Chapter 134

Gavin’s POV

She was such an idiot. I wanted to grab her, throw her over my shoulder, and get her out of there. But I knew others would see and it would get back to Levi. I didn’t want him to know about her, which meant I needed to keep a low profile. I couldn’t focus on my own workout knowing she was out there hurting her ankle even more.

I went into the locker to room to grab my things along with Judy’s backpack, which I had put in my locker. The second she was done with her stubborn fit, I’m taking her to the resort urgent care.

Leaving the locker room, I went to find Judy.

I spotted her at the weights; she seemed to be keeping off her ankle for the most part, which was good. Maybe she wasn’t as stupid as I thought she was. That is until one of the competitors started talking to her. With all the noise going on around the gym, it was hard to pick up their voices.

The second that the dumbbell went crashing down and Judy with her catlike reflexes grabbed it without hesitation before it slammed into the girl, I knew her ankle was done for. I might not be able to pick out their voices in the crowd, but I could hear the bone cracking. The look on Judy’s face shined with suppressed pain.

She didn’t want this girl to see her pain; she was trying to play it off like she was fine.

But why?

Who was this girl to Judy?

As Judy hobbled away and the girl going to find a new spotting partner, I rushed to Judy before she could get too far. Not that she was walking fast with her broken ankle. She nearly crumbled to the ground before I draped a coat around her shoulders, hoping that it would hide her body as I scooped her into my arms.

At first, she looked like she wanted to protest as she glared up at me with dark eyes. But then her expression turned to pain; I knew her resolve was cracking. She knew what she had to do, the problem was she was too stubborn to admit it.

She sighed and rested her head against my chest; I saw the crease between her brows as pain consumed her. I held her close as I rushed her out of the gym. I was glad I didn’t run into many people, but there were a few paparazzi with cameras pointed in our direction. I did my best to hide Judy’s face with the coat, barking at onlookers and paparazzi to give us some privacy.

I was not in the mood to deal with any of them right now.

I was very familiar with this hotel, seeming it was owned by a long-time friend’s family. So, I knew where everything was without needing a map. The resort urgent care wasn’t too far from the gym.

“Alpha Landry?” The receptionist asked as I rushed into the urgent care office. She quickly stood to her feet when she saw the urgent look on my face and then her eyes fell on Judy.

“She needs help. It’s her ankle,” I said, rushing to a gurney in the corner of the room and placing Judy on top with the coat draped over her like a blanket. Her ankle was so swollen, I wouldn’t be able to wrap my hands around them. They were red too and looked painful to touch. She was sweating and her face had gone pale. Judy was in a daze; delirious from the pain and maybe whatever else this type of break did to her. Maybe something more was damaged.

“Don’t worry, Alpha. We have this handled,” Dr. Kelsey said as he hurried into the waiting room.

The receptionist must have called him when she saw Judy.

Dr. Kelsey was a great doctor, and I knew Judy would be in good hands with him. She was here, being taken care of by a doctor. I watched her being rushed into the emergency room with doctors and nurses surrounding her… she’ll be fine.

I can leave at any minute now….

I should leave…

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Judy’s POV

When I woke up, I was in an unfamiliar place. Telling from the sterile scent and the neatly made beds that were lined up, I’d say I was in some kind of infirmary. I glanced around the room until my eyes landed on a sleeping form in the chair near my bed.

“Gavin?” I asked; my voice came out raspy. I cleared it and tried again, only louder, startling him awake.

“You’re awake,” he said, his eyes finding mine. “How are you feeling?”

I shrugged.

“I guess better. What happened?” I asked him.

“Well, as I feared, you damaged your ankle even more. You passed out from the pain when I brought you to the hospital. They had to do surgery to reset your bone.”

My heart dropped into my stomach as I looked at my leg and saw the bulky cast on it. This was not good. I glanced around, frantic for a time. Maybe there was time for this to heal and I’ll be okay before the competition.

“It’s almost morning. We’ve been here for several hours,” he explained.

I nearly let out a choked sob from what he had said. It was almost morning, which meant I had no time for this to heal. I was doomed… I was going to get disqualified or make a fool out of myself. This was my one shot at making an impression and I was about to fail it.

Before he could say anything more, the doctor came into the room.

“Miss Judy, you’ll have to stay off it for the next 24 to 48 hours. Your wolf will start the healing process now that we reset it properly,” the doctor said, giving me a fond smile. “I also gave you some medicine to help heal you faster.”

“Thank you,” I said to him, grateful that he was able to help me, but not so grateful that I was not going to be okay by the competition.

He nodded and then bowed at Gavin before leaving the room.

“Are you going to actually listen to him and stay off it?” Gavin asked, raising his brows at me.

I pressed my lips together.

“Doesn’t look like I have a choice,” I muttered.

“No, you don’t,” he said, his tone low and hidden with a quiet threat. “I have business I need to get done today. I’m trusting that you’ll stay here.”

He stood and started to walk away.

“Did you stay with me all night?” I asked him, stopping him from getting any further.

“What?”

“Did you stay with me all night?” I asked again, more loudly this time.

He was quiet for a moment longer before his eyes found mine from over his shoulder.

“Yes,” he replied.

“Why?” My voice came out as a whisper; I hated that tears were burning in my eyes. I didn’t want him to see me as weak right now; I didn’t need him pitying me.

“I didn’t want you to wake up alone.”

With those words in the air between us, he turned and walked out of the room. I kept my eyes glued on the door he just walked through, wondering where he was going and what kind of business he had.

Did it involve the competition?

Should I be involved in this business too?

I groaned knowing that I couldn’t do anything about it because I was lying in a hospital bed, helpless… weak.

The door flew open and soon, Nan was rushing into the room.

“We listed each other as emergency contacts when we checked in, so the doctor called me after you got out of surgery to update me,” she told me as she threw her arms around me.

“I think I blew the competition,” I said, tears spilling out of my eyes and down my cheeks. I had been holding in these tears for some time now and I was relieved to finally be able to release them.

“No… no, you still have a chance,” Nan said as she hugged me; I knew she was just trying to make me feel better, but I didn’t.

“My ankle is broken, and it won’t be fixed for another 24 hours,” I cried. “I was supposed to start today.”

“We will figure it out,” she whispered.

We spent some time talking and eventually, thanks to the pain medication the doctor gave me, I ended up falling asleep. This time when I woke up, it was because of a strange presence wafted into the room as the door opened.

I opened my eyes and looked over at the man walking towards me. It was Beta Ron. A second later, Nan came rushing into the room as well and my eyes dropped at the sight of her smile.

“What’s going on?” I asked, staring between the two of them.

“She came to us and explained that you were injured and couldn’t compete until tomorrow,” Beta Ron said, glancing at his clipboard with a frown. “We switched you with another person so you can compete tomorrow morning instead.”

“Are you serious??” I asked my hope in my throat, waiting to burst.

Beta Ron nodded.

“Yeah, and you have this one to thank for that. She was persistent,” Ron muttered.

He turned and left the room. Nan squealed and hugged me. I couldn’t believe this… I was going to compete, and nothing was standing in my way this time.

“Thank you, Nan,” I breathed as I hugged her back.

“I told you, we got this,” she replied.

She was right; we got this.