Seducing My Ex's Father In Law

Gavin's POV

The rage I felt boiling inside of me when I heard Irene's confession. I watched her retreat up the stairs and towards her room, my eyes narrowed, and my jaw clenched tightly. I was clenching and unclenching my fists, trying to calm myself down and not do something I was seriously going to regret.

"Gavin, try to calm down," Judy said from behind me, her tone low and cautious like she was trying not to provoke the big bad wolf.

"Calm down?" I asked, turning to look at her. I could see the concern in her eyes, and it caused me to pause for a minute, but then the second I thought about what Irene had done, the anger returned to me. "How can I calm down after knowing what my own daughter had done??"

She bit her lower lip, making my eyes drift to her mouth before snapping back to

her eyes.

"Irene was in a really bad place at that time," Judy told me.

"And that makes it right?" I asked through my teeth; I couldn't believe she was defending Irene right now. I nearly fired her because I thought she tried to hurt my son... I did fire a maid after she confessed to the crime and banished her. If it weren't for that maid... it could have been Judy. I was thankful that the doctors were able to help Matt and that he survived, but the outcome could have been so much worse. "Whatever she was going through, whatever jealousy she was facing, it didn't make what he did any better. She nearly killed Matt and was most likely the indirect cause of that maid's death."

"We don't know if she's dead," Judy said, trying to reason with me.

"But she could be and it's Irene's fault for that," I told her, my eyes blazing with anger. "Why are you defending her right now?"

voice trailed off as she tried to figure out

what was

time... didn't you?" I asked, hurt pinging my chest as I stared

on her lip as she thought about how

it was a simple answer that

no question. She either knew, or

the truth," I demand, my patients wearing thing. "Did you know,

slumped and she

she finally

anything to me?" I asked, unable to hide the hurt in my tone. "You were going to take

going to take the fall," I said quickly. "I was planning on taking the

my lips as my wolf's instincts surged forward,

protect her..." she admitted

asked again in a snarl. "Why would you want to protect her after

and making my