My phone started to ring, bringing me out of my thoughts. My knuckles were tight as I gripped my phone in my pocket and glared at the screen. I tried to calm myself when I saw that it was Irene calling.Taking a steady breath, I pressed the talk button and put the phone to my ear.“Irene,” I greeted
Gavin’s POVI was an asshole.I ran my fingers through my hair as I watched Judy run out of the packhouse. I thought about going after her, but I knew she needed space. I hated that I upset her; I let my pride cloud my judgment, and I said something I regretted immediately. I was being and acting st
Despite being a friend, and his embrace warm, his touch somehow felt wrong. Like, I shouldn’t be allowing him to touch me like this. But I needed to feel something… anything other than the pain I was feeling from Gavin.“Come on,” he said softly, lifting me off the ground and carrying me bridal styl
Judy’s POVNo? Did he just say no? Anger coursed through me; the shock of him tracking me down to the packhouse long gone as I stared up at him.“What do you mean by no?” I asked him, my tone louder than I intended.“Just that,” he said, folding his arms across his chest. “I’m not letting you stay
I frowned.“A future in the pack?” I asked, raising my brows. Judy didn’t have a future in this pack; I was taking her home the second I was done here. She was going to live with me in the villa and raise our baby near our families. I’ll eventually give her a position in the Elite Gamma Force so she
Gavin’s POVI woke up alone this morning.I’m not the type of guy who wakes up in bed alone after a night of sex. Not that I often have nights of sex… but still, women don’t typically sneak away from me. I reached over, my eyes still closed and groggy from sleep, and touched the cold bedsheets besid