Chapter 200

Judy’s POV

Over the course of the next couple of days, I hadn’t heard much of Gavin. Matt had been away on a school trip, so I didn’t need to go to the Villa for tutoring. I preoccupied my time with Lukas Merryweather and tutoring him. He was actually a pretty nice guy. He was really funny and intelligent.

He was top of his class in his old school and came here for more of a challenge. He was Alpha Mica’s nephew and lived in his territory; I didn’t notice at the time, but Lukas was also at the competition, and he said that I kicked his ass pretty early on and made him give up.

The last couple of days, he had been hanging out with Nan, Sammy, and me in the student lounge. They found him just as funny as well and we enjoyed having him be a part of our little group.

When we were studying, we were training in the gym. He was good, but not as good as me and it was no wonder I was able to beat him easily in the competition. I couldn’t even imagine how embarrassed Mica must have been when I took down his nephew with ease. The other Lycans must have given him hell for that.

“You should come over tonight so we can start on that project for Professor Rivers,” I told him a few days after we officially met for the first time.

He nodded as he took a bite of his sandwich.

“Yeah, I can do that. Send me your address,” he told me.

I nodded and sent him a quick text with my address.

Soon, Beta Taylor pulled up to come and get me. I waved goodbye to Lukas and hopped into the back seat of the car. Lukas walked to his own car as Taylor drove off.

“New friend?” Taylor asked, raising his brows as he stared at me through the rearview mirror.

I glanced at him, confused.

“I’m tutoring him,” I explained. “But yeah, he’s a pretty cool guy. I enjoy spending time with him. He’s coming over tonight to work on a project.”

Beta Taylor’s eyes widened at my words and for a moment, he looked kind of uneasy.

“Does Gavin know about this?”

My brows knitted together.

“I don’t need Gavin’s permission,” I told him bluntly. “He’s not my boyfriend and also, Lukas is just my friend.”

“Lukas…” Taylor let the name rest on his tongue for a moment. “Merryweather?”

I nodded.

“Yeah, he’s Alpha Mica’s nephew,” I replied.

“I thought he looked familiar,” Taylor said, shaking his head.

He didn’t look particularly pleased, but the conversation didn’t continue as he silently drove me to the mansion.

Once there, I quickly got out of the car, thanked Taylor, and headed inside. The way Taylor was in the car when I spoke about Lukas, made me a bit uneasy. I was worried that maybe hanging out with him wasn’t a good idea because of Gavin. I mean, he was another Lycan’s nephew after all… which meant that Lukas also had a bit of Lycan blood in him.

I doubted Gavin would want him in his mansion, but Gavin hadn’t really been around these last few days so he probably wouldn’t even notice that he was here.

I immediately went upstairs and put on something more comfortable so I could start this project as I waited for Lukas to arrive. He was due to be here in the next hour or so.

Chester made some food for our study session, which I was beyond grateful for.

Not before long, Lukas was knocking on the door and I was opening it. I smiled when I saw him standing outside with his backpack slung over his shoulders and his hair a bit disheveled from running his fingers through it.

“Hey,” I said, stepping aside.

“I didn’t realize you lived in such a huge home,” he said, admiring the sight before him. “You are very modest at school.”

I smiled and shut the door behind him.

“Actually, it’s not really my home. I’m only staying here temporarily” I told him; though something about that sentence clawed at me, I swallowed it down and led him into the living room where everything was already set up.

“This place is huge,” he breathed. “Who does it belong to?”

“Gavin Landry,” I told him as sit on the one of the couches.

He freezes for a moment, registering that name.

“Alpha Lycan Gavin Landry?” He asked, raising his brows.

I nodded, nibbling on my lower lip and trying to keep from meeting his gaze.

“He’s letting you stay in his mansion?” He prodded, studying my reddened face.

“Yeah, something kind of happened with my family and I have this stalker ex, etc etc,” I told him, my face reddening even more.

“I’m sorry to hear that,” he said thoughtfully. “It was nice of Gavin to let you stay in his mansion while all that got sorted though.

I nodded, a small smile tugging at my lips.

“Yeah, it was nice of him,” I said softly. “He’s always been kind like that… at least to me.”

“As far as Lycan’s go, my uncle Mica doesn’t mind him,” Lukas suddenly says with a shrug. “he’s probably the only other Lycan he can tolerate.”

I let out a soft laugh.

“The irony is… he’s impossible,” I tell him as I grab a piece of food.

“This food is really good,” Lukas praised as he too took a bite.

I nodded.

“All thanks to Chester, our head chef,” I replied. “He’s one of the best cooks in the world.”

For the next several hours, we spent time eating, drinking wine, and chatting. We also did a little work as well, but not as much as I was anticipating. We made a little progress when it started to get late, and I was getting exhausted.

“I should go,” Lukas said, stretching his arms and legs out and yawning. “I had a nice time though. Maybe next time we can actually get some work done.”

I laughed and nodded in return as I cleaned up our mess in the living room.

“Yeah, next time we’ll definitely have ot get some work done. I’ll meet you in the student lounge tomorrow afternoon, and we can get some more progress done.”

“Sounds good,” he said as he stood.

“Hold on, I’ll walk you to the door,” I tell him as he grabs his backpack and shoulders it.

He waits for me to clean up the rest of the mess before I join him.

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Gavin’s POV

It was nice to finally be home after being away with Matthew and his school for the last couple of days. I hated that I had to attend that event, but it was worth it because it was important to Matt, which meant it was important to me. Plus, I had to get away for a few days. I needed to clear my head. Judy had all consumed my thoughts and I needed to figure shit out for myself.

Beta Taylor had texted me a couple of times earlier today but ignored each text. I knew if it was an emergency he would have called me, which meant him reaching out to me via text wasn’t my Beta trying to reach his Alpha, it was a friend trying to reach his friend.

Once I was settled in at home and unpacked, I grabbed my phone and scrolled through the messages. There were no messages from Judy, which wasn’t surprising but when I read Taylor’s messages, my heart sank.

Taylor: Judy invited a guy over to the mansion to study tonight; just thought you’d like to know.

My blood boiled when I read that text message, and a low growl escaped my throat. It was sent several hours ago, and it was pretty late in the evening now. If I went there, I could probably still smell the lingering scent of this guy and figure out who he was. I thought about texting Taylor and asking him if he knew who it was, but I decided against that. I decided I was just going to go to the mansion and see Judy; I could ask her myself.

I got straight into my car and drove right to the mansion. It was nearly midnight, there was no way he was still here at this hour for studying. But once I pulled up front and saw an unfamiliar car parked nearby, my heart sank even more.

He was here…

At this hour??

I got out of my car, slamming it shut behind me and I marched up the front steps that lead to the large porch. I grabbed my keys and unlocked the front door. Pushing the door open, I was greeted with the familiar scent of a Merryweather; I knew the scent well because I was closer to Mica Merryweather vs the Lycans.

But what was a Merriweather doing in my territory?

I went towards the living room where the scent got strong and just as I was pushing the door open, I froze. In the crack of the door, I saw Judy leaning in and wrapping her arms around a tall gentleman.

He wrapped his arms around her as well and he held her close.

I was seeing fucking red.

Before I could stop myself, I slammed the door open with force, making it hit the wall and crack under its force. Judy quickly jumped away from the guy, her eyes wide with alarm and she sucked in a sharp breath when she saw me.

“Gavin?”