Chapter 318

Gavin’s POV

“Tell me you figured out why our security went down,” I said as I walked into my office to see Taylor.

“Even better,” Taylor said, leaning back in the desk chair as if he owned the place.

If he figured out a way to get our servers back and the cause of the issue, I might promote him. Though it’d suck to lose him as a Beta if I were to make him an Alpha, he’d deserve it.

“I was able to trace the threat back to its original source,” he said, a smug smile on his face.

I grinned.

“What asshole thought they could break into our security system and not think we’d notice?” I asked, although a part of me already knew the answer.

“Take a wild guess,” Taylor murmured.

I rolled my eyes.

“Fucking Levi,” I muttered. This wasn’t the first time he’s tried to hack into our system, though he’s never gotten as far as to actually shut down our security system. I had a feeling he was behind this bullshit, and I was ready to put a stop to him.

“Yeah, and I hacked Judy’s messages too,” Taylor said.

I narrowed my eyes at him; I didn’t ask him to hack Judy’s messages or even dig up dirt concerning her. In fact, I didn’t want him to do any of that. I didn’t want Judy to find out and think that I was looking into her because I didn’t trust her.

“Why the fuck would you do that?” I asked him, unable to hide the dark bite in my tone.

“I was suspicious,” Taylor said with a shrug.

“I didn’t ask you to be suspicious of her,” I said, my wolf agitated.

Now that I knew for certain that Judy was my fated mate… my second chance mate… and we already marked one another, I didn’t like the fact that my Beta was suspicious of her, or even think about her for that matter.

I was wearing a turtle neck so he couldn’t see the mark, but my wolf was about to make himself known if he didn’t choose his next words carefully.

Taylor frowned at my expression, a nervous glint in his eyes as he cleared his throat.

“I just mean… she ended up in Levi’s territory pretty suddenly. She’s never mentioned it before, and then suddenly she’s gone. I was suspicious about it. It wasn’t anything Judy had done… rather, I was worried Levi was feeding her false information to get her away from you…”

Now my world’s agitation was directed elsewhere. The fact that someone was trying to take my Judy away from me pissed me the fuck off.

“What did you fine?” I asked through gritted teeth.

“Levi had been in contact with her periodically since the competition,” he told me. “Trying to convince her to come to his territory and work for him. He gave her a bunch of false promises, and she was unconvinced by him at first. It didn’t seem like she was remotely interested, but over time, she started to become more open to the idea. She was only in contact with Ron on behalf of Levi. Then at the very end, something must have happened because he made the quick decision to accept the job,” Taylor told me.

I swallowed.

“That must have been when she thought Rachel and I were getting married,” I told him, shuddering at the memory of Judy telling me what Rachel had told her.

Taylor nodded.

“Yeah, that sounds about right,” he muttered. “Well, she left here and went there, and then their communication completely stopped. But a week later, the rogue attacks in the Redcliff started to happen.”

My jaw was tight, and I thought I was going to dig my nails into the flesh of my palms. Fury was rising in me; I wanted to kill somebody. It was Levi’s fault that Judy had left… well, part of it was my fault for neglecting her, but Levi fed her false information.

“That’s not all,” Taylor said, a sheepish expression on his face.

I wasn’t sure how much I could handle before my wolf completely lost control, but I needed to hear what he had to say.

“What more is there?” I asked.

“Rachel…” he muttered, meeting my eyes. “Her real name is Lila, and she’s the chosen mate of Levi Churchill.”

I nearly exploded.

“What the actual fuck are you talking about?” I asked. “What do you mean by her real name?”

“I mean, she gave you a fake name. She’s not a real nurse. She’s an actress who would do anything for Levi, including dedicating years of her life to the ultimate role,” Taylor explained. “Nothing she ever told you was real, and honestly, she was probably the one who helped your sister and her boyfriend leave the pack all those years ago. She was fake, just like I suspected.”

“She’s been working with Levi?” I asked. “This whole time?”

“Is that so surprising?” Taylor asked, raising his brows. “She already admitted to being a spy in the beginning and playing you. Did you really think she wasn’t doing the same thing now? Plus, we already figured out she was a liar when she told Judy that you two were engaged. That was the final nail in the coffin that made Judy leave the pack.”

“But I don’t understand why Levi would do all of this,” I said, shaking my head. “What’s the fucking point? To make my life a living hell?”

“That and to distract you from what was really going on,” Taylor said, motioning for the computer.

I blinked at him.

“You think Levid is all of this as a mere distraction?” I asked. “So, he could hack our system and leak important company information?”

Taylor shrugged, and he let out a deep sigh.

“I’m honestly not too sure,” Taylor admitted. “But it’s likely that this whole thing was just a plan to take over your company. Everything else was to distract you and honestly, it might have worked if I wasn’t here to figure shit out.”

“Don’t get cocky with me,” I said, bitterly. “We still need to figure out how to get our servers back and put a stop to this whole thing before it’s too late. We have rogues monitoring the territory, like they are waiting for something big to happen.”

“I won’t let that happen,” I said, shaking my head. “They’ll face their deaths soon enough.”

Taylor nodded, his eyes remaining on the computer.

Just then, my phone started to go off in my pocket. I grabbed my phone and glanced at the screen, a small smile tugging at the corner of my lips when I saw Judy’s name flash across.

I swiped the talk button and turned away from Taylor.

“Hey,” I said into the phone.

“Hey, how are things going?” Judy asked, her tone light and sending warmth throughout my entire body.

“Still trying to figure shit out but I think we are at a good place,” I tell her. “Hopefully, this territory won’t be under a threat for much longer.”

“That’s good. I knew you’d be able to figure something out,” she said; the calmness in her voice made me smile.

“Actually, it was Beta Taylor who did most of the legwork,” I told her. “I’m not sure what I’d do without him.”

“You make a great team,” she told me, making my heart skip a beat. “I was just talking to Sampson and Lucy, introducing them to my family, when Sampson told me that the Cash family was nasty to Lucy.”

The change of subject made me frown, and then her words registered, making me frown even deeper.

“What do you mean they were nasty?” I asked, my tone deepening.

“They called her names and told her to go back to where she came from. Then they had security throw her off their property,” she explained. “Sampson was pissed and wants to deal with them.”

A low growl escaped me; I didn’t know Lucy that well, but I knew she didn’t deserve that treatment, especially from lowlife scum. She was also Judy’s friend and only true support system when she arrived at the Redcliff pack… I feel I owe it to her and Samposn for taking care of my mate.

“I’ll deal with them,” I said, matter-of-factly. “Tell Lucy and Sampson to hold tight.”

“Are you sure?” Judy asked. “That’s not the reason I called. I just wanted to tell you what had happened, so you weren't in the dark.”

“I’m not letting the Cash family get away with their treatment of others anymore. I’ve had about enough of them.”

“Okay, well, I just wanted to let you know that I’m having a girls’ night tonight at the mansion.”

I let out a disappointed breath; I figured she’d want to get together with the girls sooner rather than later, but I still felt a jab of disappointment in my chest. I wanted to spend as much time with her as possible. I mean, I just found out she was my second chance mate for crying out loud… I wasn’t ready to spend a night away from her, and I was a bit dejected that she could spend a night away from me easily.

Of course, I wouldn’t tell her that. I couldn’t upset her even if I wanted to.

“Okay, Love,” I said soflty. “Will you call me before you go to bed?”

“Yes, of course,” Judy said softly. “I love you.”

“I love you,” I said to her. “And Judy?” I asked before she could hang up the phone. “Don’t worry about the Cash family anymore. Consider them gone from your life for good.”

And I meant those words because after I was done, they would be gone for good.