Chapter 136

Chapter 0136 Judy’s POV “And who do you think you are?” Meredith asked, raising her brows at the man standing behind me.

“This is a private party,” Sophia chimed in. “You weren’t invited.”

“This is a pack party and you are not pack,” Meredith added, rolling her eyes.

“He’s handsome though. Maybe he should stay,” Kelsey purred, batting her lashes. My stomach twisted and I fought the urge to growl at her.

I felt a warm hand on my shoulder, and my entire body seemed to immediately respond to the touch. I felt myself relaxing and releasing a breath I hadn’t known I’was holding.

“Are you okay?” Gavin asked me. I glanced up at him and I could see the concern in his eyes.

I nodded at him, despite my heart feeling heavy in my chest.

“Oh, please,” Kelsey laughed. “Don’t tell me you brought a callboy to the pack barbeque. That’s a new low even for you.”

“You seriously had to hire someone to be your date this evening?” Meredith asked, shaking her head at me. “That’s truly disgusting.”

“Pardon?” Gavin asked, raising his brows.

Gavin was dressed casually, and it made my heart flutter. He was barely recognizable without his suit, but he was still so handsome. He also hadn’t really been in the media as of late, so it didn’t surprise me that he wasn’t recognized at first. I stayed silent, not sure what to say, watching as Ethan’s family made a fool out of themselves.

Gavin had a deep frown on his lips as he observed the cash family and their treatment of me.

“I can’t believe she even bothered to show up at all... but with a male prostitute?” Sophia asked, her lip curled in disgust. “You are a shameless woman!”

“Is this how you treat your guests?” Gavin asked, his brow raised to his hairline. “With this much disrespect. Who’s responsible for the wine on her clothes?”

“It’s honestly fine,” I said, grabbing onto his arm. “I think it was a mistake to come here. I would like to leave now.”

“Not until I find out who’s responsible for this,” he said, his voice low and sending warmth to form on my cheeks “She deserved it after what she said to me,” Kelsey said, folding her arms across her chest. “I bet you didn’t know that she was engaged to marry my brother. He didn’t want her, just like her birth parents didn’t want her. You are wasting your time with this one, sir. She’s an abandoned orphan and nobody in their right mind would ever want her. I’m glad my brother came to his senses. You should come to yours soon too.”

“Is that right?” He asked, his voice having a rather dangerous edge to it and I felt the chill run up my 1/2 25 BUNUS Chapter 0136 spine.

“How much is she paying you to be here?” Kelsey continued to flirt. “I’ll pay you double if you come with me right now.

“Kelsey Cash!” Meredith scolded, but she had amusement in her eyes. “You are only 18 and this man is old enough to be your father. You aren’t as shameless as Judy here. You don’t need to pay anyone to be your escort.”

“Oh, but mother. Look at him, he’s so hot,” Kelsey pured. “He can do so much better than that bitch. Her family is broke; if she promised you any kind of money, I promise you’ll never see it. But I can offer you cash up front.”

“And you believe I need your money?” Gavin asked.

“Look, I don’t know who you are. But this a family matter,” Meredith said, glaring at Gavin as if he was nothing but a bug on the bottom of her shoe. “So, if you don’t mind, we were just having a discussion.”

“There is wine on her clothes; what part of that was the discussion?” Gavin asked; his aura growing darker. I was surprised that Ethan’s family hadn’t noticed it, but he was getting more dangerous by the second and I knew he was holding himself back, not wanting to make a scene.

“She was disrespectful towards our family,” Meredith said, narrowing her eyes at me.

“It seems to me that you are the ones who are disrespectful,” Gavin said through his teeth. He was seconds away from bursting and I did not want to be here when it happened. I tried to step away, but his grip on my shoulder tightened as he kept me in place in front of him.

Meredith pursed her lips and pointed her long finger at him while saying, “Look, sir... I don’t know you think you are but-”

“Daddy?” Irene asked as she stepped around the women to stare up at her father with wide eyes. “W... what are you doing here?”

The color in Meredith’s face drained as she stared at Irene and then up at Gavin. Kelsey’s eyes were so big, I thought they were going to fall out of her head and Sophia sucked in a sharp breath, staggering backward. All three of them were speechless and unsure of what to say.

“I was invited,” Gavin said, his eyes finding Irenes. “I thought I would pay some respect to my daughter’s future family members, but when I got here, I wasn’t feeling very welcomed.

His eyes found Meredith again and she looked horrified.

“I... I’m so sorry,” Meredith stammered. “Mr. Landry, I-”

“It’s Alpha to you,” he growled, his eyes glowing yellow as his wolf surged forward. “Only those I respect can speak my name, whether it is first or last. And as of right now, I don’t respect any of you.”

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