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Judy was not mine to care for or protect, so I wasn’t sure why a scratch bothered me so much.
“Looks like we have our winners,” Megan whispered from behind me. “Any of them from your pack?”
My eyes remained fixed on Judy. I didn’t want to engage in a conversation with Megan; I mainly just wanted to get her off my back. Figured if I played nice, it’ll get rid of her sooner rather than later.
“Yes,” I said, pointing to Judy, though she really wasn’t officially part of the Silver Crescent pack, I still considered her pack. She was the only one in the surrounding packs that qualified for this competition. She was part of my region… she was my wolf. “She’s a fighter,” I murmured as I watched her highlights on the big screen.
“I’ve always been a fighter, too,” Megan purred. “Remember we used to spar each other when you were here? Just because I’m a model doesn’t mean I can’t kick your butt.”
“That was the past,” I told her blandly. “It was meant to be forgotten.”
“How can I forget something that means so much to me, Gavin,” Megan said, touching my shoulder and leaning In close enough that I could feel her breath on the nape of my neck as she spoke. “We were really good together. All those late nights…”
“We were never a couple.”
“That’s not how it felt for me,” she said, nibbling on her lower lip. “I fell for you, Gavin. I wanted to be yours, but then you left me without a real reason why.
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“Because I wasn’t in the market for a monogamous relationship,” I said through my teeth. “You knew this when we began.
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“I thought you would change your mind,” she complained
“I didn’t.”
“How about now? Are things any different? Are you in the market for a relationship?” She asked quickly, desperation clear in her tone.
My eyes flickered to Judy, she was in the middle of talking to some of her teammates. She wore a workout bra and high–waisted, skintight, black yoga pants that hugged her form perfectly. She had sweat coating her small and shapely form, her hair tied into a messy pony. My eyes lingered for a bit too long because I barely noticed Megan getting closer.
“I’m not hearing a no…” she whispered, misinterpreting my silence.
A flare of anger rushed through me; her nearness no longer did it for me…in fact, it only seemed to anger my wolf. “Mega, listen carefully because I’m only going to say this once. I was never interested in making our sexual relationship anything more than what it was. You were nothing but a means for quick release after or before long work hours. Whatever you think you are going to gain by trying to seduce me isn’t going to work out in your favor. I am not, nor will I ever be, yours.”
My tone was cold, and I knew she could see the ice in my eyes. She moved back, gaining distance from me, sensing how serious I was.
I turned away from her, my eyes finding Judy again, only this time, she was watching me.
I could hear Megan leaving, sniffling, but I didn’t actually turn to make sure she left.
“What was that about?” Mica asked, eyes following Megan’s retreating form. “Wasn’t that the owner’s
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daughter?”
“Mm.” My eyes remained fixed on Judy, who was turning her attention back and forth between me and her
teammates.
“I didn’t know you two knew each other,” Mica said, still focused on Megan; he blew out a whistle approvingly as his e eyes stayed glued on her.
The second I saw Judy and her teammates start heading towards the gym, I stood.
“If you’ll excuse me,” I murmured without sparing him a glance.
He barely even noticed me leaving, he was too busy eye–fucking Megan.
I followed the group into the gym area, and just as Judy was about to go into the women’s locker room behind the female competitors, I grabbed her arm and pulled her along with me.
