Chapter 502

"What happened between them?" I found myself asking.

Judy smirked and stepped closer to me.

"You are such a protective father," she teased, wrapping her arms around my neck and pressing her body against mine. "It's kind of hot."

She was deflecting my question and trying to distract me; just like how she lied to me earlier for Irene, she was trying to save Irene again. I should have been stronger than that and call her out on it, but I didn't. Instead, I slammed my lips against hers and lifted her off the ground, forcing her legs around my waist.

"I'll show you what's hot," he murmured against her lips as I carried her to her bedroom where I spent the remaining of the night just who dominates who.

The next morning, Judy wore only my shirt as she danced around the kitchen, cooking breakfast. I frowned as I entered, my sleep pants hanging low on my waist.

"Why are you cooking? Where's Chester?" I asked, running my fingers through my hair.

She smiled at me.

"I told him I had breakfast covered this morning. He wanted to take Nan out."

I nodded as I walked up behind her, wrapping my arms around her waist. I enjoyed the sight of her in my clothes, cooking in my kitchen. It was a sight I could get used to; a thought that came suddenly and made something stir low in my gut. I kissed the nape of her neck from behind, making her shudder and lean her back against me.

"Go to dinner with me tonight," I murmur against her skin.

I felt a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.

"Okay," she whispered.

I gave her a gentle squeeze and peppered another kiss on the nape of her neck before pulling back.

"Then it's settled," I winked as I stole a piece of bacon from the pan and left the room, hearing her laughter echoing behind me.

I took Judy to the Carter Resort restaurant. Nan was working and was our waitress for the evening. Judy was dressed in a short white dress that rested just above her knees and dipped loosely between her cleavage, giving me a prime view. Her hair was down, draped beautifully around her shoulders and she wore only a little makeup to highlight her features.

When she smiled at me across the table, my heart nearly stopped.

I swore off the thought of a real relationship. Having someone to call mine... another mate... falling in love, it didn't seem as if it were in my cards. Those I fall in love with die and the thought of losing Judy broke my heart in a way that I couldn't explain.

But at this moment, my guard was down as I stared at her from across the table. She was telling me a story about something that happened to her that day, and it was making her laugh. She had a beautiful laugh; she looked so beautiful as she smiled.

She tucked a strand of

behind

her ear, and I kept thinking that wanted to be the one to tuck it

behind her ear. I wanted to touch her

in one way or another.

"You seem lost in thought," Judy pointed out, his brows raised. I realized she had

stopped talking and I hadn't said a word.

I opened my mouth to speak, but then Nan was at our table with the wine I ordered for us.

"Ready to order food?" She asked as she poured the wine into the glasses and then left the bottle.

We both ordered our meals and then Nan left to fill the orders, leaving us alone to talk.

"You are beautiful tonight," I found myself saying.

Her cheeks flushed at the compliment.noveldrama

"You don't look so bad yourself," she replied with a small smile.

I felt a sense of pride swelling in my chest, my lips tugging into a smile. We fell into a comfortable conversation, followed by

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comfortable silence, like this was the most natural thing in the world.

It didn't take long for the food to arrive; being a Lycan had some perks. We got high priority no matter where we went; even in the place that was busy, which Carter's Resort was always busy.

Midway through the meal, my phone rang. I wished I could have ignored it, but as the Alpha, I couldn't. It could be an emergency.

I saw Beta Taylor appear on my screen.

"Yes?" I asked into the phone upon swiping the green answer button.

"Alpha, you need to return to your villa immediately," he said, an urgency in his tone.

"I'm out to dinner with Judy," I remind him; this was information he already knew.

"I know, Alpha, and I'm sorry to interrupt. But there is someone here I need to see," he told me.

I furrowed my brows.

"Who is it? Does this really need to be dealt with right this minute?"

I met Judy's eyes, and she was watching me with furrowed brows and a hint of worry in her gaze.

"Yes," Taylor replied, breaking through my thoughts. “It's Rachel."