Chapter 461

Judy sucked in a sharp breath.

"They just left, and nobody knew where they had gone?" She asked, tears filling

her eyes.

I nodded.

"Yeah,” I murmured. "We searched everywhere, but they were gone. There was a note saying not to look for them and that they didn't need us anymore. I knew she was going to relapse again, and I certainly did not trust him... I worried for Matt."

"I would too," Judy whispered.

"I didn't stop looking for him; that was my nephew..." I said softly. "I searched for over a year and eventually I found them in a rundown little apartment in a human territory. The entire place reeked, and Matthew was sobbing on the ground. Bruises all over his body... it was clear he was also drugged... only one year old," I whispered as the memory became too much to bear.

She gasped.

"What?" She asked, her eyes wide with fear and pain.

"Yeah... there was no sign of him anywhere, but I knew he was the reason for the bruises on my sister and nephew. She was drugged up completely and nearly overdosed. I wasn't sure how long they had been like that... but Matt was extremely malnourished and dehydrated on top of being drugged and beaten. I brought them both back to the pack. They both spent a long time in the hospital recovering and once Matthew was ready to be released, I took him home with me. She remained in the hospital for a while. Eventually, we moved her to the inpatient detox center; which doubles as a psych ward... she's been there very since. I convinced her to sign over her rights as Matthew's mother and then I adopted him."

"And what about his father? That rogue? Is he still out there?"

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"A killed him a few years ago. He was spotted sniffing around. I wasn't sure what

he was after... whether it was her or their son... I didn't care to find out. I killed him without question."

Judy let out a breath.

"I had no idea any of that

happened...” she whispered. "Now understand why you don't want her to have anything to do with Matthew..."

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I nodded.

"Yeah," I agreed. We remained silent for a while before she cleared her throat and took off her seatbelt.

"Thanks for tonight... standing up for me, it was nice of you," she said softly. "I'll see you tomorrow."

She goes to leave but I grab her and pull her back to me. I kiss her deeply on the lips; she sighs against my mouth as she kisses me back. After a minute, I pull back.

"Good night," I say to her.

Her cheeks are flushed, and her eyes are hooded with lust, but she nods and leaves the car.

I wait until she's inside before I drive off.

I don't drive home though; I continue driving until I'm outside of a familiar building, I turn off the engine and head inside. The bell chimes as I walk through the front door and over to the front receptionist's desk.

Catherine, the night receptionist, smiles at me.

"Good evening, Alpha. I'm surprised to see you here so late," she said thoughtfully.

I took a deep breath, stealing my nerves.

"This couldn't wait," I told her. "I'm here to see my sister."