Chapter 362
Gavin’s POV
I handed in my report to the judges without many casualties. The other Lycans were also there, telling them about each of the competitors they were with all night, and the judges took in the information thoughtfully. By the time they got to me, I handed them the report I wrote out and gave them a simple, “She passed,” then I turned and walked out.
When I reached the hotel suite, I thought I heard talking inside the room. Irene and Matt were inside; it was early, but I wouldn’t put it past either of them to be awake right now. However, when I got the door opened and stepped inside, my blood went cold when I heard Judy’s voice and then it boiled over when I heard what she was saying.
“Because my father couldn’t pay back the rest of the loan, he was put in jail. Ethan is the reason my father is in jail, and he could get him out if he wanted, but he’s holding him against me. Getting him beaten on a daily… my father is being tortured in prison, and Ethan is the reason it’s happening. He wanted me to live in a home that he purchased and be his mistress while he was married to you, Irene.
I refused and it’s been driving him crazy. He’s the reason I started to work with your father as your brother’s tutor. I needed the money so I can help out my family and try to pay off the rest of my father’s debt so I can get him out of jail.”
“Why hasn’t my father done something? He can easily pay off that debt for your father so you can get him out of prison and then he can do something about Ethan…” Irene asked. It sounded as if she had been crying. She still hasn’t exactly told me what Ethan did to make her run away from the pack and come here, but it must have been bad if Judy was spilling all of this to her.
“I didn’t tell him what Ethan was doing to me,” Judy murmured. “This is my problem… I don’t want to involve your father. Plus, my father has a lot of pride and would never accept help from anyone, especially a Lycan. But mostly, I’m just ashamed and embarrassed…”
“That’s ridiculous, Judy,” Irene said, sounding more upset than before. “Your father is in danger. You should have told my dad so he can help you. You have to get him out of jail.”
“I also don’t think your father would help me if I tried,” I said, which tipped me over the edge completely.
I stepped around the corner so they could see me clearly as I spoke.
“Wrong. Give me 20 minutes,” Gavin said through his teeth as he pulled out his phone. My eyes narrowed at Judy as she stared at me, open mouthed and wide- eyed. I could practically hear her heart beating rapidly. She didn’t want me to know about any of this, but now I knew everything. Her desperation for money when I first met her was making a lot more sense now and I felt like an idiot for not seeing the signs that something like this was going on. I was furious she kept this from me, but even more so that she wasn’t planning on telling me. I narrowed my eyes at her as I said, “Afterwards… we are having a serious conversation.”
I grabbed my phone out of my pocket and without another word, I stormed out of the room. I needed to get out of there before I lost my absolute shit. The fact that this monster had been under my roof for months and I was about to let him marry my daughter.
Ethan Cash was a fucking dead man.
I brought up Beta Taylor’s phone number and clicked the call button, pressing the phone to my cheek firmly as I paced the hallway back and forth.
“Alpha,” Taylor answered, sounding tired. “What time is it?”
“Does it matter? When your Alpha calls you stand to attention,” I said through my teeth, cutting out any small casualties.
He knew this was business and not a personal call or else I would have never called him this early. There was silence on the other end as he woke up fully and processed his icy words.
“Sorry, Alpha,” Taylor said, sounding more awake now. “What can I do for you?”
“I want Ethan Cash found, and I want him in custody until I get back,” I said through my teeth. “I don’t care what it takes, but I don’t want him going anywhere before I can get my hands on him.”
“Yes, Alpha,” Taylor said, knowing not to argue with me right now.
“Also, I want the debt paid off for Richard Montague. All of it. I want him out of prison by the end of the day today. The sooner the better,” I demanded.