Chapter 82
Gavin’s POV
After Judy went back to her room, I returned to the parlor where Richard was speaking with his wife. They both looked nervous as they discussed what they were going to do if I did happen to pull my funding. Without my funding, they would go bankrupt, and they would lose almost everything. They would have to use the profits from their business to pay back the money I invested.
I turned to Michelle and gave her a small smile; she watched me warily and I knew she was only worried for her daughter.
“How about you rest as well? I need to speak with the Cash’s alone for a moment,” I told her softly.
She nodded and soon, she left.
I turned to the Cash family, my eyes narrowed.
Richard silenced his conversation and then turned to Kelsey.
“Leave us,” he ordered.
She pressed her lips in a thin line and folded her arms across her chest.
“Can I stay?” She asked him.
“No,” he said firmly and without hesitation. “We need to speak with Alpha Landry alone.”
She pouted, but she didn’t argue any further. She soon left, but not before batting her lashes up at me and winking. I recoiled at the sight and remained quiet until she was gone. I turned to face Richard and Meredith who both looked small as they stared back at me.
“I’m not pleased with what I had seen here tonight,” I said to them. I felt like I was scolding a couple of children. “How can I allow my daughter to marry into a family I cannot trust?”
“You can trust us, Alpha,” Richard assured me. “It was only a misunderstanding. It will be dealt with properly.”
“Are you forgetting that I funded most of your business and I can take it away in an instant? You’d have to pay back every dime I gave you,” I reminded him. I funded most of the businesses around the Werewolf Kingdom, but only the ones I saw potential in. They were investments and they mostly did me well.
Some other Lycans funded some as well, but not nearly as many as I did.
If I were to take it away, they would have to pay me back every dime invested.
“Of course, I didn’t forget Alpha…”
“If there’s any further harm to either Judy or her mother, there will be consequences to those actions, understood?”
They both nodded.
“Yes, Alpha,” Richard said, bowing his head to me. He nudged his wife who also bowed her head to me. “No harm will come to either of them. You have our words.”
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Judy’s POV
I spent an hour packing my clothes and other personal belongings. Most of my things were in storage, so I didn’t have a lot of things here. But I had to stop a few times to gather my thoughts. I couldn’t believe I was going to move into Gavin’s mansion without my mother. Leaving her here was the hardest thing I ever had to do, and my stomach twisted at the very thought.
I sat on the small cot that had been my bed for most of this week and took in a deep breath. I certainly wasn’t going to miss this place that was for sure. Most of the maids treated me terribly because they felt I didn’t belong there. But none of them treated me as badly as Kelsey and if I stood up for myself, I knew it would only mean trouble for my mother, so I bit my tongue and let her do as she pleased.
I continued to pack until all my things were accounted for.
Soon, the door of my room was swinging open, which wasn’t shocking. There was no privacy here and when Kelsey wanted me for something, she never knocked. She stormed into my room and her scowl was furious as she glared at me.
“What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” She asked, staring at the bag on my bed.
“I’m leaving,” I told her without looking at her.
“The hell you are,” she growled, grabbing my bag, and ripping it out of my hands. I was so stunned by her movements that I was frozen as I watched my bag fly across the room and hit the wall with a loud thud. “You aren’t going anywhere. You have nowhere to go. You are nothing but a useless orphan and you’re going to stay here until you die, bitch!”
I narrowed my eyes at her, my temper rising with each breath I took.
“I’m staying with a friend,” I told her through my teeth. “My mother already gave me her blessing and—”
She let out a loud laugh, cutting off my words.
“Oh, you mean the mother who just signed a contract to be our live-in maid for the next unforeseen future?” She asked, folding her arms across her chest. “Now, you’re a maid’s daughter, which is even worse than what you currently are. It won’t be long before you’re sharing a room with your precious mother. My mom never lets maids live in her pristine guest rooms. She’s going to be moving here by tomorrow morning at the latest.”
I pressed my lips in a thin line; they promised her that she would be able to live in the guest room and still be a part of the family while she did some household chores. Had they lied to her? Did she even read the contract before signing it? My stomach twisted in a tight knot and my hands trembled at my sides. I couldn’t let that happen to my mother; something had to be done about this. They were terrible people, and they were feeding off our misfortune.
“I will kill you if you do anything to hurt my mother!” I growled, my eyes growing red with fury.
Her hand moved so fast that I barely saw it, but I felt the sting in my cheek and the loud slapping sound. Before I could react, she grabbed my hair and yanked me to the ground as her foot came down and stomped on my injured hand. I screamed in pain as I grabbed her ankle and pulled her to the ground. I focused my attention on all my training even though I was pretty sure my hand was fractured or at least sprained. However, I managed to the best of her and pinned her to the ground.
She screamed and clawed at me, bringing forth the claws of her wolf, and scratched at my flesh until the scent of my blood filled the room. I hissed out in pain, trying to get her to unlatch from me.
Before I could retaliate, the door swung open, and I heard a loud gasp.
“Kelsey!” Meredith cried as Kelsey managed to shove me off her and swiped her claws across the flesh of my face, leaving her markings on my cheek. I cried out in pain as the sting took over my entire body and burned. Her nails had wolfbane nail polish on them, which was why it hurt so badly and made me coward away.
“What is the meaning of this??” I heard Beta Taylor growling as a couple of Silver Crescent guards grabbed Kelsey and pulled her away from me.
“She attacked my daughter, obviously,” Meredith hissed as she went over to Kelsey. “She should be punished!”
My fingers trembled as I kept my injured face covered and my eyes averted away from them.
“Get Judy’s things,” Taylor ordered one of the guards who nodded and went to grab my suitcase which was thrown across the room. Taylor turned to Richard who stood at the doorway with his eyes wide as he looked between me and his daughter. “Is this how you raised your daughter? You should be ashamed of yourself. Alpha Gavin will hear about this.”
“P… please,” Richard stammered. “There’s been a misunderstanding…”
“He’s made it perfectly clear before he left that no harm would come to Judy and her mother. You broke your vow,” Taylor growled, pointing at me. “Look at what your daughter did to her!”
“I will deal with Kesley. She wasn’t there for the conversation. She’ll be punished but please, don’t punish the rest of us for her actions,” Richard pleaded.
“Deal with her,” Taylor said after a moment of pause as he narrowed his eyes. “Or we will and your new role as the Delta of the Redmoon pack is terminated, and your son will have no chance of becoming the Alpha. Not to mention all the funding from Silver Crescent will be pulled.”
“Y…yes, Beta,” Richard said, bowing his head. “I will deal with it.”
Beta Taylor turned to me and without hesitation, he lifted me into his arms, cradling me bridal style. He turned to his guard and nodded. They released Kelsey and they started to leave the room.
Kelsey was trembling with rage when she watched us leave.
“What the hell is going on? Where are you taking her??” She demanded.
“Kelsey! That is enough!” Richard growled.
“But Dad!” She complained.
“I said enough!!” He growled, practically shaking the entire manor.
I’m not sure what happened next because I soon blacked out.
