Chapter 266

Chapter 0266 Judy’s POV “Ow, Judy!” Nan cried. “You’re hurting me!”

I dug my nails so deep into her flesh that she started to bleed. My heart was racing, and I thought my ears were going to explode. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to remain as still as possible as Nan attempted to unwrap my fingers from around her arm.

“Seriously, girl. Let me go,” she demanded through her teeth.

I finally untangled my fingers from her and gripped the armrests instead. As Nan rubbed her aching arm, I could hear her muttering, “Training to be a gamma yet terrified of planes.”

She was right; I was terrified of flying. Wolves didn’t belong in the air; we were land animals. This thing could break down and we’d crash, exploding into a million pieces. This was a chance I truly did not want to take, but here I was, in the air, flying for the next several hours to a tropical location. Nan wasn’t as scared as I was, she was gazing out the window, pointing at all the pretty clouds that we were flying through. She kept saying something about our packs looking like a giant map the higher we got “You are missing out on the beauty of it all,” Nan breathed as she pressed her face against the window. I finally managed to pry my eyes open and look around; the plane had finally leveled off, and my ears no longer felt as if they were about to explode.

1 saw the big smile on Nan’s face as she stared out the window, awe clear in her eyes. It was nice seeing her smiling again.

After these last few days, I never thought I would see that smile on her face again. It was almost worth it.

“How much longer until we are there,” 1 asked, not wanting to stare out the window, afraid of what I’d see.

“We just took off,” she laughed. “Calm yourself and relax.”

“How can I relax when we are so high up in the sky?” I asked. “I don’t like this.

“Well, there’s no other way to get to this place. We have to cross several oceans,” she told me. “You were the one who wanted to do the competition,” she added with a shrug “Do you ladies want anything to drink or a snack?” The stewardess, who startled me, asked.

“Water please” I asked. She nodded and handed me a small water bottle before glancing at Nan.

“Coffee would be great,” she said.

“We just drank coffee,” I reminded her.

She shrugged.

“It’s going to be a long flight, and I don’t want to fall asleep,” she explained.

The stewardess poured a cup of coffee and then handed Nan some sweeteners and powdered creamers.

She went off to serve others.

I took a sip of the water, trying to calm my nerves and racing heart.

“It’s going to be okay, Judy,” Nan assured me. “Just chill.‘

I nodded, trying to relax.

+25 BONUS Chapter 0066 “Have you spoken to Chester?” I asked, trying to keep my mind off being thousands of miles in the air.

Nan blanched at my question.

“No,” she murmured. “I’ve been with you since yesterday. When would I have spoken to him?”

I shrugged.

“He has your number. 1 didn’t know if he called you,” I told her, taking another sip of the water.

“Wait, what??” She gasped, glaring at me. “Why exactly does he have my number??”

I 1 shrugged, trying not to look her in the eyes but I felt like was on fire from her stares.

“I gave it to him...”

“Judy!” She nearly screeched. “Why would you do that??”

“Because he was worried,” I told her. “When I told him you were coming with me and-”

“You told him where I was going??” She asked, her eyes wide. “How could you do that?!”

“He’s my friend, Nan...”

“I’m your friend. I’m supposed to be your best friend. I thought you were in my corner,” she cried.

“I am in your corner,” I assured her. “I’m always in your corner. Which is exactly why I gave your mate your phone number. You can thank me when you’re married and I’m your maid of honor.”

“And what makes you so sure we are going to get married?” She asked, folding her arms across her chest. “He’s a playboy.”

“He hasn’t touched a woman in days. Not even Harper and I thought for a while that they were going to be end game,” I told her, but immediately regretting my choice of words because Nan’s face went completely white. I sighed and touched her arm gently.

“I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I know how it is to have a mate... but Nan, Chester isn’t a bad guy. If you give him a chance...”

“I’ll end up like you.”

I was stunned speechless by her words. They hurt me more than I could ever let her know.

“What?” I asked, my voice coming out heavy.

“Ethan cheated and left you for someone else. He broke a part of you that you’ll never get back. You can feel it every time he’s intimate with her, and it kills both you and your wolf,” Nan said, tears filling her eyes. “I hate seeing it happen to you... why would you want it happen to me?”