed\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0there.\u00a0Eliza\u00a0had\u00a0it\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0charger,\u00a0which\u00a0made\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0smile\u00a0tug\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0lips.\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0over\u00a0and\u00a0grabbed\u00a0it\u00a0while\u00a0Eliza\u00a0changed\u00a0out\u00a0my\u00a0IV\u00a0bag.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0saw\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0missed\u00a0texts\u00a0from\u00a0both\u00a0Nan\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0mother.\u00a0They\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0calling\u00a0me,\u00a0knowing\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital,\u00a0but\u00a0they\u00a0sent\u00a0me\u00a0words\u00a0of\u00a0love\u00a0and\u00a0encouragement\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0wouldn\u2019t\u00a0forget\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0were\u00a0thinking\u00a0of\u00a0me.\u00a0They\u2019d\u00a0be\u00a0here\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0if\u00a0Eliza\u00a0would\u00a0allow\u00a0visitors,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0being\u00a0cautious,\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0blame\u00a0her\u00a0for.\u00a0I\u00a0came\u00a0close\u00a0to\u00a0losing\u00a0my\u00a0baby,\u00a0and\u00a0if\u00a0it\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0for\u00a0her\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0probably\u00a0would\u00a0have.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0newest\u00a0message\u00a0was\u00a0from\u00a0Nan;\u00a0she\u00a0sent\u00a0a\u00a0photo\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0caption\u00a0that\u00a0read:\u00a0Um\u2026\u00a0what\u00a0the\u00a0fuck\u00a0happened?\u00a0(1)<\/p>\n
The photo\u00a0was\u00a0of\u00a0Gavin\u2026\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0covered\u00a0in\u00a0blood.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0entire\u00a0heart\u00a0fell\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0stomach,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0wind\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0knocked\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0typed\u00a0a\u00a0message\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
Me:\u00a0When\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0photo\u00a0taken?<\/p>\n
It\u00a0only\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0second\u00a0for\u00a0Irene\u00a0to\u00a0message\u00a0back.<\/p>\n
Irene:\u00a0Woah,\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0expecting\u00a0a\u00a0reply right\u00a0now?\u00a0How\u00a0are\u00a0you\u00a0feeling?\u00a0Still\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital?\u00a0Can\u00a0I\u00a0come\u00a0visit?\u00a0We\u2019ve\u00a0all\u00a0been\u00a0so<\/p>\n
worried.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0rolled\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0ignored\u00a0my\u00a0question,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0she\u00a0and\u00a0everyone\u00a0else\u00a0were\u00a0worried,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0blame\u00a0her\u00a0for\u00a0firing\u00a0off\u00a0all\u00a0these\u00a0questions.<\/p>\n
Me:\u00a0I\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0been\u00a0cleared\u00a0for\u00a0visitors\u00a0yet.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0feeling\u00a0okay,\u00a0though.\u00a0I\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0stuff\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0catch\u00a0you\u00a0up\u00a0on\u00a0later.\u00a0But\u00a0was\u00a0that\u00a0picture\u00a0you\u00a0took\u00a0recent?<\/p>\n
Irene:\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0took\u00a0it\u00a0now.\u00a0He\u00a0just\u00a0got\u00a0home.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0shower.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0muttering\u00a0something\u00a0about\u00a0some\u00a0asshole\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0stomped\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0stairs.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0weighed\u00a0heavily\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
Why\u00a0was\u00a0Gavin\u00a0covered\u00a0in\u00a0blood?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s\u00a0wrong?\u201d\u00a0Eliza\u00a0asked\u00a0once she\u00a0was\u00a0done\u00a0changing\u00a0the\u00a0IV.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0showed\u00a0her\u00a0the\u00a0picture\u00a0of\u00a0Gavin,\u00a0and\u00a0her\u00a0face\u00a0went\u00a0pale.<\/p>\n
\u201cDo\u00a0you\u00a0know\u00a0why\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0covered\u00a0in\u00a0blood?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0brows\u00a0furrowed\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0looked\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0bit\u00a0her\u00a0lip\u00a0and\u00a0looked\u00a0away.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0at\u00a0that\u00a0moment\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0did,\u00a0in\u00a0fact,\u00a0know\u00a0why\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0covered\u00a0in\u00a0blood.<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0701<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0do\u00a0you\u00a0know?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0am\u00a0I\u00a0being\u00a0kept\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0dark\u00a0about\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0happening\u00a0outside\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0hospital?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0stress\u00a0you\u00a0out\u2026\u00a0You\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0handle\u00a0the\u00a0stress\u00a0right\u00a0now,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0keep\u00a0her\u00a0tone\u00a0calm.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0knowing\u00a0is\u00a0stressing\u00a0me\u00a0out\u00a0even\u00a0more,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her\u00a0firmly.\u00a0\u201cPlease,\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0truth,\u00a0Eliza.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0my\u00a0mate\u2026\u00a0why\u00a0is\u00a0he\u00a0covered\u00a0in\u00a0blood?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0sighed\u00a0and\u00a0sat\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0bedside.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u00a0look\u2026\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0telling\u00a0you\u00a0this\u00a0because\u00a0you\u00a0deserve\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0actually\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0making\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0stutter.\u00a0What\u00a0did\u00a0she\u00a0mean\u00a0by\u00a0that?\u00a0What\u00a0actually\u00a0happened\u00a0to\u00a0me\u00a0I\u00a0waited\u00a0silently\u00a0for\u00a0her\u00a0to\u00a0continue.\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0were\u00a0drugged\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0frowned.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0already\u00a0knew\u00a0that,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cBy\u00a0the\u00a0doctors\u2026\u00a0they\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0Moonshade.\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0shook\u00a0her\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot\u00a0just\u00a0that\u2026\u00a0you were\u00a0drugged\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0last\u00a0night.\u00a0Someone\u00a0dosed\u00a0your\u00a0juice\u00a0with\u00a0Wolf\u2019s\u00a0bane\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0entire\u00a0body\u00a0froze,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0grew\u00a0wide.<\/p>\n
\u201cWait\u2026\u00a0what?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0gasped.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0nodded,\u00a0meeting\u00a0my\u00a0eyes;\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0see\u00a0the\u00a0seriousness\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0gaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah\u2026\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0drugged\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0party,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0distress\u00a0of\u00a0it\u00a0weakened\u00a0your\u00a0wolf\u00a0and\u00a0almost\u00a0made\u00a0you\u00a0miscarry\u00a0your\u00a0baby,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0explained.\u00a0My\u00a0lips\u00a0wobbled\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0suppressed\u00a0the\u00a0tears.\u00a0\u201cGavin\u00a0found\u00a0the\u00a0waiter\u00a0who\u00a0drugged\u00a0the\u00a0drink,\u00a0and\u00a0well\u2026\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0motioned\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0picture.\u00a0\u201cSomething\u00a0tells\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0waiter\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0make\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
2\/3<\/p>\n
Ruby is a master of holiday romance and slow-burn love stories that warm the heart like a crackling fire. Her novels weave festive magic with lingering glances and tender moments, drawing readers into cozy worlds where love unfolds one snowflake at a time. Off the page, she\u2019s baking cookies and dreaming under twinkling lights.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 701 Chapter\u00a0701 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV +25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0 \u201cYou\u00a0got\u00a0a lot\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0color\u00a0back,\u201d\u00a0Eliza\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0room.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0hours\u00a0since\u00a0I\u00a0woke\u00a0up\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0hospital\u00a0for\u00a0about\u00a015\u00a0or\u00a0so\u00a0hours\u00a0now,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0ready\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0my\u00a0mate.\u00a0My\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0restless,\u00a0and\u00a0yet\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0still\u00a0feel\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0weaker\u00a0than\u00a0usual.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0like\u00a0the\u00a0feeling\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0wolf\u00a0being\u00a0weak,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0made\u00a0me\u00a0feel\u00a0vulnerable. \u201cHave\u00a0you\u00a0heard\u00a0from\u00a0Gavin?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked. 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