Gavin's POV

"What the fuck do you mean she's hanging out with Lukas Merriweather again??" I asked, my eyes pouring into Taylor's as he stood in front of my desk in my villa office. "I made sure that jerk stayed away from her."

"Yeah, that was before Rachel returned and you dropped Judy like old meat," Taylor said, folding his arms across his chest. "She doesn't think you care anymore, so they became friends again. She's been staying pretty late after school hours this past week, studying for finals. I think they've been studying together. I see his car in the lot often."

I clenched my fists, my growing aggravation mixed with something else bubbled in the pit of my stomach.

But I also knew Taylor was right; the fact that I had consumed all my time lately with Rachel, trying to regain the friendship that I had lost over the years, meant my attention to Judy had dwindled. I couldn't remember the last time I saw her... held her... tasted her.

My wolf was growing more aggravated by the second, not having her near was messing with him in a way that I couldn't describe or begin to understand.

It pissed me off that as of right now, I don't have a right to tell Lukas to stay away from Judy.

"Don't forget, you have the meeting tonight at the Grand Casino Hotel," Taylor reminded me, glancing at his watch. "It's in a few hours, so you should be more focused on that."

This meeting was an important business deal that could enhance my company. It's been planned out to a T these last few months, and it all boiled down to this moment. I was initially going to take Judy as my plus one, but with Rachel back, I felt it was only right to take her instead.

I felt a presence behind me. I turned to see Rachel standing before me, weari a shimmering red dress, her dark curls crowning her face, and her large eyes peeking up

same reaction to her as

look lovely," I

of her lips tipped up into a

she said, looking

weeks have been few w odd, to say the least. She's been living in the guest bedroom, and we've pretty much been playing house. We have dinner to and talk about our days. She's been helping out with pack matters and keeping herself busy while I'm working, and then in the evening, after dinner, we sit and talk about old times. We catch up on all that has happened since we last

had always been easy; conversation flows smoothly, and

her home daily, mainly so I can keep track of her and make sure she's still doing well. Taylor provides me with daily updates, and that's enough to keep my mind focused

she first met Rachel and the pain in her eyes was something I couldn't unsee. I never meant to hurt her; I didn't want to keep things from her, but I wasn't sure how to tell her

you ready to go?" Rachel asked, bringing me out of my thoughts. "We are going to be late, and I really need a drink," she

offered her my

let's go," I said, the smile on my face feeling tighter than

driver, Leroy, drove us to the hotel; it was in human territory, which meant we needed to be careful here. Most of the staff and even the guests were human, though

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