Chapter 420

"I'm sorry to hear that," he said thoughtfully. "It was nice of Gavin to let you stay in his mansion while all that got sorted though.

I nodded, a small smile tugging at my lips.

"Yeah, it was nice of him," I said softly. "He's always been kind like that... at least to me."

"As far as Lycan's go, my uncle Mica doesn't mind him," Lukas suddenly says with a shrug. "he's probably the only other Lycan he can tolerate."

I let out a soft laugh.

"The irony is... he's impossible," I tell him as I grab a piece of food.

"This food is really good," Lukas praised as he too took a bite.noveldrama

I nodded.

"All thanks to Chester, our head chef," I replied. "He's one of the best cooks in the world."

For the next several hours, we spent time eating, drinking wine, and chatting. We also did a little work as well, but not as much as I was anticipating. We made a little progress when it started to get late, and I was getting exhausted.

"I should go," Lukas said, stretching his arms and legs out and yawning. "I had a nice time though. Maybe next time we can actually get some work done."

I laughed and nodded in return as I cleaned up our mess in the living room.

"Yeah, next time we'll definitely have ot get some work done. I'll meet you in the student lounge tomorrow afternoon, and we can get some more progress done."

"Sounds good," he said as he stood.

"Hold on, I'll walk you to the door," I tell him as he grabs his backpack and shoulders it.

He waits for me to clean up the rest of the mess before I join him.

Gavin's POV

It was nice to finally be home after being away with Matthew and his school for the last couple of days. hated that I had to attend that event, but it was worth it because it was important to Matt, which meant it was important to me. Plus, thad to get away for a few days.needed to clear my head. Judy had all consumed my thoughts and I needed to figure shit out for myself.

Beta Taylor had texted me a couple of times earlier today but ignored each text. I knew if it was an emergency he would have called me, which meant him reaching out to me via text wasn't my Beta trying to reach his Alpha, it was a friend trying to reach his friend.

Once I was settled in at home and unpacked, I grabbed my phone and scrolled through the messages. There were no messages from Judy, which wasn't surprising but when I read Taylor's messages, my heart sank.

Taylor: Judy invited a guy over to the mansion to study tonight; just thought you'd like to know.

My blood boiled when I read that text message, and a low growl escaped my throat. It was sent several hours ago, and it was pretty late in the evening now. If I went there, I could probably still smell the lingering scent of this guy and figure out who he was. I thought about texting Taylor and asking him if he knew who it was, but I decided against that. I decided I was just going to go to the mansion and see

Judy; I could ask her myself.

I got straight into my car and drove right to the mansion. It was nearly midnight, there was no way he was still here at this hour for studying. But once I pulled up front and saw an unfamiliar car parked nearby, my heart sank even more.

He was here...

At this hour??

I got out of my car, slamming it shut behind me and I marched up the front steps that lead to the large porch. I grabbed my keys and

unlocked the front door. Pushiol net

the

door open, I was greeted with the familiar scent of a Merryweather; I knew the scent well because I was closer to Mica Merryweather vs the Lycans.

But what was a Merriweather doing in my territory?

I went towards the living room where the scent got strong and just as I was pushing the door open, I froze. In the crack of the door, I saw Judy leaning in and wrapping her arms around a tall gentleman.

He wrapped his arms around her as well and he held her close.

I was seeing fucking red.

Before I could stop myself, I slammed the door open with force, making it hit the

wall and crack under its force. Judy quickly jumped away from the guy, her eyes wide with alarm and she sucked in a sharp breath when she saw me.

"Gavin?"