Chapter 609

Judy's POV

I stared at him in shock. Was what he was saying true? Was I lied to? The intensity of his gaze nearly brought me to my knees. Now I was the one left with questions unanswered, but most importantly, if he wanted me, why didn't he ever tell me? Why did he let me believe that he and Rachel were a thing?

My heart cracked at the very thought. Tears burned in my eyes, blurring my vision as I stared up at him. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't look away. My bottom lip trembled, and I sniffled, hating myself for displaying this type of weakness. But he was bringing it out of me, and I couldn't help myself when I'm around him. He still owned my heart despite how hard I tried to convince myself that he didn't.

He brushed his thumb across my cheek, wiping away the tears I hadn't noticed falling.

"After I get answers from Rachel, I'm banishing her. She's being held right now," he told me softly.

I was shocked by this sudden news; I thought they were getting married, but it was the furthest thing from the case. I swallowed the lump stuck in my throat, my heart pounding against my chest. I didn't know what to do in this situation. I wasn't sure who to trust. I've been hurt so much by those I loved... Ethan had betrayed me, and Gavin had hurt me. I wasn't sure if I could trust him, and I was terrified to let my heart fall for him even deeper despite my wolf's sudden pull towards him.

He kissed me softly on the lips, pulling my mind to the current moment, making me melt from the sweetness.

"Don't run from me," he whispered against my lips before closing the gap again. I found myself melting against him, deepening the kiss because the only thing I knew in that moment was that I missed him so much, and having him here with me, kissing me, worshiping me, it was everything my heart had been craving these last couple of weeks.

He wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me flush against him; heat coursed through my body when I felt his tongue slipping between my lips and invading my mouth, searching hungrily. The kiss was filled with need and hunger, and it went straight to my core.

He lifted me off the ground, making me wrap my legs around his waist to steady myself, and before I knew what was happening, he was opening my bedroom door and inviting himself inside. My room was dark when we entered, and his kicking the door shut behind him made it even darker because now we no longer had the light from the small hallway outside the door. He didn't bother turning on a light; I don't think he even noticed it was dark. He laid me down on the bed, gently, not to hurt me. For a

moment, I almost forgot that I was pregnant.

He broke the kiss from my lips and started to kiss down the nape of my neck. I breathed him in, his scent slowly starting to return. Either I was smelling him through the masking spray, or the spray was starting to wear off. Either way, it was a glorious scent that made my wolf purr happily.

He dragged his lips down my body, resting them on my belly, sending warmth through me. It was like he wasn't just loving me, but our baby, too. It was a silent claim that the baby in my belly was his, andhe wasn't going to let either of us go. He kissed around my belly like every inch of me deserved to benoveldrama

worshipped. Tears welled up in my eyes as my heart expanded. Then he brought himself back to my lips, kissing me deeply like I was the most important thing to him.

He lifted off me and started to unbutton his shirt. My eyes wouldn't look away from

his incredible form; no matter how many times I see it, it will never not be the most beautiful sight. His toned abs were mouth-watering, and I had to fight the urge to reach out and touch him.

As if he were reading my thoughts, he grabbed my hand and pressed it against his body, making me touch every rippling ab on his stomach and causing my mouth to go completely dry.

It was as if he was allowing me to claim his body just as he was claiming mine.

He lowered himself back down to

my lips and kissed me as if his entire life depended on it. As he kissed me, he made quick work to remove my shirt, leaving me almost exposed to him, other than my black laced bra. His eyes darkened as he kissed my chest, his tongue dipping between my cleavage, making me gasp.