Chapter 557

I frowned at the nickname; I was trying not to listen, but I couldn't help myself.

"She's a fucking beast," the classmate agreed. "At least it's over now."

"You were amazing!" Nan said after we left the gym once the final was complete. I smiled at her and gave her a quick and sweat-coated side hug.

"Thanks," I told her. "I didn't mean to intimidate anyone. But it seems they were all afraid of me."

Rightfully so," she said, nudging me with a smirk. "You kick ass, Judy. You deserve to be feared for once in your life you badass warrior bitch."

I laughed, letting myself feel good for once. The finals were complete, and I felt amazing. I think I actually aced each and every one of them, despite my clouded brain. Though I feared that now that my finals were over and I could finally relax, the weight of worries would bury me alive. Now all I had left was to think about Gavin and why I hadn't heard from him all week after our night together.

The last I've heard, he was with Rachel in the hospital, but I hadn't heard anything more about it. It was also no longer Taylor picking me up from school and bringing me home; this entire week, it's been Gamma Erik. When I asked where Taylor was, Erik told me that he was on a special assignment and didn't have much more information for me.

It left me with an unsettled feeling, but I'm hoping the answers will come to light soon enough. I should be returning to my tutoring job next week, and then I'll be able to see Gavin at the Villa. I'll get the truth out of him one way or another.

Except it didn't work out as planned. For whatever reason, the tutoring sessions had been moved back to my house instead of the villa. Erik would pick me up with Matt tucked away in the back seat and then take us to my house.

"I don't understand why we are doing tutoring sessions here again," I murmured

as we pulled up to the large building. It broke my heart knowing that Gavin was pushing me away again and I didn't understand why.

"Your guess is as good as mine," Erik said with a shrug. "They don't tell me anything."

"My dad's been really busy lately," Matt said as we walked through the front doors of the house. "I barely saw him all last week."

"Really?" I asked, raising my brows. "What's he been up to?"

Matt shrugged.

"Who knows? It's all very secretive, though. They stop talking when I'm nearby and he's been hanging out with Rachel a lot," he muttered, his eyes rolling as he spoke.

"Judy, is that you?" My mother asked as she came around the corner. She paused when she saw us standing in the living room and then a small smile spread across her face. "Oh, hello Matthew," she said politely. "I didn't know you'd be here this evening. Are you hungry? I was just about to make dinner."

"I'm starving," Matthew said with a grin. "Thank you, Mrs. Montague."

"Oh, sweetie, you can call me Shelly. We are practically family at this point."

He smiled at her words and gave her a small nod.

"Will you be doing your tutoring sessions here again?" My mother asked.

I nodded.

"Yeah, I guess for the time being."

"Everything okay with Alpha Landry?" She asked, her lips turned downward, and

her eyes filled with concern.

"I'm not t entirely sure," I admitted. haueard from him for a bit Matt

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Matt nodded, confirming my words.

"I see," my mother said, eyeing me carefully. "Did you get your final grades back yet?"noveldrama

I shook my head.

"Not yet, but hopefully soon."

"Keep me posted. In the meantime, I'll start making dinner. Your father should be home soon."

With that, she left the room and went into the kitchen.

As I studied with Matt and helped with him with his homework, the living room filled with the delicious scent of my mother's cooking. She was an incredible cook, and my stomach growled with anticipation forher food. Matt's mouth was practically watering as dinner time feared.

My father came home, looking exhausted from a long day of work. He greeted

Matt before retreating to the kitchen.

Just then, my phone went off.

I glanced at the screen and saw that

the school had sent me a text. When I opened the text, there was a link. I Cked on the link, and my eyes grew wide.

My grades had finally arrived!

Tonight's simple dinner turned into a celebration.