Chapter 422
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 I practically see the wheels turning in his mind. refused to back down; was not in the wrong. Maybe I was wrong for not telling Gavin that Lukas would be coming overto study, but other than that, 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 wan et
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.”