Henry’s POV“Judy… what happened to you,” Henry said, standing to his feet and rushing toward her.She had tears in her eyes, despite her face looking expressionless. She allowed him to help her to one of the chairs and sit down.“I got into an argument with my husband last night,” she said, her tone almost hollow. “He asked why I didn’t take his offer and I told him because the amount of money he was offering me to shut me up was pathetic. It wasn’t enough. I wanted to take everything from him because he didn’t deserve any of it.”Henry sat down at his desk, eyeing her carefully and keeping quiet as she continued.“He lost it…” she breathed, glancing down at her fingers which she was tugging at. “He called me a selfish and lying bitch. Told me he wished that I was dead and that we never should have married. I said finally something we agreed on. I saw the fire in his eyes, and I knew it was only a matter of time before he hurt me. He
Erin’s POVHenry returned home a couple of hours after he told me he’d be there. I was able to shower and get dressed in comfortable clothing by the time he returned so I didn’t have to explain to him anything.He wanted me to order a pizza, so I had it waiting for him at the kitchen table when he walked into the house.He looked exhausted, not like someone who was about to spend the entire night investigating the vessels with me.We had a plan to go to Bane’s pack and do a little digging on him. But telling from Henry’s exhausted look, that might have to wait until another day.“Is everything okay?” I asked, watching as he sat down at the table.“Yes,” he said. “Just a last-minute client meeting. I wasn’t really planning on staying that late. I’m sorry for keeping you waiting.”I wasn’t going to tell him about running into Gavin’s sister or anything that happened that evening.I sat down with him and grabbe
Erin’s POVI’ve only seen Jeremy standing beside Bane in photos; I’ve never actually met him. But as he stood before me, he was incredibly tall and had broad shoulders. His arms were also giant, and it looked like he could crush me with a flick of his finger.He looked like an Alpha, but he wasn’t. He was a Beta.Henry didn’t look threatened by him though; he stood his ground with his arms folded across his chest as he stared up at the tall and large Beta wolf.“Neither of you belongs here,” he said, glancing between the two of us. “I’ve been watching you since you arrived earlier. Why are you following the Alpha?”“The question is, why is your Alpha buying a ring when everyone knows he’s unmated?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at him.“Why is that any of your business? Who are you?”“We are part of the police force,” Henry answered before I could say anything.Jeremy raised his brows as he glanced at Henry.&nb
Erin’s POVI couldn’t believe what I was looking at. My heart was crushed, and I stumbled backward into Henry who stood behind me, also shocked.Moments later, Bane arrived, and he took charge right away.“We need to get the body out of here and put the pack on lockdown. Nobody is to leave until I can figure out who did this to my Beta.”I could hear the women of the pack crying their eyes out, but their voices grew distorted. Everything around me was growing distorted.I looked at Bane who had dark eyes; though he was taking charge, there were no emotions on his face.I wondered if it was him that had done this.Thinking that this was our fault, that Jeremy died because we were snooping around, made my heart squeeze painfully in my chest.“We need to get out of here...” Henry whispered from behind me.At that moment, Bane looked over at us and his eyes darkened even more. His eyes locked onto mine
Gavin’s POVIt’s been a couple of days since Gavin agreed to let Judy Conrad stay in his packhouse. She’s been a great guest for a human, he had to admit. She helped in the kitchen, assisted the workers in keeping the place clean, and was incredibly kind.Gavin had promised not to tell anyone why she was there to protect her from her husband, so he just told everyone that she was an old friend that would be staying with him for a while.Everyone seemed to have bought it.He spent most of the last couple of days on a hunt to find Susanna, without there being any luck.He knows that Susanna will most likely come for Erin and couldn’t allow that to happen.He also knows that Erin will probably still want to continue working at the diner, even though she knows she’s in direct danger because that’s the kind of woman she is. It was infuriating but also incredibly attractive in the eyes of Gavin.However, lately, whenever h
Erin’s POVI couldn’t stop staring at her; she was absolutely stunning. She looked much older, but she was so beautiful and well-kept.Most importantly, she had her arms wrapped around Gavin’s like they were an item. A knot formed in my stomach as soon as I saw the two of them together.I had never seen her in any of our packs before and I didn’t have any research on her from the organization. But as they got closer, I realized why that was.She wasn’t a she-wolf at all.She was a human.I must have looked as stunned as I felt because Gavin’s eyes darkened when he saw me and then a smirk appeared on his lips like he was testing me or something. I felt a wave of fury washing over me.What kind of sick game was he trying to play?I shook the thought out of my head and straightened my stance. I knew Kelsey was watching with curious and worried eyes, but I didn’t say anything to her. I kept a fake smile on my fa
Gavin’s POVJudy gasped loudly at Jill’s words.Jill had never actually met Erin, but she knew how in love Gavin was in high school. She knew he had found his mate and she knew that Erin had broken his heart. But he never thought they would get the opportunity to be face-to-face.Jill made it quite clear many times in the past how she felt about Erin and if she were to ever see her in person. Now, that time has come, and Erin looked completely mortified.Gavin saw tears welling up in her eyes almost instantly and he practically felt her heartbreaking. His wolf was howling in aggravation as Jill said those cruel words to their mate.He couldn’t blame her for being upset. He was also upset, and he wanted Jill to leave.Before he could say anything, Erin was turning her body from them and running out the back doors. Her boss, Kelsey, stared after her with saddened eyes.Jill rolled her eyes and folded her arms across he
Erin’s POVI sat in my car for a long while after Gavin left. I couldn’t believe what we had just done in the parking lot of my work.My body was trembling all over and I could feel Emily’s pure excitement from within me. After I was able to recover my mind, I got out of my car and went back to work.I used that breather as my break and when I returned, Kelsey was watching me with a worried look in her eyes.“Is everything okay?” She asked.“Yeah, I just needed to breathe,” I told her, shaking my head of any and all thoughts that had surfaced.“Who was that other girl with Gavin? I know one of them to be Judy Conrad, the multi-billionaire’s wife, but I didn’t recognize the other one.”“That was Jill Pierce,” I told her, watching her eyes widen in shock. “Gavin’s sister.”“Oh, my goddess! I knew she existed, but I never thought I’d ever get to see her,” Kelsey breathed. “She was kind of cruel. Don’t you think