Chapter603

Judy’s POV

I couldn’t believe this was happening. Gavin found out that I was pregnant, and now he was demanding answers. How could I possiblytellhim that I was carrying his baby? I’m sure he had so many questions, and I wasn’t sure how to answer any of them.

Not to mention, Sampson was never going to trust me again.

Tears burned in my eyes as I stepped out of the packhouse. I wiped angrily at my tears. I was embarrassed, needlesstosay. The fact that I was hiding this pregnancy from the Alpha… everybody was going to know about it, and it was humiliating. Not only that… but my baby’s father was now aware of this situation, and he was going to ask questions. Did I really think I could pass this baby off as someone else’s when I hadn’t been with anyone else?

I was so stupid. 1

“Judy, wait!” I heard my name from one of the last people I wanted toseeright now. I hurried down the street and away from the packhouse. I needed to get back to my condo, pack up, and then leave as fast asIcould. There’s nothing for me here anymore. With me being pregnant, I couldn’t be on the Elite Force. Without my ties to the force, there’s nothing keeping me in the Redcliff pack. 1

“Judy, just stop, please!” That voice came again, and I winced when I realized that she wasn’t going to go away. She was staying and she was following…she wasn’t giving up that easily. I should have known she wasn’t going to give up like that.

Before I knew what was happening, she was grabbing my arm and stopping me from going any further.

I refused to look at her, though; my heart was heavy, and I knew if I looked at her face,Iwould break down and start crying. I didn’t want to show her that kind of weakness.

“I’m so sorry, Judy,” Lucy cried, and I could hear the break in her voice. “I never meant to hurt you. I didn’t want to betray your trust, but I couldn’t let you go on patrol with your team. He needed to know the truth…” (1)

I knew she was right; hell,ifshe didn’t tell him, Dr. Jasper or one of the medical teams would have. A knot formed in the pit of my belly, and I hated how I was feeling. I wrapped my arms around myself and let out a deep and shuddering breath as I broke into tears.

She wrapped me in her arms, pulling me close to her.

“I’m so sorry. Please, don’t hate me,” Lucy whispered. “I was only looking out for you… You have to believe me…”

“I do,” I found myself whispering. “I’m not mad at you. I’m just…embarrassed… upset… I don’t know.” I let my voice trail off as uncertainty consumed me.“Why did you havetotell him in front of everyone, Lucy?”

“I didn’t,”she said quickly.“I whispered it to him…” She nibbled on her lower lip and gave me a sad expression as if that fixed everything.Isighed and looked up at the sky as if I were asking the goddess why she was cursing me like this.

“In frontofeveryone,” I told her, folding my armsacrossmy chest. “It made a scene…”

Tearscontinued to fill hereyes, and her bottom lip trembled.

“I’m sosorry.I panicked. I didn’t know what else to do. But I knew you couldn’t go on patrol,Judy, and I know you… You would have triedbecauseyou wanttohelp with the rogue problem… I neededtostopyou beforeitcame to that. Sampson needed to knowthetruth. I’m sorry it happenedhowitdid, but itneededto be done.”

I knew shewasright…Goddess,Ihated that she was right.

Atearescaped my eye and went down my cheek.

“Canwegobacktoyourcondo?”She asked after a beat ofsilence.“Ifeellikethere’smore that needs to be said that shouldn’tbeoutin public.”

Iknewwhat she wantedtotalk about;thehuge fucking elephant on the street.I nodded, and together we walked the rest of the waytomy condo. Itwasn’ta far walk, but it felt likeittook hourstoreach my condo. Most of the walk was done in silence as we both processed our thoughts and triedtofigureoutwhere we stood with one another.

Ipulled my keysoutofmy bag and unlocked the front door,stepping intothevastspacewith Lucy following behind me.

Sheshut the door.

“CanIuseyourrestroom?” She asked.“I must look like a mess andneedtofreshenup.”

Chapter 604