Chapter 244

Judy’s POV

Irene was right; I was not the type of person to sit around and mope because of a guy. I was the kind of person who would go and get answers, especially considering nobody is willing to provide me with answers anyway.

I was beyond frustrated with the situation, and I needed to know what was up. I was having trouble believing he just up and ditched me for another woman, and if he did, it was time that I gave him a piece of my mind. After Irene got Emalyn changed and settled, and said my goodbyes to her and asked Chester for a ride to the villa. He was happy to give me a ride, having heard what happened from Nan, I didn’t have to retell him the story of my earlier events.

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Chester asked, sounding a bit worried as we approached the villa. “It’s not too late to turn around.”

“I need answers, Chester,” I told him. “It’s going to eat at me if I don’t…”

“But what if you don’t like the answers that you receive?” he asked, echoing the very fear that’s in my head.

I swallowed the lump in my throat.

“Then I guess I’ll at least have an answer, and I won’t be sitting at home wondering,” I told him, my voice dropping to a low whisper.

He remained quiet for the rest of the drive; I could feel the uncertainty radiating off him, and it was starting to seep into me. The closer we got, the more I started to doubt this plan. He pulled into the villa driveway and continued until we reached the designated guest parking area.

I didn’t see Gavin’s car parked in its usual spot, which made me wonder if he was even home. If not, I guess I would be waiting for him.

I unbuckled my seatbelt and started to get out.

“Stay here,” I told Chester. I need to do this alone.”

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” He asked, his tone laced with worry. “Nan would kill me if anything happened to you.”

“I’m not sure about anything anymore, but I’ll send for you if I need backup,” I assure him. “I mean, this is Gavin we are talking about… how much danger could there be?”

“Maybe not physical damage,” he murmured. “But there will definitely be emotional damage.”

I knew he was right, but I was deep now, and there was no going back.

I stepped out of the car, and just as I was shutting the car door, Gavin’s car swung around the corner. I got a glimpse of him in the driver’s seat, and he didn’t seem to notice me as he parked the car a distance away, in his usual spot.

There was another figure in the car, too, that I couldn’t quite make out. I furrowed my brows at the sight, waiting with bated breath for them to get out of the car. The passenger door opened, and then my heart immediately sank as I saw the most gorgeous woman I had ever seen in my life.

She was tall and radiant; her skin was flawless like a porcelain doll; her hair was black like the night’s sky, curly enough to crown her entire heart-shaped face. Her lips were perfectly plump and glossy red. Her high cheekbones were featured with pink, and her eyes, equipped with long and dark lashes, were emerald with specs of blue and grey. With my wolf sight, I could see her as clearly as if she were standing right in front of me.

She wore a low-cut dress that left no mystery of what lay underneath. Her large cleavage was on full display, and her legs were prominent. She had a gorgeous fit body, and each and every curve was showcased in that dress.

Though she wore heels that made her appear taller than her normal height, Gavin was still taller. He walked around the car, the look of admiration clear in his eyes as he offered the woman his arm. She took it without hesitation, a smile lighting up her face and that same admiration reflecting back at him.

He leaned in to kiss her cheek, further shattering my heart. As he spoke in a low tone for only her to hear, his eyes darted in my direction as if he felt my gaze on his, and then I watched eh color drain from his face.

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Gavin’s POV

A few days ago.

I sat in the restaurant, my eyes never leaving Judy’s curious face as I clutched the phone tightly in my hands. I thought I was going to break the phone with how tightly I was holding it. I couldn’t get Taylor’s words out of my head for a long while as I remained on the phone with him, trying to process what it was he was saying to me right now.

“Alpha, did you hear me?” Taylor asked. “She’s here…she’s back.”

‘It’s not possible,” I said more to myself than him.

What he had just said couldn’t have been possible. Rachel couldn’t be at my villa right now because Rachel was fucking dead.

It was a cruel and unusual joke that was being played.

Rachel was Cassandra's nurse a long time ago, and one evening, while she was driving, she got T-boned. There were no survivors in that accident… I had no one ot blame; no one to incriminate…

“I didn’t think so either, but she’s here… living and breathing,” Taylor confirmed, sounding just as confused as I felt.

Without many words, I dismissed myself from my date with Judy. I felt guilty leaving her, but this was too important. I needed to see for myself if Rachel was truly alive and well. I barely remember getting home.

As I ran through the front doors of the villa and my nose picked up the scent of a woman in the parlor, my heart started to race. I walked into the parlor and froze when I saw the familiar figure sitting on the couch, her legs crossed over one another and her hands neatly placed on her lap.

She looked nervous as her eyes scanned the room, searching for any changes since he last time she was here.

It was true… she was alive.

“Rachel?” I asked, stepping further into the room and drawing her attention to me.

Her eyes shifted to me, and my breathing hitched as I looked into the familiar emerald, blue, and grey eyes. Her dark curls tucked behind one of her ears as she gave me an awkward smile before standing to her feet.

“It’s been a long time,” she said, as if she weren’t a walking ghost standing right in front of me.

“How is this possible?” I asked, my words coming out in a breath. I was confused as to how she was standing right in front of me. “You… you were dead…”

“I know you have a lot of questions,” she said softly. “And I want to be honest with you. Do you think we can talk for a bit?”

I was dumbfounded as I stared at the woman I once loved after my wife died. She was the only other woman that I loved after Melissa’s death. The only one I even considered marrying. I was gutted when she passed away… or at least when I thought she passed away.

I found myself numbly nodding as I lowered myself onto the couch. She sat beside me, her eyes never leaving mine.

“It’s really good to see you again, Gavin,” she said as tears filled her eyes. “You have no idea how badly I missed you and how it killed me not to see you.”

I wasn’t sure what to say, but when she wrapped her arms around me and hugged me, it brought my mind back to all those times I’ve held her before. All those times she’s felt so perfect in my embrace. Though she was tall, she still fit small against me, and her scent was the same.

She pulled back slightly to look at me, a small smile playing on her lips.

“It feels like nothing’s changed between us,” she murmured, her hands running through my hair.

I wanted to agree with her and to fall back into my old habits, but she was wrong. So much had changed between us and I couldn’t even begin to tell her because I was just so confused on the fact that she was right in front of me, alive and well… looking incredible and unharmed.

“How are you here, Rachel?” I asked her, my voice was coming out softer than intended.

She swallowed as she glanced at her hands, and then she glanced back up at me, nibbling on the corner of her lip.

“Because I’ve been lying to you for years,” she admitted. “I never died in that crash and I’m not who you thought I was…”

“I don’t understand,” I said, shaking my head. “Tell me the truth now… who are you?”

“I was never a nurse… though I was trained in that field. I was an undercover agent. I was sent to Silver Crescent as a spy,” she told me. My brows furrowed as I stared at her.

“A spy?”