Chapter\u00a0738\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Levi\u2026?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0barely\u00a0above\u00a0a\u00a0whisper.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0softly,\u00a0not\u00a0bothering\u00a0to\u00a0hide\u00a0it.\u00a0He\u00a0knew\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0smell\u00a0the\u00a0scent\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0clothes;\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0always\u00a0had\u00a0good\u00a0scent,\u00a0even\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0werewolf.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0tell me\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0office?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0put\u00a0his\u00a0hands\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0belly before\u00a0pressing his\u00a0forehead\u00a0to\u00a0mine,\u00a0taking\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0scent\u00a0like\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0his\u00a0anchor.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0lie\u00a0to\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cBut\u00a0you\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0handle\u00a0any\u00a0more\u00a0stress\u00a0right\u00a0now.\u00a0Eliza\u00a0said,\u00a0You\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0calm.\u00a0I\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0that\u00a0for\u00a0you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0is\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0mate\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0honest\u00a0with\u00a0me,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0tears\u00a0welling\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0closed\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0let\u00a0my words\u00a0wash\u00a0over\u00a0him.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while;\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t think\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0say\u00a0anything\u00a0more:\u00a0Just\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0ask\u00a0him\u00a0again\u00a0why\u00a0he\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0Levi,\u00a0he\u00a0opened\u00a0his\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0found\u00a0out\u00a0that\u00a0Lila\u00a0is\u00a0actually\u00a0a\u00a0Blackwell,\u201d\u00a0he said,\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0remaining\u00a0on\u00a0mine.<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0stuttered\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0name;\u00a0I\u00a0lifted my\u00a0head,\u00a0my\u00a0brows\u00a0pinching\u00a0together.<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0Blackwell?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knew\u00a0of\u00a0them,\u00a0of\u00a0course;\u00a0everybody\u00a0knew\u00a0of\u00a0them.\u00a0But\u00a0they\u2019ve\u00a0been\u00a0hidden\u00a0away\u00a0for\u00a0so\u00a0long,\u00a0they\u00a0fell\u00a0off\u00a0the\u00a0face\u00a0of the earth.\u00a0They\u00a0are\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0feared\u00a0families in\u00a0the world;\u00a0while\u00a0the\u00a0Landry\u2019s\u00a0strived\u00a0on\u00a0fortune\u00a0and\u00a0strength,\u00a0the\u00a0Blackwells\u00a0strived\u00a0on\u00a0power.<\/p>\n
Not\u00a0only\u00a0was\u00a0Zachary Blackwell\u00a0a\u00a0Lycan,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0also\u00a0had\u00a0some\u00a0witch\u00a0blood\u00a0in\u00a0him.\u00a0He\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0ruler\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0shadow\u00a0region,\u00a0the\u00a0Blackwell\u00a0Empire.\u00a0Built entirely\u00a0on\u00a0neutral\u00a0territory.\u00a0He\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0rule\u00a0under\u00a0or\u00a0above\u00a0other\u00a0Lycans;\u00a0he\u00a0rules his\u00a0own world\u00a0and\u00a0plays by his\u00a0own\u00a0rules,\u00a0which\u00a0makes\u00a0him\u00a0dangerous and\u00a0terrifying.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0guy\u00a0who\u00a0would\u00a0wander\u00a0into\u00a0someone\u00a0else\u2019s\u00a0territory\u00a0and\u00a0murder\u00a0just\u00a0because\u00a0he\u00a0can.\u00a0He\u2019s\u00a0untouchable\u2026\u00a0not\u00a0even\u00a0Gavin\u2019s\u00a0prison\u00a0could\u00a0hold\u00a0him\u00a0if\u00a0given\u00a0the\u00a0chance.<\/p>\n
Not\u00a0to\u00a0mention\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0are stupid\u00a0rich,\u00a0not\u00a0Landry\u00a0rich,\u00a0but\u00a0rich enough\u00a0to\u00a0put\u00a0most\u00a0in\u00a0shame.\u00a0They\u00a0are\u00a0the\u00a0second\u2013richest\u00a0family\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0world.\u00a0They\u00a0have\u00a0connections\u00a0with\u00a0all\u00a0types:\u00a0Lycans,\u00a0rogues,\u00a0and<\/p>\n
witches.<\/p>\n
They\u00a0are\u00a0not\u00a0a\u00a0family\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0messed\u00a0with.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0did\u00a0we\u00a0not\u00a0know\u00a0that?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0narrowed.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ve\u00a0known\u00a0her\u00a0for\u00a0so\u00a0long.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0deceived\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0so\u00a0long,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0corrected.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0just\u00a0recently\u00a0learned\u00a0her\u00a0name.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0no\u00a0idea\u00a0the\u00a0kind\u00a0of<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0738<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
family\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0Blackwell\u2019s\u00a0have\u00a0been\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0time,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0would\u00a0they\u00a0come\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0hiding\u00a0now?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u00a0were\u00a0after\u00a0something\u2026\u201d\u00a0Gavin\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0I\u00a0think\u00a0now\u00a0that\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0it,\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0hiding.\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0need to\u00a0find\u00a0a\u00a0way\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0you\u00a0and\u00a0our\u00a0family\u00a0from\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0come.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0were\u00a0they\u00a0after?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0raw\u00a0with\u00a0emotion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe\u00a0Moon\u00a0Gem.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0raised\u00a0my\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cIsn\u2019t\u00a0that\u00a0your\u00a0family\u00a0heirloom?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0as\u00a0if\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0how\u00a0much\u00a0he\u00a0should\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0or\u00a0not.\u00a0I\u00a0adjusted\u00a0myself<\/p>\n
so\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0were\u00a0free\u00a0of\u00a0him,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0cupping his\u00a0face\u00a0in my\u00a0hands,\u00a0forcing\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cTell\u00a0me\u00a0the\u00a0truth,\u00a0Gavin.\u00a0Is\u00a0the\u00a0Gem\u00a0a\u00a0family\u00a0heirloom?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0him,\u00a0my\u00a0words\u00a0coming\u00a0out\u00a0slowly\u00a0and<\/p>\n
carefully.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0stared\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment\u00a0longer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0anymore,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0yes\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0wanted\u00a0to\u00a0say\u00a0that\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0lie\u00a0to<\/p>\n
me\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u00a0But\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0no\u00a0longer\u00a0sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0did\u00a0Levi\u00a0say?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLevi\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0gem\u00a0was\u00a0never\u00a0a\u00a0part\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0family,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0answered.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u00a0you\u00a0believe\u00a0him?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0answer\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0thinking;\u00a0he\u00a0could\u00a0always\u00a0tell\u00a0when\u00a0people\u00a0lie,\u00a0and\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0case,\u00a0he\u00a0knew\u00a0that\u00a0Levi\u00a0was\u00a0telling\u00a0somewhat\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0truth,\u00a0even\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0withholding\u00a0information\u00a0or\u00a0not\u00a0giving\u00a0him\u00a0one\u00a0hundred\u00a0percent\u00a0of\u00a0the truth.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow\u00a0much\u00a0trouble\u00a0are\u00a0we\u00a0in?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked\u00a0him\u00a0instead,\u00a0my\u00a0voice\u00a0dropping slightly.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf what\u00a0Levi\u00a0is\u00a0saying\u00a0is\u00a0true,\u00a0then\u00a0it\u00a0means\u00a0my\u00a0father\u00a0stole\u00a0something\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Blackwells\u2026\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0swallowing\u00a0hard.\u00a0\u201cAnd\u00a0if\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0the case\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0are\u00a0in\u00a0deep\u00a0shit.\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
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