Judy's POV

"What do you mean she's working against your family? I know she's been talking to Ethan behind your back, but does that mean she's working with him?" Gavin asked, his voice being reasonable.

When Nan sent me that photo of Ethan and Sammy talking in the coffee shop, I showed it to Gavin around that same time.

"Tabby and some of the others are back at the mansion," I explained. "They came here to tell me that they suspect Sammy is some kind of spy."

"That's a serious accusation," he said, his tone darkening as his brows furrowed. He studied my face for a long while, trying to detect a hint of deception.

"Since she's been here, I've noticed that Sammy has been acting strangely. Secret phone calls, disappearing at all hours, sketchy behavior..."

"What kind of sketchy behavior?"

I nibbled on my lower lip.

"I caught her snooping through my things the other night,” I told him. "Things like that..."

words, and I could tell he was not only pondering this information

was so busy with the competition that I didn't notice those things a few weeks ago," I continued. "But Tabby had noticed. Her, Sherry, and Chuck are from the same pack, and they've grown closer since the competition. She's been confiding in Sherry about Sammy's strange behavior, and because Sherry works as an

with each word I said, his eyes growing darker

attention just now?" Gavin asked, his eyes searching

to me until today. It's why she's here. They agreed to look more into Sammy after the competition, and they

they find out? That she's a

I shook my head.

into troubl@again... make me dependent on him or something. Using someone I thought was my friend to do that..." My voice cracked when

cheekbone. Though his eyes were still dark and searching my face for answers, I could also see the worry and compassion in them, causing my heart to skip a

family, pack... friends... they couldn't find a thing on her. It's like all her personal information on the

sending a wave of tingling throughout my entire body. Goosebumps stood tall on my flesh, and for the first time since seeing that photo of Ethan

that the pain of him being intimate with others no longer hurt her... but that didn't mean

cahoots together really scrambled her, but being back in Gavin's presence, having his attention on us and his arms around me, feeling his touch

anything?" Gavin finally asked after

lonet

to support him. He was in a different group from me, so I never got to meet him. I was so focused on competing that I never noticed any strange behavior. But Tabby and Sherry found out that he didn't exist. She never had a boyfriend there. She was there for something else, and I don't think it was a coincidence that Ethan was also there, and now Sammy is here. I think she's working for

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255