Judy's POV
"Gavin..." I gasped, not prepared for the overwhelming feeling of his body pressing against mine in the dark of the hotel suite. "Where's Nan and Chester?"
"I sent them away so we could have a little chat," he said, his tone lethal. "Did you really think you could keep this from me? Even if I didn't overhear you, I would have found out one way or another."
I swallowed the lump in my throat, his close proximity making me weak-kneed.
"I had it handled..." I told him, trying to sound confident, but failing miserably.
“Handled?” He nearly laughed without humor. "Then why is your father still in prison?"
"I've been paying off his debt..." I said softly. "But they keep piling on more interest... we couldn't even afford a lawyer, and all the ones appointed to him are corrupted by the Cash family."
have helped you in that situation?" He asked, his eyes
distance between us, but the distance seemed almost cold. He turned his back on
even worse?" Gavin asked, breaking through the silence that started
him to marry my
"But he didn't-"
growled, whipping around to face me. "He would have married Irene and then what? Break her heart worse than he already has? Hurt her physically
"I didn't think "
anybody but yourself. It was a selfish act not to tell me the entire truth about what was happening. I could have put an end to
my lower lip, hating that my cheeks were flushed, and tears were brimming in my eyes. I wasn't going to let them
with him?" I found myself asking, my voice barely
I felt him pressing against me once again, pinning me to the wall, though it wasn't as rough as before, my heart still
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