"Hey," I said to her, putting my hands on her small shoulders. "Just breathe. They are gone... it's okay..."

Judy took in a deep breath as she fought to control her breath. Once she was finally calmer, her eyes peeked up at me through her long and dark lashes.

"Thanks,' she whispered.

"Want to tell me why you didn't tell me about your running in with my mother," I asked, my voice firm, though I tried to keep it calm.

She bit her lower lip and looked away, but I grabbed her chin gently and brought her head back up so she was looking at me again.

"Tell me the truth," I demanded. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because it wasn't exactly a pleasant conversation and I didn't want you to think

so little of me," she admitted, her eyes meeting mine.

My brows furrowed

"Think little of you?" I asked. "What happened?"

to dinner with my parents and I got up to go to the bathroom and they

felt a surge of protectiveness coursing through my veins and

to you?" I asked through my

that you'll tire of me soon enough," I murmur. "That you're destined to marry Daisy and I'm just a distraction. That I won't be a problem for

me; I was seeing

corner Judy while she was out with her family and then feed her such lies. There was no way in hell I was ever going to mate and marry Daisy, even if Judy wasn't

to rip someone's head off their shoulders, but when I saw the tears filling Judy's eyes,

thumb brushing her invisible tears off her cheeks as my fingers traced the nape of her neck. "Why would I think little of you?" I recalled her reasoning for not

tear escaped her eyes, I had it wiped away before he even

stand up for myself when it comes to your mother and Daisy,"

sighed and pressed my forehead against her, keeping my hand on the back of her neck to keep

that situation, so you've done well. Don't beat yourself up over it. They shouldn't have cornered you and they certainly shouldn't have said those things to you. None of it is true, so I hope it didn't hurt you too

and at that moment I realized it did hurt her. I guess

unconventional relationship, it

to believe the words my mother spat at her. I

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