Chapter\u00a0766<\/p>\n
\u201cSasha\u00a0already\u00a0fired\u00a0her,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0also\u00a0getting\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0bed\u00a0to\u00a0grab\u00a0my\u00a0bra\u00a0and\u00a0panties.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0enough.\u00a0She\u00a0needs\u00a0to\u00a0pay\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0mate.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0my\u00a0mate,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0wrapping\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0him\u00a0tightly.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0was a\u00a0misunderstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018It\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0matter,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0behavior\u00a0from\u00a0someone\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0pack.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0Yellowstone\u00a0pack,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0explained.<\/p>\n
His\u00a0eyes\u00a0darkened.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Kyle\u2019s,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0muttered.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0him\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0to\u00a0discuss\u00a0proper\u00a0punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0punished\u00a0enough\u00a0when\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0fired.\u00a0Don\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0think?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0simply,\u00a0turning\u00a0to\u00a0look\u00a0at\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0you\u00a0call\u00a0me\u00a0right\u00a0away\u00a0and\u00a0tell\u00a0me\u00a0what\u00a0was<\/p>\n
happening.\u00a0I could\u00a0have\u00a0dealt\u00a0with\u00a0it\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause\u00a0if\u00a0I\u2019m going\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Luna\u00a0of\u00a0your\u00a0pack,\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0learn\u00a0to\u00a0stand\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0two\u00a0feet.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to<\/p>\n
bother\u00a0you\u00a0with\u00a0something\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0easily\u00a0handle,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0tell\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0fold\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0across\u00a0my\u00a0chest.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0paused\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0pulled\u00a0his\u00a0pants\u00a0on.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0are\u00a0my\u00a0mate,\u00a0baby.\u00a0It\u00a0is\u00a0my\u00a0job\u00a0to\u00a0protect\u00a0you.\u00a0I\u00a0know\u00a0you\u00a0can\u00a0stand\u00a0on\u00a0your\u00a0own\u00a0two\u00a0feet,\u00a0and\u00a0you\u2019re<\/p>\n
more\u00a0than\u00a0capable\u00a0of\u00a0taking\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0things\u00a0yourself.\u00a0But\u00a0as\u00a0your mate,\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0informed\u00a0of\u00a0these\u00a0things<\/p>\n
right\u00a0away.\u00a0My\u00a0wolf\u00a0or\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0handle\u00a0anyone\u00a0hurting\u00a0you,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0Please\u2026\u00a0just\u00a0give\u00a0me\u00a0that.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0at\u00a0what\u00a0point\u00a0he\u00a0moved\u00a0closer\u00a0to\u00a0me,\u00a0but\u00a0he\u00a0was\u00a0soon\u00a0standing\u00a0directly\u00a0in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0me,\u00a0his\u00a0hands\u00a0on<\/p>\n
my\u00a0shoulders\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0thumbs\u00a0brushing\u00a0across\u00a0the\u00a0nape\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0neck,\u00a0right\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0fresh\u00a0mark.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0breathed.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0sorry\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0call\u00a0you\u00a0right away.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0bent\u00a0down\u00a0and\u00a0brushed\u00a0his\u00a0lips\u00a0across\u00a0mine,\u00a0stealing\u00a0the\u00a0little\u00a0bit\u00a0of\u00a0air\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0left.\u00a0I\u00a0melted\u00a0into\u00a0him\u00a0as\u00a0his\u00a0tongue\u00a0swept\u00a0across\u00a0mine,\u00a0tasting\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0reclaiming\u00a0me\u00a0as if\u00a0we\u00a0hadn\u2019t\u00a0just\u00a0spent\u00a0the\u00a0last\u00a0hour\u00a0claiming each<\/p>\n
other.<\/p>\n
There\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0knock\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0bringing\u00a0us\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0our\u00a0happy\u00a0little\u00a0bubble.\u00a0Gavin\u00a0sighed\u00a0as\u00a0he\u00a0grabbed\u00a0his\u00a0shirt<\/p>\n
1\/4<\/p>\n
IVI<\/p>\n
0170<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0766<\/p>\n
off\u00a0the\u00a0bedpost,\u00a0not\u00a0entirely\u00a0sure\u00a0how\u00a0it\u00a0ended\u00a0up\u00a0there.<\/p>\n
+35\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
When\u00a0he\u00a0opened\u00a0the\u00a0door,\u00a0Alex\u00a0stood\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0other\u00a0side.\u00a0His\u00a0eyes\u00a0widened\u00a0when\u00a0he\u00a0saw that\u00a0Gavin\u00a0was\u00a0shirtless,<\/p>\n
and\u00a0then\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0shifted\u00a0behind\u00a0him\u00a0to\u00a0me,\u00a0who\u00a0was\u00a0still\u00a0putting\u00a0on\u00a0my\u00a0pants\u00a0and\u00a0buttoning\u00a0my\u00a0blouse.\u00a0Gavin<\/p>\n
immediately\u00a0blocked\u00a0his\u00a0view\u00a0of\u00a0me\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0warning\u00a0growl.\u00a01<\/p>\n
Alex\u00a0cleared\u00a0his\u00a0throat\u00a0and\u00a0straightened\u00a0his\u00a0posture.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha,\u00a0the\u00a0Beta,\u00a0and\u00a0his mate\u00a0are\u00a0waiting\u00a0downstairs.\u00a0Dinner\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0ready\u00a0shortly,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0announced.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said.\u00a0\u201cMake\u00a0sure\u00a0Matthew\u00a0and\u00a0Irene\u00a0are\u00a0also\u00a0ready\u00a0for\u00a0dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u00a0sir,\u201d\u00a0Alex\u00a0said,\u00a0giving\u00a0him\u00a0a\u00a0quick\u00a0bow\u00a0before\u00a0walking\u00a0away.<\/p>\n
Gavin\u00a0closed\u00a0the\u00a0door\u00a0and\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u00a0we\u00a0should\u00a0head\u00a0downstairs,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me,\u00a0coming\u00a0towards\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0smile.\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ll\u00a0talk\u00a0more\u00a0about<\/p>\n
this\u00a0later.\u00a0But\u00a0Kerris\u00a0will\u00a0get\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0deserves.\u00a0You\u00a0have\u00a0my\u00a0word\u00a0on\u00a0that.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0breath,\u00a0knowing\u00a0there\u00a0was no\u00a0convincing\u00a0him\u00a0otherwise.<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0finally\u00a0relented.<\/p>\n
Once\u00a0we\u00a0finished getting\u00a0dressed,\u00a0we\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0head\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0and\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0stairs.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh,\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0way.\u00a0Clear\u00a0your\u00a0schedule\u00a0for\u00a0this\u00a0weekend,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0over\u00a0his\u00a0shoulder.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0are\u00a0taking\u00a0a\u00a0trip.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0blinked.<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0trip?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0we were\u00a0invited\u00a0to\u00a0Alpha\u00a0Jeremy\u2019s\u00a0Masquerade\u00a0ball\u00a0on\u00a0Saturday.\u00a0Was\u00a0thinking\u00a0we\u00a0can\u00a0leave\u00a0Thursday<\/p>\n
night\u00a0and\u00a0make\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0vacation\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0it.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0raised\u00a0my\u00a0brows;\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0why\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0invited\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ball,\u00a0thanks\u00a0to\u00a0Erik\u00a0and\u00a0his\u00a0gamma\u00a0connections.\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t<\/p>\n
believe\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0worked\u00a0so\u00a0quickly,\u00a0though;\u00a0it\u00a0was\u00a0only\u00a0this\u00a0afternoon\u00a0that\u00a0Erik\u00a0made\u00a0the\u00a0phone\u00a0call.\u00a0I didn\u2019t\u00a0even<\/p>\n
have\u00a0the\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0talk\u00a0to\u00a0Gavin\u00a0about\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0great,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0a\u00a0little\u00a0too\u00a0cheerfully.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0many\u00a0invites\u00a0did\u00a0we\u00a0get?\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0frown.<\/p>\n
2\/4<\/p>\n
3:12\u00a0PM\u00a0Sat\u00a04\u00a0Oct<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0766<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0makes\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0we\u00a0got\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0one?\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0cheeks\u00a0reddened.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2026\u00a0uh\u2026\u00a0assumed,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0looking\u00a0away\u00a0from\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0studied\u00a0me\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0neither\u00a0of\u00a0us\u00a0walking\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0stood\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0bottom\u00a0of the\u00a0stairs.<\/p>\n
\u0b1f\u00a081%\u00a0<\/p>\n
+35\u00a0BONUS<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u00a0got\u00a04,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0finally\u00a0answered,\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0still\u00a0feel\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0studying\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0do\u00a0I\u00a0get\u00a0the\u00a0feeling\u00a0you<\/p>\n
had\u00a0something\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0with\u00a0this?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cNo\u00a0way\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0convincing\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0ears.<\/p>\n
\u201cMhm\u2026\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0weird\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0mentioned\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0territory\u00a0with\u00a0Irene,\u00a0and\u00a0now\u00a0suddenly\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0getting<\/p>\n
invited\u00a0to\u00a0his\u00a0territory.\u00a0Is\u00a0there\u00a0a\u00a0coincidence?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0blinked\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0times,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0clear\u00a0my\u00a0thoughts\u00a0and\u00a0figure\u00a0out\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0say.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2026\u00a0uh\u2026\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0stammered,\u00a0unsure\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0say.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0are\u00a0we\u00a0talking\u00a0about?\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0asked\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0walked\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0stairs,\u00a0Matt\u00a0following\u00a0behind\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Without\u00a0Gavin\u00a0looking\u00a0up\u00a0at\u00a0her,\u00a0he\u00a0said,\u00a0\u201cPack\u00a0your\u00a0things\u2026\u00a0the\u00a0Landry\u2019s\u00a0are\u00a0going\u00a0on\u00a0vacation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today\u2019s Bonus\u00a0Offer<\/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 766 Chapter\u00a0766 \u201cSasha\u00a0already\u00a0fired\u00a0her,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him,\u00a0also\u00a0getting\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0bed\u00a0to\u00a0grab\u00a0my\u00a0bra\u00a0and\u00a0panties. \u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0enough.\u00a0She\u00a0needs\u00a0to\u00a0pay\u00a0for\u00a0what\u00a0she\u00a0said\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0mate.\u201d \u201cShe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0that\u00a0you\u00a0were\u00a0my\u00a0mate,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0wrapping\u00a0my\u00a0arms\u00a0around\u00a0him\u00a0tightly.\u00a0\u201cIt\u00a0was a\u00a0misunderstanding.\u201d \u2018It\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0matter,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0I\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0have\u00a0that\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0behavior\u00a0from\u00a0someone\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0pack.\u201d […]<\/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-21835","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\/21835","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=21835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}