Chapter 600

"It was just time for me to go," I told him weakly. "Alpha Levi gave me an offer and

"And you decided to take it without talking to me?"

"What would you have said?" I asked, the fog clearing as anger coursed through me. He had some nerve questioning me right now when he was the one with another woman... he was the one fucked me and then ghosted me. He was the one who walked away... not the other way around. My heart felt like it was on the verge of breaking all over again, and I'm trying so hard to mend it from past damages. "Would you have told me not to go?" I went on to ask. "Would you have kept me a prisoner in your pack? Forced me to work for you forever?"

"I would have given you the job that I had been holding for you," he said through his teeth, his own anger mirroring mine.

M frowned, furrowed at his words; confusion consumed me.

"What?"

"The Silver Crescent Gamma Force," he told me, his eyes narrowed. "There was

a position on the force I was holding for you."

I was shocked; my eyes wide as I stared at him.

"You never said..." I started to say, letting my words trail off. "You never offered..."

He said, and stepped away from me, giving me a minute to breathe without him being inches away from me.

"I didn't want to overwhelm you," he told me, his eyes never leaving mine. "You had offers thrown at you, and you hadn't even graduated yet. I wanted to wait until your graduation to "

"A graduation you didn't attend," I snapped before I could stop myself.

His brows dipped as he studied my face, and I hated how well he could read me.

"There was a reason for that..."

"Yes, I've heard your reason," I nearly spat, unable to control my anger.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

I parted my lips to speak, but the voices coming from the packhouse stopped me.

Shit. If there were voices, that meant the meeting was over. Which meant Sampson was most likely heading to his office right now and if he sees I'm not there, he's going to be pissed.

Reading my expression, Gavin reached for me.

"Stay."

"I'm not a dog," I told him, narrowing my eyes. "And I can't... my Alpha wanted to speak to me."

I turned to leave, but stopped when I heard his low and threatening growl.

Before I knew what was happening, I

his hands were on my hips and his face was buried in the nape of my neck, paralyzing me, rooting me to the ground. His lips brushed across the nape of my neck, and I swear I heard him inhaling before he released a frustrated sigh.

The masking spray blocked my scent, and for some reason, I knew it

was driving him crazy. I knew it

because he was also wearing it, as a powerful Lycan, it was necessary when he arrived in the pack. We didn't want to draw any unwanted attention when the pack was already being targeted.

"If I ever hear you call him your Alpha again... I'll make sure this pack doesn't have one."

A chill crept up my spine; his words laced with ice, and yet it went straight to my

core.

He placed a small kiss on the nape

of my neck, which both confused and aroused me. Why was he doing this? He was marrying another.

woman and expecting a baby.n?

her, He shouldn't be here messing with me... but I swallowed down those words and stepped forward, unlocking and opening the door. I waited a moment to gather my thoughts, and just before I pulled the door open, he released me.

I felt his eyes on me as I walked out of the room.

Just as suspected, packmates were pack and they were swarming around the packhouse. Nobody noticed me leaving the conference room or that Gavin was undoubtedly following me.

I hurried down the hallway and to Sampson's office.

I wasn't surprised that he was already there, pacing the place. Lucy was there as

well, tears brimming in her eyes. When I stepped in, my heart was thudding in my chest.

"Where were you?" He asked, his eyes narrowed.

"Sorry...I got turned around..."noveldrama

"Don't give me that bullshit, Judy. I had Gamma's escort you here," he said, folding his arms across his chest.

I thought Gavin would be behind me, but he wasn't. It was a relief. I stepped into the room; my arms wrapped around my body like I was trying to keep myself together.

"Don't yell at her," Lucy tried to defend her. "She was going to tell you..."

"When? Before or after she got herself and the baby killed," he snapped, his words harsh and making me flinch.

There were no doubts left... he knew the truth.

He turned to look at me, his eyes filled with anger, hurt... and a little worry.

"Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant, Judy?"

I parted my lips to speak, but a loud growl stopped me. My entire body froze. Gavin was behind me.