Chapter 646

Once we were seated and buckled, Erik drove off.

Judy stared out the window the entire time, her hands fidgeting on her lap nervously. I wanted to reach out and hold her hands, but I didn't want to come on too strongly. Thankfully, it didn't take us long to get to where we needed to go. Erik drove us to the city just outside of the Redmoon pack, headed towards the Silver Crescent, the same city as my office was in.

He parked outside the Skylight Restaurant, and as soon as he parked, Judy's jaw dropped.

"The Skylight?" She asked, turning to look at me. "This restaurant is exclusive and invite-only."

"I'm a Lycan, I don't need an invite," I told her, a cocky grin on my lips that I knew made her weak in the knees. I took her hand and pulled her along with me.

She straightened out her jeans and ran her hands down them.

"Gavin, I'm not dressed for a place like this," she told me, a hint of panic in her voice.

"It's okay," I tell her. "I rented the entire place out, so there's nobody here besides the staff."

She gasped.

"You rented this out?" She asked, peeking up at me. "Why would you do that?"

I just grinned and took her hand, pulling her along with me. We walked inside, the gorgeous décor catching her eyes immediately. This place was gorgeous, and the entire place was made from glass. Her eyes darted all over the place, scanning the many tables that lined the back wall and the marble flooring as we walked across the vast space.

We were greeted by some of the staff who were assigned to keep the place under lockdown while we occupied the area. I nodded at them, and they bowed as I passed them.

We walked into the glass elevator, Judy stayed close to my side, even when I released her hand. It pleased me to see her clinging to my side. The elevator ride was a while; it was a skyscraper, and we were going to the rooftop dining area.

"We are going to the top?" Judy asked after a while.

I nodded.

"Yes," I replied.

She turned to look at me, her eyes searching mine.

"What are you up to, Gavin?" She asked.

I smiled down at her, tucking a strand of hair behind her ears, but before I could reply, the doors opened. The rooftop dining area was a large garden, and it was gorgeous; it overlooked the entire city, regardless of which table we sat at.

A table was made up for us as we walked across the rooftop; it was draped in a white cloth that reached the ground, and in the center was a bouquet of white lilies, Judy's

favorite flowers, and a lavender

candle, which I knew was her

favorite scent.

Judy's eyes lit up at the sight, and then her gaze wandered over to our view of the city. It was breathtaking, but not as breathtaking as the view in front of me.

Judy sat down at the seat, her eyes scanning the flowers and the placements in front of her, a twinkle of something in her eyes that made my heart skip a beat.

"Gavin, what is all of this?" She asked, her voice hoarse with emotions as she finally met my eyes.

"I looked for you."

She raised her brows as she searched my face.

"What?" She asked.

"I looked for you... For those 2 weeks you were gone... I looked for you."

She blinked as she stared at me.

"Oh..." she glanced down at the empty plate in front of her.

"When you left, it was like you took a part of me with you, and I wasn't going to rest until you were back where you belonged... when I found you, I said some things I shouldn't have said. I was so focused on bringing you home that I never stopped to consider your feelings, and for that I'm sorry."

She wouldn't look at me, but I could see the emotions all over her face. She sucked her bottom lip into her mouth again.

"I was consumed by my need to protect you and our pup, to right a wrong. But Inoveldrama

was wrong to take your choices away from you."

"You brought me here to tell me that?" She asked, her eyes still focused on her plate.

I shake my head. I reach across the table to cup her chin, lifting her gaze to meet mine. I saw the unshed tears, and it was nearly my undoing.

"No," I tell her, my voice filled with genuine admiration and something else... something stronger. "I brought you here to tell you... baby or not... I want you."

Her cheeks flushed.

"W...what?"

"I want you," I repeated. “Not as a fling... not as a fake girlfriend to get my mother off my back... not as a secret... I want you, Judy. I want to love you so loud that the world fucking hears it."