Chapter 0354
“Dad?” I heard Irene saying as she approached.
It was 9:30 now.
When I looked at her, I saw that her eyes were puffy, and her bottom lip was quivering. I stood from my seat and walked towards her. She had her luggage in hand, and Matt was standing behind her with his own luggage.
Whoever hurt her my little girl was going to die.
“What happened?” I asked her as she wrapped herself in my arms, moisture from her tears soaking into my shirt.
“Can we talk on the way to the resort,” she sniffled.
I nodded, reeling in my temper.
Matt smiled at me as I rubbed his hair with my hand.
“Do I get to see Judy in action?” He asked, his eyes filled with excitement.
I chuckled.
“Yes,” I told him.
He fist–pumped in the air, excitement consuming him. He went on and on about how he’s been watching her on TV through the streaming service and he’s excited to see it in person.
The entire time, Irene was lost in thought
staring out the window as we drove towards the resort.
“So, tell me what’s going on?” I asked after a long wait, and once Matt finally started to drift off to sleep in the backseat. I was trying to keep myself calm, but my worry and frustrations were evident.
“My engagement ended,” she whispered.
“What?” I asked, my fists clenched around the steering wheel, my knuckles growing white.
The last thing I expected was for her to say that; she was head over heels in love with Ethan. I still remember when they met and I refused to let her date him, she was devasted and threatened her own life. I had no choice but to let her be with him despite my own dislike of the guy.
I could see right through him; he only wanted the title of Alpha for the Redmoon pack and he thought if he got close to my daughter, he would get close to me. I deal with guys like that all the time; I mean, he cheated on his own fated mate with my daughter so he could become an Alpha. The only reason I allowed him to date Irene was because she threatened her own life. I couldn’t let anything happen to my daughter.
“He was using me,” she continued as tears spilled down her cheeks. “He cheated on me… or he’s been cheating on me.”
I reached over and grabbed a hold of her hand, squeezing it tightly.
“I’m sorry,” was all I could think to say to her. But really, I was plotting the many ways I was going to kill Ethan.
“I really loved him, and I thought he loved me. I thought… her voice trailed off as her eyes wandered out the window again. “I believed everything he said to me.” That last sentence was more to herself than to me; it was barely a whisper.
“None of it is your fault, Irene. I won’t let him get away with hurting you,” I told her, my tone turning icy as I thought about Ethan’s antics.
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She turned to look at me, her eyes red with unshed tears.
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I said and did some awful thing because of him,” she said hoarsely, “A lot of things were to Judy… he made me believe the worst about her. Like she was trying to steal him and that she was obsessed with him. I treated her like an enemy. Yes, I was manipulated, but I still made a choice. That’s on me.”
My heart twisted from her words. I didn’t say anything because I wasn’t sure what to say at that moment.
“Do you think Judy would ever forgive me?” She asked in a whisper.
I nodded without much thought. Judy wasn’t the type to hold a grudge like that. Once Irene explained the situation, I was certain Judy would incite her back into her friendship circle.
“I think if you talk to her and explain what happened, then yes, she will forgive you.”
She nibbled on her lower lip and fixed her attention out the window again.
“I’m sorry, Dad. Sorry I brought him into our lives,” she whispered as more tears fell down her cheeks. “I don’t know what to do…”
“It’ll be okay,” I assured her. “I’ll make sure of it.” My words held a threat.
She nodded but she didn’t say anything more. It broke my heart to see her like this. Once we reached the resort, Matt, though tired, was back to talking my ear off about the upcoming competition and how excited he was to see the finals next week.
We finally reached my hotel suite, and I was late for watch duties. I needed to go before Judy went off with a different Lycan. I planned to just drop Irene and Matt off so they could get settled in the room, and then I was going to leave. But the second I opened the door to my room, I froze.
The air… it smelled like her.
Judy was recently here. But she’s not anymore…
Then I remembered I had told her to meet me here before her watch duty.
Fuck!
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