Chapter 450

"Judy," I urged. "Tell me the truth."

"As soon as you banished her, Ethan pulled all ties with her. He lied to her and abandoned her... so I'm not entirely sure where she is now but if I were to

guess..."

"She's probably dead..." I growled. Judy nodded, unable to form words. "And how do you know any of this?"

"He told me," she confessed. "Irene doesn't know about it though. At least, I don't think she does. But Ethan gloated to me about it for a week afterward. He wanted me to know how much control he had around me."

I wanted to punch something; I wanted to find Ethan and punch him in the face for what he had done. I remained silent for a long while, trying to process all the information I was just told.

"I should have been informed of the truth from the beginning," I murmured. Judy nodded; her eyes downcast.

"I was protecting your family,” she said, her voice nothing more than a whisper. Something about her whispered words made something inside me snap and the next thing I knew, I was pushing her against the wall, pinning her between my body and the hard surface of the wall.

Her breath hitched as my lips found hers and I kissed her deeply, allowing my tongue to explore her mouth greedily as if I couldn't get enough. She tasted sweet and her breath was warm and sent a shiver throughout my entire body, but in a good way. Her body curved around mine, fitting almost too perfectly against me as my cock grew hard in my pants, making me too uncomfortable.

I groaned against her lips, not able to get enough of the contact between us. She breathed me in, her body melting against mine as if it were the most natural thing in the world. I nipped at her bottom lip, drawing it into my mouth and sucking on it like it was the sweetest piece of candy I had ever had.

She sighed contently, the kiss lingering for way too long in the middle of the villa foyer. When we both finally broke apart, our breathing was intermingled and heavy as we fought to catch our breaths. I closed my eyes and pressed my forehead against hers. Keeping her pinned against the wall as if my life depended on it.

"What was that for?" She finally asked, her voice coming out as a breathy whisper.

"For protecting my family," I found myself whispering. "For being there for them even when I couldn't be. For being you..."

My words came out before I could really comprehend them myself, but as I spoke each point, I realized how right they were... how real they sounded.

She licked her bottom lip and nodded, her body trembling against mine.

I finally stepped back, noticing her flushed cheeks and her hooded eyes. I wanted

to pull her back into me and kiss the life out of her, but I chose to remain quiet as I stared around her face, searching for something... anything.

"I'm sorry for keeping this from you and that you had to find out this way," she finally said, returning our conversation to what it was initially. "I'm sorry for that."

I shook my head.

"Don't be," I said, my tone a little too gruff. "It's okay."

She nodded, though her cheeks still held a bit of pinkness to them.

"I should get to Matt. I'm late for tutoring."

I nodded, running my fingers through my hair. Without another word, she turned and hurried away and Owned the back parlor where

she normally met up with Matt.

I sighed and looked up at the stairway; I knew I had to speak with Irene sooner ornoveldrama

later about all of this... but I needed to know some things first.

I [pulled my phone out of my pocket and called Taylor.

"Hello?" Taylor asked tentatively; he couldn't tell if this was a social call or a work call.

"I need you to find out information," I told him quickly.

"Of course, Alpha," Taylor said, realizing that this was in fact a work call. "What can I do for you?"

"That maid that I fired months ago...

I need you to find her and if she's dead, find out what happened to her. If she's dead, bring me the rogue that killed her. If she's alive, bring her to the villa. I have questions that only she can answer.”

Taylor raised his brows; he knew why that maid was fired and banished; he

couldn't believe that Gavin trusted her to enter his villa again.

"Are you sure you want to do that?" Taylor asked, his eyes narrowed though Gavin couldn't see his face.

"Don't argue with me, Beta." Gavin

snapped into the phone. "I'm not

the mood. Do as you're said. I want day on

a ful Dreport at the end of theant

my desk."

There was a pause for a moment and then Taylor sighed.

"Yes, Alpha."