Chapter 201

Judy’s POV

As I walked Lukas to the living room door, he paused for a moment before we went into the front foyer.

“Thank you again for helping me out, Judy,” he told me. “It’s hard moving to a different school, and you’ve made it a lot easier. I’m glad we can be friends.”

I nodded and smiled at him.

“Yeah, me too,” I told him.

“I’ll say goodbye here and show myself out,” he told me, giving me a brief hug. “Oh, by the way… do you think I can get Sammy’s phone number? She’s super cute.”

I couldn’t help but laugh as I hugged him back.

“I’ll see what I can do,” I told him.

Just as he was about to pull away, the door slammed open, making us both nearly fall over startled.

The fire in his eyes was enough to kill a thousand men, and his Alpha and Lycan aura worked together to roll off him in waves, making me shudder. Lukas had gone completely pale. I was surprised by this because his uncle was also a Lycan; I thought he would have been used to the Lycan power by now. Not to mention, Lukas came from a Lycan bloodline. Then again, Gavin was the most powerful of them, so I shouldn’t have been surprised that Lukas felt it tenfold.

“I don’t remember giving a Merryweather permission to take up residence in my pack,” Gavin said through his teeth, his eyes flashing dangerously as he glared at Lukas.

“He goes to my school,” I was quick to explain. “We were studying and—”

“Is that what it was you were doing?” Gavin asked, his eyes never left Lukas’s. “It didn’t look like much studying was getting done.”

“I was just leaving,” Lukas said, his voice coming out squeakier than it had before Gavin showed up.

“Yes, you were,” Gavin agreed firmly. “And I’ll be speaking with your uncle about your lack of common sense. You should be asking my permission if you are to step foot in not only my pack but my mansion as well.”

Luka’s eyes grew wide as he glanced at me.

“I didn’t know this was the Alpha’s mansion.”

I folded my arms across my chest and glared at Gavin. He was being a complete ass for no reason. He has no claim over me to be jealous and he doesn’t really live here. Yes, it was his mansion, but his primary home was his villa on the other side of his pack.

“You aren’t in the wrong, Lukas,” I told him, my eyes never leaving Gavin’s face. “I live here, and you are my guest.”

“This is my home,” Gavin shot back, a bite to his words. “You ask my permission before you step foot in here again, understood?”

“Yes, Alpha. I apologize. If I had known this was your home, I would have asked first.”

“Why are you in my region and not your Mica’s?” Gavin asked, narrowing his eyes.

“I already told you, he goes to my school,” I said, exasperated and annoyed.

“I want to hear it from him.”

Lukas swallowed, clearly terrified of Gavin.

“I attend the Shifter Academy. It’s rated the top school in the world. I just transferred a few days ago and Judy was assigned to be my tutor for the next few weeks,” Lukas explained.

“It’s a job,” I further explained. “His family is paying me.”

“I didn’t approve of you getting another job,” Gavin said, his eyes finally finding mine and I could see the inner turmoil within them.

My jaw nearly dropped at his bold statement.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t think I needed to ask her permission, great lord,” I shot back sarcastically, making Lukas suck in a sharp breath. I’m sure he’s never heard anyone speak to a Lycan like this before, but my relationship with Gavin was… complicated.

“Did you not read the contract I had you sign?”

“You mean the 500-page book? I must have missed it,” I muttered, rolling my eyes. “Are we done here? Lukas needs to get going. It’s late and you’re delaying his travels home.”

“Where are you staying?” Gavin asked.

“I got a dorm at the academy,” Lukas told him, shuffling awkwardly in his shoes.

“The Academy is public domain stated in the school handbook which was signed by each of the Lycan Chairmen,” I reminded him. “He’s not breaking any rules. I didn’t tell him that this was your property and for that I apologize. But you have no right to be upset with him over this. If you are to be upset with anyone, it should be me.”

I saw Gavins’ nostrils flaring but he didn’t say anything in response. He continued to glare at Lukas until he was even more uncomfortable than he was a moment ago.

“I really should go,” he said. “It was nice to officially meet you, Alpha.”

Lukas was smart not to give me another hug or say anything to me for that matter. If he had, there was no telling what he would do. He quickly bowed to Gavin before retreating from the mansion, leaving Gavin and me alone.

“What the hell is wrong with you?” I asked as I turned back towards the living room and went to the couch.

“I don’t typically enjoy it when the family of other Lycans are in my territory,” Gavin told me, his eyes never leaving the back of my head; I nearly melted until his scrutiny. “You should have known better than to bring him here.”

I sat down and folded my arms across my chest like a defiant child.

“It wasn’t his fault, and you treated him like shit. He’ll probably never want to talk to me again.”

I felt Gavin approaching me, but I refused to look at him.

“And that’s a problem?” He asked, his tone was low and dangerous, but I wasn’t afraid of him.

“I’m his tutor, Gavin,” I sighed. “His family is paying me to get him caught up.”

“Do I not pay you enough?”

“You pay me fine, but—”

“Then why are you seeking another job?” He asked before I could finish my sentence.

“I wasn’t seeking another job. My professor asked for a favor and told me it was a paid opportunity. I took her up on that offer,” I explained.

“You could have told her you have other obligations.”

He was now standing in front of me, and I felt his eyes pouring into my face. I pressed my lips in a thin line as I lifted my gaze to meet his.

“I told her that I had another tutoring job, but I could tutor Lukas around my schedule,” I told him. “Matthew will always be my first priority; you know that.”

Gavin processed my words; I could practically see the wheels turning in his mind. I refused to back down; I was not in the wrong. Maybe I was wrong for not telling Gavin that Lukas would be coming over to study, but other than that, I wasn’t in the wrong. He was being ridiculous.

Gavin swallowed hard; his Adam's apple bobbing as he did so.

“Why was he touching you?”

His question took me off guard; I wasn’t expecting to have him directly bring up the real reason why he was upset, but also the hint of vulnerability in his tone was surprising.

My brows furrowed at his question.

“What?” I asked him.

“Don’t make me repeat myself, Judy,” he said through a tightened jaw. He shocked me further by kneeling in front of me, so he was now at eye level with my couch-seated form. “Why was he touching you?” He repeated anyway, this time his voice was softer and more intimate and my stomach flipped.

The fight in me was quickly fading when I saw the hurt flash in his eyes.

“I…” I started to say, but I wasn’t sure what to say. I was confused by this level of vulnerability coming from the almighty Lycan. “It was just a hug goodbye,” I told him, my tone much softer than I intended.

He ran his hands up my hips, making me tremble from his touch.

“Did he touch you anywhere else?” He asked, his tone low, but the dangerous edge was almost completely gone.

“No, of course not,” I told him softly. “It was only a hug, Gavin.”

He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me against him; instinctively, I wrapped my legs around him. He buried his face in my neck and inhaled deeply like he was committing my scent to memory and when he released it, it was a rapid and shuddering release. I felt the warmth of his breath on the nape of my neck and the softness of his lips tracing my collarbone.

“I never want to walk in on you with another man again. Do you understand me?” He asked in a whisper, his hold on me tightening, but not in a painful way. It was possessive and sexy in all the right ways, and it made my lady parts gush with arousal.

“Understood, Alpha,” I said softly and seductively.

“And if I ever catch Lukas Merryweather on my property again… I will kill him.”