#Chapter 10 Grounded

Judy’s POV I watched Gavin’s Adam’s apple move slightly. I hadn’t realized how closely I was standing to him until he stood a bit straighter and tilted his head towards me. I swallowed the lump wedged in my throat and fought the strange urge to reach out and touch him. What was wrong with me lately? It had to be because I was rebounding over Ethan. The wound of his betrayal was still so fresh that my wolf had been quiet. Yet whenever Gavin was around, she seemed to be perking up a little more. It was clear to me that she liked Gavin, and yet I could still feel the pain she felt from our mate’s betrayal. The mark Ethan gave me was still on my neck and every time he was remotely intimate with Irene, I would feel the pain from our broken mate bond. It was no wonder I was suddenly clinging to the first attractive man that crossed my path. The corners of Gavin’s lips tipped upward into a smile. “I am someone who keeps work and personal matters separate,” he told me, his