Chapter 320

Gavin’s POV

After hanging up with Judy, I went straight to the Cash family manor. It was much smaller than any of my homes, though it was one of the biggest homes in the Redmoon pack. This family had been getting under my skin for far too long, thinking they own the entire place just because they are a wealthy family and the Betas of the pack.

I should have done this a long time ago, but up until now, I had no grounds to do such a thing. I couldn’t just banish them because they were rude to Judy… but I could banish them for being rude to their Luna. There was no need for that in this pack, and they were about to find out after fucking around.

The guards they appointed to stand outside their home gates allowed me entry without having to ask. They immediately recognized me and opened the gates upon my arrival. I nodded my thanks to them, recognizing some of the Gammas.

I parked out front of their home and stepped out of my car. My fists tightened, my knuckles growing white. I wasn’t planning on using violence, but if it came down to it, then I would in a heartbeat.

I walked up to the door and knocked a few times. I could just open the door and walk into the house if I wanted to, and if it was locked, I could break down the door. Thankfully, it didn’t resort to that because their butler opened the door, seemingly surprised to see me. Without waiting for an invitation, I walked into the manor. My presence was widely known; my Lycan aura was flowing off me in waves as I stood before him. I was a good foot taller than he, and he looked intimidated as he stared up at me.

“A…Alpha Landry,” he stammered, unable to hide his nerves. “What can I do for you?”

“I’m looking for the Cash family. Is Raymond here by any chance?” I asked, looking around the manor, my eyes darting to each corner as if they might spot something at any moment.

“He’s in his office,” the butler said, his tone shaking. He knew I wasn’t happy, and he most likely knew why.

I wondered if they knew what Lucy was a Luna; most could sense her powerful aura, but to those who have powerful auras themselves, it might be hard to see and feel.

“Alpha Landry?” I heard a familiar voice from nearby. I turned to see Meredith Cash walking towards me, Raymond’s wife. I scowled at her, knowing she was most likely the one who was causing Lucy the most problems. She was always the one who caused Judy problems, too, and I should have done something far sooner than this. I clenched my fists at my side as I glared at her.

She was too wrapped up in herself to realize how furious I was.

“What a pleasant surprise… what are you doing here?” She asked, batting her long lashes up at me.

She was shameless; she was a married woman with children and a Beta status, and yet she still flirted with me. It took everything I had not to claw her eyes out so she couldn’t look atm me that way again.

“I need to speak with your husband,” I said, keeping my tone calm though I was anything but calm. “I’d like to speak to your entire family. I’ll be waiting in the sitting room.”

I needed a minute to gather my thoughts, so I used that as my opportunity to figure out what exactly I was going to say and how I was going to go about this without losing my temper enough to kill them.

I stood in the parlor, pacing back and forth while Meredith went to grab her husband and daughter. I made it known that I wanted to talk to all three of them.

Not before long, the entire Cash family, minus Ethan, was standing in the parlor, trying to mask their nerves.

“Alpha Gavin, you came back,” Jenna said, batting her lashes at me as well. I stared at her with disgust; this entire family was nothing but shameless. I felt sick to my stomach that I hadn’t known any of this before I met Judy. Had they always been like this? Was the former Alpha the same way? He must have been to appointed Raymond as his Beta. If I had known that this family was terrible, I would have gotten rid of them a long time ago. I would have found a way to banish them.

“This isn’t a social call,” I said, glaring at each of them. “I’m here for a pressing matter.”

“Of course,” Raymond said, stepping forward. “What can I do for you, Alpha?”

“You had a visit not too long ago, correct? Someone from the Redcliff pack?” I waited for their answers, and they were oddly quiet.

They looked at one another like they were daring each other to break first.

“Yes, that’s right,” Raymond decided to say, choosing his words carefully. “Is there a problem?”

“From my understanding, some words were shared, and she was escorted off your property by your security team,” I said, my tone going flat.

Meredith’s face paled, and I knew for a fact that she was the one who called security.

“She was trespassing on our land without permission,” Raymond said, as if that makes it okay. “We did what we had to do to protect our territory.”

“Your territory is my territory,” is said through my teeth. “Are you forgetting that I am the one in charge here?”

“Of course not, Alpha,” Raymond said, a nervous laugh escaping him. “I just thought that I would protect my home and family from an outsider. We don’t know anything about these people, nor were we expecting them. They could be traitors…”

“Are you saying you don’t trust my judgment?” I asked sharply, cutting off his words.

“That’s not what I meant,” he sputtered. “I mean—”

“Were you aware that the woman you so terribly spoke to and threw off your property was your new Luna?”

He grew silent as he stared at me; words at the tip of his tongue barely making it past his lips. Confusion flashed in his eyes as his eyes darted from me to his wife and then back at me.

“W…what?” He asked. “I don’t understand…”

Before he could even finish that sentence, I had his neck in my hands, and I threw him against the wall, my Lycan aura washing over me and making me grow even more powerful on the spot.

“You treated your new Luna like shit,” I hissed. “She wanted to meet the Betas of the pack, and you tossed her out like she was nothing more than trash.”

“I…I didn’t know,” Raymond gasped, trying to get some air into his lungs. I squeezed tighter, my knuckles growing whiter by the second.

“Alpha, we had no idea she was our Luna. If we had known, we wouldn’t have done it…” Meredith cried, tears streaming down her now pale cheeks. “We had no idea.”

“And that makes it right for you to speak to anyone like that?” I asked, turning my glare to her, though I didn’t loosen my grip on Raymond’s neck. “You knew that we were having Redcliff pack members joining the Redmoon pack and yet you still treated her like complete shit.”

“I’m so sorry…” Meridith cried. “We will apologize to her right away, but please don’t hurt us.”

“Apologizing isn’t enough<’ I said through my teeth. “I don’t ever want to see your faces again. Ethan made the right move by switching alliances and leaving this territory.”

“What are you saying?” Meredith asked, fear evident in her tone.

I released Raymond when his face started to turn purple from lack of oxygen. He fell to the ground, gasping and coughing for breath. His body trembled as he tried to comprehend what was happening.

“If you don’t leave this pack by tomorrow night, I will kill you. I will skin you alive until you are unrecognizable.”

“W…what?” Jenna asked, her eyes wide with unshed tears. “But…where would we go??”

“I’m marking you as rogues,” I said dismissively. “You can go to the rogue territory and remain there for the rest of your days, but you won’t set foot in another pack again. At least nowhere in my territory. Your family has caused enough problems. I won’t tolerate it any longer.”

As I stood in my kitchen, I thought back to that moment when I banished the Cash family; their crying and begging only fueled me. Once I was sure they would listen to me, finally, I left and returned to the mansion to Judy. I needed to see her, despite her girls' night. Although it was late, I knew she was most likely in bed by now.

She was so beautiful sleeping in my shirt, and she looked so peaceful. I didn’t want to wake her, but I needed to hold her.

As Judy stood in the kitchen, staring at Nan, who spotted an Instagram post from Jenna, my heart fluttered slightly. I wondered if she was going to be happy about the news or upset. Either way, the Cash family needed to go, and I made sure that they would go.

Judys’ face looked a bit impassive at first as she processed what Nan had said.

“The Cash family is moving… tonight.”

Eventually, Judy looked at me, and a knowing look passed her expression, though she didn’t speak it out loud, I knew she was suspecting that I had something to do with this.

“I guess that’s a good thing,” Judy finally said, joining her friends at the table. “They were no good anyway.”

They all nodded in agreement, though the shock was still heavy in the air.

Soon, almost everyone had left except Judy and me. When we were finally alone, she turned to look at me.

“One thing about a mate bond is that I can feel your emotions,” she said, folding her arms across her chest. She wore her down to hide her mark, which I couldn’t stand. We hadn’t told Irene about it yet, and I knew she was being cautious around her. I was doing the same when I wore a turtle neck the day before.

I wrapped her in my arms and pulled her close, leaning my body against the kitchen counter. She went to me willingly.

“What kind of emotion and I feeling?” I asked, teasingly as my lips brushed across her cheek.

“Contentment and pride, like you’re proud of something,” she said, peering up at me. “So, how about you tell me what exactly you did?”