Chapter 602
My heart shattered hearing her words. I opened my eyes and saw the fire burning
in her gaze as she stared at me. Something was eating away at her.
“Judy-“
‘No,” she said, pulling away from me, making my hands drop to my sides. I suddenly felt cold without her nearness. “The baby isn’t yours, so you don’t have to worry about it ruining your perfect little life. Just forget about it and forget about me. I’m embarrassed enough. I need to get out of here.”
Without another word or looking in Sampson’s direction, Judy hurried out of the room, tears spilling down her cheeks. It took everything I had not to chase after her; in fact, I was about to, but Lucy rushed past me, calling her name as tears fell down her own cheeks.
I was alone now with Sampson, who was staring at me. I knew he wanted to ask questions, but he wouldn’t dare pry into my personal life, though I knew that he cared for Judy, so that might be enough to push him into asking me what he wanted to know.
“I didn’t realize you and Judy knew one another…” Sampson finally said after a long silence. “She doesn’t really talk about where she came from, but she was sent here by Alpha Levi. I never asked her any questions.”
I looked at him and I could see the concern lingering on his face. It was clear he cared for Judy; it didn’t make me jealous because I knew from the short time I’ve been here; he’s infatuated with his mate. Mated male wolves don’t pose a threat to me.
“She’s from my territory,” I told him.
Sampson tensed, and then realization dawned on him.
“I see,” he said, looking away a bit awkwardly. “So that’s how you know her?”
“Yes,” I said, not wanting to give him too much information.
He was quiet for a long moment, processing what I had told him, trying to fit the pieces of the story together.
“I hope you know that I didn’t know…” he said, breaking through the silence that started to consume us.
I narrowed my eyes at him.
“What?”
He cleared his throat and ran his fingers through his hair awkwardly.
“About the baby…” he said, his eyes fixed on the ground. “I didn’t know she was pregnant. I would have never kept her on the force
otherwise. I would have tried to
convince her to return to her home where she has family and the baby’s father…”
His eyes lifted when he said those last words, and he met my gaze. So, he wasn’t as stupid as I was
beginning to think. He put the pieces together, and he understood what was happening right in front of his eyes.
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“How has she been?” I asked, hating the slight vulnerability in my tone as I asked
that question.
“Honesty, she fits in really well here.
She’s good at her job. I know she’s
only been here for a couple of weeks, but she’s made an impact on not just the pack but my mate as well don’t know if you know, but she and Lucy became friends. Lucy was only trying to look out for her when she told me Judy’s secret. I hope Judy doesn’t hold that over her head for long.”
“That’s not something Judy would do,” I said without hesitation. “She wears her heart on her sleeve and once she names you a friend, she becomes a thorn in your side and it’s hard to get rid of her.”
This elicited a snort out of Sampson as he nodded.
“Yeah, you ain’t wrong,” he said, a small smile on his lips. “Despite it all, though, I know a lost soul when I see one, and Judy’s soul is certainly lost.”
I raised my brows.
“What do you mean?”
“It always seemed as if Judy was running from something; despite the smiles and the energy she brings to this pack, I could always tell there was some lingering sadness in her eyes.”
My heart ached at his words; was it true that Judy had been sad? She was running from something… why did I get the feeling I knew what she was running from? Why did I have a feeling she was running from me?
The look Sampson was giving me was telling me all I needed to know; it confirmed my fears.
“I think I understand now what she was running from…” Sampson said slowly. “The question is, why?”
We let that question hang in the air for a moment before I met his eyes, a determined look in my gaze.
“That’s exactly what I’m about to find out.”