Chapter 52

Chapter 0052 Third Person POV Later in the evening, Irene sat curled up on the couch, staring at her phone. Ethan told her that he would call at 8 pm and now it was 9:30 pm. She tried calling him a couple of times about a half hour ago, but he didn’t answer. She texted him as well, but her messages were left unread.

He had never disappeared from her like this before and she wasn’t sure what to make of it. Her stomach was in a tight knot, and she couldn’t help the bad feeling she had in her chest. She wishes that she had someone to talk to about this, but she doesn’t have any actual friends. She has some girls that she hangs around once in a while, but Irene was smart enough to know when she’s being used. Most of them only want to hang out with her because of her status as Gavin Landry’s daughter; they either want something from her, or they want to get close to her father.

The closest one she has to a friend right now is Judy and she doesn’t have her number. She isn’t even sure if Judy wants to be friends with her. She wrapped her arms around her body like she was trying to hold herself together.

“Everything okay?” Her father asked as he walked into the room. He was wearing his pajama bottoms and no shirt. It was a rarity for Irene to see her father without a suit on; he was always well dressed, even if he was just walking around the house, which he never really did.

“I’m worried about Ethan,” she admitted, glancing at her phone. “He hasn’t called me.”

Gavin let out a huff that Irene knew way too well to be disapproval. It was no secret that Gavin didn’t like Ethan very much. Irene wasn’t sure why because Ethan had been nothing but kind to her from the very first moment they met.

He looked so handsome in his tux and his dark curls brushed out of his face as he scanned the room of the Alpha banquet. Word had gotten out that Alpha Carter from the Redmoon pack had died during at battle and now all available Alpha candidates in the area were gathered around to impress Gavin Landry.

Gavin was the only one who could single–handedly appoint any Alpha he wanted without consulting the other Lycans because he was the most powerful Lycan chairman in the world.

When Ethan’s eyes found Irene’s, it was as if they were the only two in the entire world. Her heart skipped a beat; even her wolf purred with contentment and satisfaction. She liked what they saw and from the smile on Ethan’s perfect lips, he liked what lie saw as well.

It didn’t take long for him to stroll over to her and order her another glass of champagne. They talked the entire night; he hadn’t even bothered to ask her about her father or speak with him the entire night. It was as if he had forgotten why he was there in the first place.

By the end of the night, he asked for her number. He called her the next night, and they spoke until the sun rose. She never felt this way towards anyone before and she wanted to be with him more than anything. However, when she told her father about him and how much she wanted him, he didn’t give her his blessing at first. In fact, he expressed his concerns about Ethan using her and stated that he didn’t really like Ethan all that much based on what he had seen and heard from numerous packs.

Irene had to admit that she went a little crazy and threatened her own life if her father didn’t give him her blessing. He had no other choice but to do so. A month later, Ethan proposed, and Irene jumped at +25 BONUS Chapter 0052 the opportunity.

She looked over at her father who was seated beside her on the couch, neither of them speaking.

“When Mom was alive, did you love her?”

Gavin seemed shocked by the question and turned to look at her, his eyes filled with concern and thought.

“She was my fated mate, of course, I loved her,” he answered without hesitation.

“I know she was your fated mate,” she said, staring down at her hands. “That just means you were drawn together and bound together by your wolves. But that doesn’t mean you have to actually love her.”

“I loved her.”

“But did you love her because of the bond, or because of your heart?” She asked.

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