Chapter 777<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s POV<\/p>\n
We didn\u2019t end up going to the Blood Thore Packhouse for dinner this evening. Gavin called Alpha Jeremy and told him I was feeling unwell and that if I wanted to attend the ball on Saturday, I needed to be well rested. Only Beta Taylor and Eliza went to<\/p>\n
dinner.<\/p>\n
Irene told everybody that she was too exhausted to go anywhere, and Nan and Chester disappeared for the evening. I could only imagine what they were up to; then again, maybe I didn\u2019t want to know.<\/p>\n
Gavin and I ended up ordering room service, and we cuddled in bed the entire evening. Neither of us spoke about the elephant in the room\u2026 my dreams and the connection I might have with the Blackwell family. I knew we were both feeling the strange sense of dread, or a promise that something severe was going to happen in the near future.<\/p>\n
I knew for certain that my life was going to change. I wasn\u2019t sure if that meant for the better or for the worse. But I also knew that Gavin was going to stick by me no matter what, and as long as I had him in my corner, I was going to be okay.<\/p>\n
My phone chimed, and I let out a breath before I reached for it on the nightstand. I smiled when I saw that it was a text from Nan.<\/p>\n
Nan: Sorry, I missed your call earlier. I was kind of\u2026 busy.<\/p>\n
I let out a breathy laugh, ignoring the raised-brow look Gavin was giving me. I had called Nan earlier to ask her what her plans were after Irene bailed on dinner. Matthew was in our room earlier for the room service we ordered, and with Erik eating with<\/p>\n
the rest of the gammas, I figured Nan and Chester would want to join us for dinner.<\/p>\n
But she didn\u2019t answer her phone.<\/p>\n
Me: Busy, huh?<\/p>\n
I added a wink emoji. Her response was almost immediate with an embarrassed emoji, making me laugh out loud.<\/p>\n
Me: Just wanted to see if you wanted any dinner. But I\u2019m trusting you were taken care of.<\/p>\n
Nan: I was very well taken care of<\/p>\n
She added a wink emoji as well, and my smile grew wider.<\/p>\n
Nan: Have you spoken to Irene? I tried texting, but she didn\u2019t respond.<\/p>\n
Me: She said she was too tired and wanted to go to bed early.<\/p>\n
Nan: I\u2019m worried about her.<\/p>\n
I was about to reply that I was worried too, but then I got a new incoming text message from a different person, and my eyes widened when I read the text in the notification bar.<\/p>\n
Tabby: Are you seriously in Blood Thorne and you didn\u2019t think to tell me??<\/p>\n
Holy crap, how could I have forgotten that this was Tabby\u2019s main pack? She traveled a lot on the gamma force, so I didn\u2019t think she would be in town, but from her text, I could see that I was very wrong.<\/p>\n
Me: Are you in town?<\/p>\n
Tabby: We came back a couple of weeks ago and aren\u2019t scheduled to leave again until next week. Can we meet up?<\/p>\n
I told her the hotel we were staying at, and against my better judgment, I gave her Irene\u2019s room number as our meet-up location. Then I pulled up my text thread with Nan.<\/p>\n
Me: Meet me at Irene\u2019s room if you can pull yourself away from your mate.<\/p>\n
Nan: Give me 20 more minutes, and then I\u2019m all yours for the night<\/p>\n
I chuckled before I turned to see Gavin watching me with a whimsical look on his face.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do I get the feeling I lost you for the night?\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled at him and then brushed my lips against his.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause I think your daughter needs me,\u201d I told him. \u201cI\u2019m worried about her. I don\u2019t want to see her hurting, and she so clearly is. I doubt she ate all night. I was just texting Nan and Tabby, and they are going to meet me at Irene\u2019s room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin raised his brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cTabby?\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy friend from the competition. Remember how she came to visit the Silver Crescent pack with Shirley and Chuck?\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin nodded as the memory came back to him.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, yes. Right. How is she? I forgot she was from this pack,\u201d he told me.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s been traveling a lot, but yes. This is her pack. She\u2019s from the same pack as Chuck. She might be able to give us some insight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin kissed my cheek softly.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for being there for her in a way that I cannot.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven if she wasn\u2019t your daughter, I\u2019d still do this for her. She\u2019s my friend and I care about her,\u201d I tell him as he wraps me tighter in his arms.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re a good friend,\u201d he whispered into my hair.<\/p>\n
I kissed his lips, savoring his taste for a moment before I pulled back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need the key to Irene and Matt\u2019s room. I don\u2019t want to risk alerting Irene that we are there because she will most likely refuse us.\u201d<\/p>\n
He raised his brows, but I could see a bit of humor in his eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, your idea of a night is ambushing her?\u201d<\/p>\n
My smile only grew wider.<\/p>\n
\u201cExactly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Within the hour, Nan and I were meeting at Irene\u2019s door. I unlocked the door with the key-card, the spare that Gavin had of their room for emergencies. Matt was sitting on the couch playing video games, and he quickly spun around when he heard the door<\/p>\n
open.<\/p>\n
He let out a breath when he saw that it was just me.<\/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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