Judy's POV

Gavin's body tensed at the sound of his mother's words; his hand gripping mine tightly. He turned to look at her; she stood in the archway of the sitting room, her arms folded across her chest. She wore a gorgeous evening gown, making me think she was just heading out. Her hair was perfectly curled and tied up into a bun, and her makeup looked professionally done.

Her perfectly trimmed brows were knitted together as she stared at the two of us, her eyes occasionally drifting to the hand that Gavin was grasping as if his life depended on it.

I wasn't surprised by her rude voice or that I wasn't welcomed into her home. But I was there for Gavin, so I kept my lips clamped shut, hating that my cheeks were growing red.

"Watch how you speak about her, Mother," Gavin said, a dangerous edge to his voice. "Don't forget whose property this really is. Judy is here as my guest, and you'll show her respect."

She pressed her lips together until they were nothing more than a thin line.

"So, that's how this is going to be?" She asked, narrowing her eyes at her son. "You are threatening me for her now? Are you seriously trading a Baldwin for this?"

I blanched at her words, but Gavin didn't release my hand.

trade. Daisy was never an option for me, and I'm not sure how much more I could make that clear," Gavin said, his tone firm and leaving no

bloodline as your mate!" Donna said, a snarl to her tone. "Why wouldn't you want to stick to the same bloodline. Plus, they are a powerful and rich family. What

squeeze painfully in my chest, and yet still, he hadn't let go of my hand. It was reassuring in a way to know that he was still present with me, despite speaking about the past with

relentless and clearly not giving up. "You could learn to love her and choose her as your mate. You could

not doing this with

I will not take Daisy as my mate. She will never be my anything, let alone my Luna. I know what you want to hear, but the fact of the matter is, Judy is my second chance mate, and she will be the one by

his mother the truth without sugar coating it. Her eyes grew large as she stared at him and then at me. I saw the darkness swirling in

and before I could say anything or

and the sting of

my split lip, and she raised her hand to

I could feel his anger rotting off him in waves. He was gripping his mother's hand, squeezing tightly, making her face

gritted teeth as she tried to break free from his

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