Chapter 109

Judy’s POV

By the time we finished our training, the sun was already setting. I was exhausted and I wanted to return to the mansion where I could finally spend some time with Gavin. I was craving his touch and hadn’t realized how much I craved him until I felt his fingers on my arm earlier today. My cheeks burned at the memory and a small smile tugged at the corner of my lips.

“What are you smiling at?” Gavin asked as I walked around the corner. I froze when I saw him leaning against the wall of the corridor, his arms folded casually across his chest.

“Just thinking,” I teased as I started to walk past him. I wanted to go to the bathroom, but his hand around my wrist stopped me and soon, I was spinning around to face him just before he took me and pressed me against the wall. My body flared to life from his nearness and my breath hitched in my throat.

He was lucky we were completely alone right now because if anyone were to see us, it would only feed the rumor mill.

“What were you thinking about?” He asked, a smirk on his lips. My heart was pounding in my chest as I looked up at him.

“Wouldn’t you like to know,” I said, winking at him. I attempted to wiggle out from against him, but he had me pinned between the wall and his body. His lips found mine before I could utter a single word, and my entire body lit up to life.

He tasted so sweet, and his kiss was way gentler than I thought it would have been. His lips moved perfectly against mine and his tongue slid out to taste my bottom lip, asking permission to enter my mouth. Permission that I gladly gave him. I found myself moaning softly against his lips, wanting to deepen the embrace. I wrapped my arms around his neck and ran my fingers through his hair, massaging his scalp lovingly.

Skyla’s words continued to play in my mind; he deserves someone who would stick by him no matter what. Someone who would never let him go.

Was that someone me? Was I ready to commit myself to another man after I was hurt by my mate so badly? How did I know that Gavin wouldn’t hurt me in the same way that Ethan had?

Was that something Gavin would even want? Did he want a true relationship with me?

I had so many questions in my mind, but the only thing I truly wanted right now was his lips on mine. He lifted me up and my legs instinctively wrapped around his waist. He ran his fingers up my bare back beneath my shirt as he started to walk us towards the bathroom. But then the sounds of falling and screaming were like dumping cold water on whatever was about to happen. Gavin dropped me to the ground before I could get the chance to comprehend what had happened. My back hit the ground with a thud, and I winced in pain, cursing softly as he ran from the corridor and towards the main foyer.

I knew my tailbone was going to bruise. I struggled to get to my feet. I hadn’t realized that I hurt my leg during that fall until I attempted to walk, and pain shot up my spine. I hissed and grabbed the wall for support before I had the chance to fall over again.

“Miss Judy?” Beta Taylor asked as he walked around the corner. “Are you okay??”

He rushed towards me to help me stand.

“Yeah, just a freak accident,” I murmured. “I’ll be fine. Who screamed?”

“Irene fell down the stairs,” he told me, much to my surprise. “Gavin is with her now. He wants me to take you home.”

“W…what about the paparazzi?” I asked.

“Gavin took care of it already. The stories had been pulled and the paparazzi aren’t going to go against him again after what he threatened,” Taylor said, chuckling and shaking his head. “Here, let me help you get to the car.”

He wrapped an arm around my waist, and I wrapped an arm around his shoulders as he guided me into the main foyer. Gavin was holding a crying Irene, and he turned to glare at Taylor.

“Where have you been?” He asked.

Taylor frowned.

“I thought you wanted me to take Judy home,” Taylor said, confused.

“Leroy can handle that. This is more important,” Gavin growled. “WE need to get to the hospital right now.”

My heart ached from his words… of course, I knew that his daughter was more important than me but hearing him say it out loud and not even be curious as to why Taylor was holding me up, hurt.

Taylor glanced at me with a frown.

“Are you going to be okay?”

I nodded, forcing a smile.

“Let’s go!” Gavin growled at him.

Taylor nodded and released me. I nearly fell over but thankfully there was a wall next to me and I was able to use it for support. Gavin didn’t even spare me another look as he hurried after his Beta with Irene cradled in his arms.

My eyes found hers and I swear I saw a smirk playing on her lips just before they disappeared.

Had she done this on purpose?

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Third Person POV

“Your tutoring session is already over?” Irene asked, poking her head out of her bedroom door as Matt walked by.

He nodded.

“Yeah; it’s late now. We’ve been studying and practicing for most of the day,” he replied.

“Is Judy still here?”

“I think she was going to the bathroom and then leaving,” he replied with a shrug. “Any more questions or can I return to my room?” He asked bitterly.

She rolled her eyes and gestured for him to leave. The second his bedroom door closed behind him, Irene ran out of her room and down the stairs. She hadn’t seen her father in a while either because he had been busy trying to get those stories pulled. She walked around the corner and was about to head towards the bathroom, but the sounds of breathy moans hit her ears, making her pause entirely. Her eyes narrowed and she hid around the corner, trying to get a glimpse of what could be happening.

Her jaw nearly dropped when she saw her father pressing Judy against the wall, his lips covering hers in what looked like an intimate kiss. Of course, Irene knew there was a possibility they could be fooling around with one another, but seeing it was something entirely new.

Judy was seriously such a whore. It was obvious she was only using Gavin so she could get close to Ethan.

Ethan pretty much said as much and Irene trusted Ethan more than anything in this world. Judy had always been like this; she was a flirt and cheated on Ethan… her own mate!

There was no way Irene was going to let this bitch get away with having her way with her father, only to break his heart in the end.

Judy let out another breathy moan just as Gavin lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Irene felt sick to her stomach at the sight of them together and she knew she was going to have to do something to break them up and keep him away from her for the night.

She tiptoed down the hallway and back towards the foyer, pleased that there wasn’t anyone around considering it was later in the evening. Most of the staff had returned to their rooms; only some of the guards were awake and they mainly focused on patrolling the outside area.

Irene walked halfway up the stairs, took a deep breath, and then allowed her body to go limp and tumble down the rest of the stairs. It didn’t hurt much because it wasn’t a far fall, but she let out a blood-curdling scream as she fell. She landed on her arms which protected her from hurting herself too badly. She was a little bruised, but nothing that wouldn’t heal overnight.

Irene was good at crying on the spot; she’d used that ability a lot growing up. She grabbed her leg, which didn’t hurt at all, and she continued to whale and scream on the ground. Guards rushed into the room; their eyes wide with alarm. Seconds later, her father ran into the room. His eyes were wild, and he looked disheveled.

“Irene?” He asked, rushing towards her. “What happened?”

“I fell down the stairs,” she cried, tears streaking down her cheeks.

Beta Taylor walked into the foyer with a frown.

“Woah, everything okay?”

Gavin dismissed him with a hand wave.

“Take Judy home,” he ordered without even glancing at his Beta. “Irene fell down the stairs and I need to take care of her.”

“Okay,” Taylor said. “Where is Judy?”

“Bathroom.”

Taylor nodded and headed in that direction.

“Where does it hurt?” Gavin asked his daughter who was still crying and shivering violently.

“My leg…” she whimpered. “It really hurts, Daddy.”

Gavin glared at the guards who stood shellshocked.

“And where were any of you when this happened?” He growled, his wolf surging forward and making them all shudder.

“W…we were patrolling outside, Alpha,” one of them had the guts to speak.

“It isn’t their fault,” Irene whimpered, grabbing her father's arm. “I was clumsy. I came down for a snack and then missed a step.”

“You should have been more careful,” Gavin told her as he touched the leg she was cradling.

“Ow!” Irene cried. “It hurts so badly, Daddy.”

“Shit, it might be broken,” Gavin murmured. “Okay, we need to get you to the hospital. Someone needs to grab Leroy and have him get the car.”

The guards looked at one another with a frown.

“You told Leroy to return to the mansion earlier to make sure it was safe for Judy’s return,” one of the guards replied.

“Fuck!” Gavin cursed, completely forgetting that fact. “Call him back here and tell him it’s an emergency.”

“Yes, Alpha,” the guard said as he grabbed his phone and rushed off to do just that.

Beta Taylor returned with Judy, and it looked like she was in some sort of pain as well. Irene noticed that Judy was holding onto Taylor as if she might fall over and she was limping. She was not going to steal Irene’s thunder. Irene cried even harder and clutched her father who was now lifting her into his arms and holding onto her tightly. She had to keep him from noticing Judy, so she cried even louder and harder.

At that point, Gavin decided that Taylor was going to take them to the hospital and Judy could wait for Leroy to return. Just as they were about to leave, Irene noticed that Judy was using the wall to keep her on her feet, and she couldn’t help but smirk at Judy’s despair.

Her plan was working perfectly.