Seducing My Ex's Father In Law by Caroline Above Story

My phone started to ring, bringing me out of my thoughts. My knuckles were tight as I gripped my phone in my pocket and glared at the screen. I tried to calm myself when I saw that it was Irene calling.

Taking a steady breath, I pressed the talk button and put the phone to my ear.

"Irene," I greeted as if I were greeting a business partner, but it was the most I could manage right now. I was speaking through gritted teeth and trying to keep my wolf under control. I know better than anyone that if I wanted to find Judy and bring her home with me, I needed to be calm. I needed a calm mentality, and honestly, my daughter was pretty good at keeping me calm most of the time.

Plus, she could be calling for an emergency; ignoring the calls of my children was something I would never do if I could help it.

“Woah,” she said, taken aback by the harsh sound of my tone. "What's crawled up your butt?"

"I'm not in the mood, Irene. What is it you need?" I asked, my jaw clenched.

"I was just asking if you could send over the adoption paperwork for Nan and Chester," she told me.

I almost forgot about the adoption paperwork; I told her once I finished reviewing it, I would sign it and send it back to her so they could finalize it. Honestly, I was a bit worried about handing Emalyn over to Nan and Chester because of their unstable relationship. They are unmarried, and I wasn't really sure if they'd make it as a couple. But these last few weeks have proved me wrong; they have gotten closer, and Chester even went as far as proposing to Nan, who surprisingly said yes.

Plus, they are both really good with the baby, and Irene trusts them.

"I hadn't gotten around to reviewing them," I sighed, running my fingers through my hair frustratingly. "I will soon, and I'll send them to you."

"Okay, what's going on with you?" Irene asked, and I could almost see the furrow between her brows. "Forgetting something that serious isn't you."

"I didn't forget, I—"

it could fully leave my lips. She was right; I was lying. I completely forgot. The second I saw Judy, all my duties left

tell her the truth? She was my daughter, and I hated lying to her. She was old enough to know when

I said, my tone dropping to barely above a

on the other end for a moment before she

was quiet, her name feeling heavy on

"Judy."

Irene gasped.

asked. "It's been 2 weeks, and you're telling me you found her?

against the wall; I needed

Redcliff?" She asked. "Isn't that in the far

to keep

told me she got an offer in

wanted to hurt me,"

she want to-" her voice trailed off, and then she gasped softly. "Because of Rachel. She still

nor will we ever be together. I'm ordering

Silence.

I asked after she didn't say anything for a long

to order Judy to return home with you? Even if it's against