Chapter\u00a0705<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0stayed\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0night,\u00a0and\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0morning,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0cleared\u00a0to\u00a0leave.<\/p>\n
\u201cGavin,\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0walk,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0chuckled\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0carried\u00a0me\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0and\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0waiting\u00a0car.\u00a0Erik\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0driver,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0sat\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0driver\u2019s\u00a0seat\u00a0patiently.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0walk,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0kissing\u00a0my\u00a0cheek\u00a0lovingly.\u00a0\u201cNow\u00a0that\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0here\u2026\u00a0you\u00a0never\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0walk\u00a0again.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0laughed\u00a0again\u00a0and\u00a0swatted\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0being\u00a0dramatic,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0argue\u00a0because,\u00a0truth\u00a0be\u00a0told,\u00a0I\u00a0loved\u00a0being\u00a0held\u00a0by\u00a0him.\u00a0My\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0purring\u00a0and\u00a0jumping\u00a0around\u00a0happily\u00a0as\u00a0our\u00a0mate\u00a0cradled\u00a0us\u00a0in\u00a0his\u00a0arms.\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0an\u00a0electric\u00a0current\u00a0washing\u00a0over\u00a0me\u00a0from\u00a0his\u00a0touch,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0just\u00a0get\u00a0lost\u00a0in\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
Even\u00a0when\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0seated\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0car,\u00a0he\u00a0kept\u00a0his\u00a0arms around\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0drive\u00a0back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0villa.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0complain\u00a0about\u00a0that\u00a0either.<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0still\u00a0up\u00a0to\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0auction\u00a0tomorrow\u00a0night?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0asked\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0of course,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0assuming\u00a0your\u00a0mom\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0able\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0the<\/p>\n
gem\u00a0back?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0proof\u00a0of\u00a0ownership.\u00a0It\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0exist\u00a0anymore,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0explained.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0only\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0it\u00a0back\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0bid\u00a0for\u00a0it\u00a0and\u00a0hope\u00a0to\u00a0win.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre\u00a0you\u00a0worried?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0shook\u00a0his\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0one\u00a0who\u00a0can\u00a0afford\u00a0it,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told me.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0worried\u00a0at\u00a0all.\u201d<\/p>\n
As\u00a0we\u00a0reached the\u00a0Villa,\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0immediately\u00a0greeted\u00a0by\u00a0Irene\u00a0and\u00a0Matt.\u00a0I\u00a0smiled\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0stepped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car;\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0Matt\u00a0rushed\u00a0over\u00a0to\u00a0hug\u00a0me,\u00a0Gavin\u00a0stopped\u00a0him,\u00a0making\u00a0me\u00a0frown.<\/p>\n
\u201cCareful,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cShe\u00a0just\u00a0got\u00a0back\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0pushed\u00a0him\u00a0aside,\u00a0rolling\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0too\u00a0fragile\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0hug,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0pulled\u00a0Matt\u00a0into\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0and\u00a0hugged\u00a0him\u00a0tightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0worried,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said,\u00a0wrapping\u00a0her\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0her body.\u00a0\u201cLike\u00a0really\u00a0worried.\u00a0Is\u00a0everything\u00a0okay?\u00a0Is\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0baby\u00a0is\u00a0fine,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0assured\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cEliza was\u00a0amazing\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0looked\u00a0relieved\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0news.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverybody\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0so\u00a0worried.\u00a0Have\u00a0you\u00a0seen\u00a0your\u00a0mom\u00a0and dad\u00a0yet?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shook\u00a0my\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0visit\u00a0my\u00a0dad;\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0discharged\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0before\u00a0me.\u00a0But\u00a0Gavin\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0me\u00a0home\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0shower\u00a0and\u00a0rest;\u00a0he\u00a0did\u00a0promise\u00a0we\u2019d\u00a0see\u00a0them\u00a0tomorrow,\u00a0though.\u00a0As\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0visitors\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0go,\u00a0the\u00a0only\u00a0one\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0was\u00a0Nan\u00a0this morning.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0and\u00a0Eliza\u00a0agreed\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0too\u00a0many\u00a0visitors\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u2019s\u00a0condition,\u00a0and\u00a0they\u00a0wanted me\u00a0to\u00a0heal\u00a0properly,\u00a0but stubborn\u00a0Nan\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0taking\u00a0no\u00a0for\u00a0an\u00a0answer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0see\u00a0them\u00a0tomorrow,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told her.\u00a0\u201cMom\u00a0is\u00a0caring\u00a0for\u00a0Dad\u00a0right\u00a0now,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0better if\u00a0I\u00a0stay\u00a0here\u00a0to\u00a0rest.\u201d<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0705<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0put\u00a0his\u00a0hand\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0small\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0back,\u00a0sending\u00a0a\u00a0wave\u00a0of\u00a0wall\u00a0throughout\u00a0my\u00a0entire\u00a0body.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0about\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0dinner\u00a0tonight\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0family?\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0suggested\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0children.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a04\u00a0of\u00a0us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0and\u00a0Matt\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0that\u00a0sounds\u00a0great.\u201d<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cGood,\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0replied\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0nod.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0Irene,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0something\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0you\u00a0about.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0Judy\u00a0settled\u00a0into\u00a0bed\u00a0so\u00a0she\u00a0can\u00a0rest.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0down\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0brows\u00a0pinching\u00a0together.\u00a0\u201cShould\u00a0I\u00a0be\u00a0worried?\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0reply,\u00a0which\u00a0made\u00a0Irene\u2019s\u00a0eyes\u00a0widen;\u00a0she\u00a0now\u00a0knew\u00a0something\u00a0was\u00a0wrong.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0tell\u00a0her\u00a0about\u00a0Ethan.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0wrap\u00a0my\u00a0head\u00a0around\u00a0the\u00a0fact\u00a0that\u00a0Ethan\u00a0was\u00a0gone.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0will\u00a0never\u00a0forget\u00a0the\u00a0feeling\u00a0I\u00a0got\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0lunged\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0belly,\u00a0holding\u00a0that\u00a0knife.\u00a0The\u00a0anger\u00a0that\u00a0flared\u00a0inside\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0was\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0never\u00a0felt\u00a0before.\u00a0My\u00a0wolf\u00a0was\u00a0weak,\u00a0but\u00a0even\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0flaring\u00a0to\u00a0life\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0show\u00a0of\u00a0protection\u00a0towards\u00a0our\u00a0unborn\u00a0pup.\u00a0Without\u00a0a\u00a0thought,\u00a0the\u00a0IV\u00a0was\u00a0ripped\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0wrist\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0staggered\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0bed,\u00a0dodging\u00a0him\u00a0by\u00a0only\u00a0a\u00a0hair.\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0scared\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0baby,\u00a0and\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0motherly\u00a0protection\u00a0inside\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0was\u00a0shining\u00a0through.\u00a0I\u00a0fought\u00a0tooth\u00a0and\u00a0nail\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u00a0me\u00a0alone,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0Gavin\u00a0stormed\u00a0in,\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0aura\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0powerful\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0brought\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0knees.<\/p>\n
Watching\u00a0him\u00a0fight\u00a0Ethan\u00a0had\u00a0me\u00a0worried\u00a0because\u00a0I\u00a0feared\u00a0that\u00a0Ethan\u00a0would\u00a0hurt\u00a0him\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0knife.\u00a0But\u00a0Gavin\u00a0had\u00a0the\u00a0upper\u00a0hand\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0time;\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0stronger\u00a0and\u00a0way\u00a0more\u00a0powerful.\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0Ethan\u00a0was\u00a0dead\u00a0before\u00a0Gavin\u00a0stopped\u00a0punching\u00a0him.\u00a0I\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0mess\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0ground\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0state\u00a0of\u00a0shock.<\/p>\n
This\u00a0was\u00a0someone\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0once\u00a0my\u00a0fated\u00a0mate,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0nothing.\u00a0It\u00a0was\u00a0bittersweet;\u00a0on\u00a0one\u00a0hand,\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0feelings\u00a0for\u00a0him\u00a0anymore,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0bond\u00a0had\u00a0been\u00a0long\u00a0broken.\u00a0But\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0hand,\u00a0it\u00a0felt\u00a0like\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0felt\u00a0something.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0brought\u00a0me\u00a0into\u00a0his\u00a0room,\u00a0which\u00a0I\u00a0guess\u00a0is\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0room\u00a0now.\u00a0We\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0really\u00a0talked\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0yet;\u00a0was\u00a0he\u00a0expecting\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0move\u00a0in\u00a0with\u00a0him?\u00a0I\u00a0guess\u00a0that was\u00a0a\u00a0stupid\u00a0question\u00a0considering\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0mated\u00a0now,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0his\u00a0Luna.\u00a0But\u00a0it\u00a0still<\/p>\n
felt\u00a0surreal.<\/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 705 Chapter\u00a0705 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV Gavin\u00a0stayed\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0rest\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0night,\u00a0and\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0morning,\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0cleared\u00a0to\u00a0leave. \u201cGavin,\u00a0I\u00a0can\u00a0walk,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0chuckled\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0carried\u00a0me\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0hospital\u00a0and\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0waiting\u00a0car.\u00a0Erik\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0driver,\u00a0and\u00a0he\u00a0sat\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0driver\u2019s\u00a0seat\u00a0patiently. \u201cYou\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0walk,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0kissing\u00a0my\u00a0cheek\u00a0lovingly.\u00a0\u201cNow\u00a0that\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0here\u2026\u00a0you\u00a0never\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0walk\u00a0again.\u201d I\u00a0laughed\u00a0again\u00a0and\u00a0swatted\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0chest. 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