She opened it with eagerness and when she saw the pink gems inside, she gasped loudly, her eyes lighting up with excitement and a large smile spreading across her glossy lips.“Oh, Dad!” She gasped as she wrapped her arms around me, hugging me tightly. “I love it! Thank you so much.”She pulled away
Judy’s POVAll three of them stared at me. Irene and Matt with smiles on their faces and Gavin with a frown.I stood in front of them with my eyes wide and my heart thudding violently in my chest. I wasn’t sure what to say as an excuse to get out of this. There was no way I was going to have dinner
Gavin sat down at the table, and I hesitantly sat beside him.One maid scurried into the room holding a bottle of wine and another bottle of apple juice. She immediately poured Irene a glass of wine and Matt a glass of apple juice. She walked around the table towards Gavin and filled his glass with
Third Person POVLater in the evening, Irene sat curled up on the couch, staring at her phone. Ethan told her that he would call at 8 pm and now it was 9:30 pm. She tried calling him a couple of times about a half hour ago, but he didn’t answer. She texted him as well, but her messages were left unr
“Why are you asking?” He countered; his eyes narrowed in her direction.She sucked her bottom lip into her mouth and nibbled on it gently as she thought about how to answer his question.Truth be told, she wasn’t sure why she wanted to know. Maybe to prove that the mate bond doesn’t matter. She’s no
Judy’s POVThe house was quiet when I returned home after having dinner at Gavin’s house. It was always quiet these days.The house felt so empty with my mother hiding away in her room, not a sound to be made. I put my coat on the hook and made my way upstairs. I paused outside of her bedroom door w
“I’ve known you for a while, Judy. You can’t bullshit me.”“What do you expect me to say, Ethan? That I’m not okay? That my mother is depressed and barely eats? Isn’t this what you wanted? For me to suffer? So, why are you acting like you care right now when we both know you don’t!”“Judy!” My mothe
Judy’s POV“Return the favor?” I asked, my heart falling deep into my stomach. “What are you talking about?”He cleared his throat and straightened his posture; the soft expression he wore for most of the day was gone completely and now it was a cold look that sent a chill down my spine. I instincti
Tyler looked dejected. But seriously, what did he think was going to happen?“Oh, okay,” he said, his eyes pleading for her to not go. Her stomach twisted, guilt clouding her judgment. She swallowed the lump in her throat.“But I’ll still see you tonight, right? The concert and all…” she reminded hi
Third Person POVNan wasn’t sure what she was doing. She had been a complete mess for days and she could feel herself spiraling out of control.“My cousin really likes you,” Mac told her during lunch the day before. “He thought you were really cute and funny and wanted me to find out if you were see
She turned around and fell to her knees, grabbing the waistline of my pants and pulling them down my legs, with my boxers. I stepped out of my pants and boxers, kicking them to the side. I started to unbutton my shirt, revealing each of my abs as my shirt loosened around my shoulders. Her eyes narro
Gavin’s POVI hadn’t left the forest; I needed to clear my head. We were close to being caught. My wolf was distracted, as was I, and neither of us sensed nor heard anyone else coming towards us. But when that girl appeared, I thought I was losing my mind.Judy returned to the forest about 45 minute
“I wanted to tell you that you did an amazing job,” she said thoughtfully.“Thank you,” I replied. “That’s really nice of you.”“Did your boyfriend compete?” Nan asked.Sammy nodded.“Yes. He’s at the medic now getting looked at. He should be cleared for the next round.”“When will we know if we are
Judy’s POVTabby froze when she saw Gavin seated beside me against the tree. Her eyes were wide, and her cheeks were flushed. She immediately averted her eyes to the ground. Gavin jumped away from me in time, so Tabby didn’t actually see anything, but she knew she walked in on something… she just di
I looked back at Mica and Jeremy who were talking amongst themselves. The chosen judges sat in the front, talking amongst themselves. Most of the audience went to greet the ones they were there to support. Nan was frowning in the direction Judy had gone while a guy spoke her ear from beside her. I d
Gavin’s POVI sat frozen as I watched Judy fly in the air. She had no parachute, nothing to catch her… if she fell, it could possibly be the end for her. But at the last minute, she shifted into her wolf form. I had never seen her wolf before it stirred something inside of me that I couldn’t seem to
I swallowed the lump in my throat as the wolf got even closer.Just as she reached the branch I was on and swiped her claws in my direction to throw me off balance. I released the branch I was holding onto and the branch I stood on flung so hard that it smacked her right in the face, knocking her of