Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

I was relieved to hear that honestly.

"It's okay," I told her. "I understand. You don't have to explain."

"No, I do," she said, tears filling her eyes. "I did some really awful things that I shouldn't have done. All because I thought you were after Ethan... but I was so wrong. I mean... I basically poisoned my own brother-"

"You did what?!" Gavin's voice cut through her words, and I watched Irene's face go pale as she looked behind me, now noticing Gavin walking through the doors.

"D... dad... "she said, her voice coming out as nothing more than a whisper.

"Tell me I didn't just hear what I thought I just heard," he said through his teeth, his eyes flashing with anger. "Are you telling me the peanut butter incident months ago was because of you?"

I lowered my gaze, not sure what to say to resolve this situation; Gavin was furious, and his anger was rolling off him in waves. Irene was a stammering mess, not expecting that her father was only around the corner and could hear everything she had said. My heart went out to her, but still, she did essentially poison Matt and put his life at risk. Gavin blamed me for it, but then Ethan paid a maid to take the fall and Gavin had exiled her, damning her as a rogue.

most likely dead by now. Not many can survive in

wasn't trying to hurt him. I was

to happen, Irene?" He asked, his tone deepening as he stepped closer to

Matt since the beginning and nothing I could say would change that. She knew she was in the wrong as well, which

wanted her

wolf or enemy. But the anger he was feeling at that moment was

at his harsh words, but

admitted, her bottom lip trembling. "I understand

almost fired her because of it," Gavin continued. "And that

head,

breathed. "I'm not sure why she took the fall but I didn't talk to her