Judy''s POV


    I should have known that''s where he had gone this morning. He had sex with mest night and then left to be with another woman. My heart was shattered, and I hated that he affected me so much. Nan, feeling my mood shift, wrapped an arm through mine and gave me a reassuring squeeze.


    "I''m sure it''s nothing," she whispered to me.


    She wasn''t meaning for Erik to hear it, but with wolf hearing, he heard her clear as day. He nced at me through the mirror with a small frown.


    "She''s in the hospital," he rified, drawing my attention to him.


    "What?" I asked, raising my brows.


    "Rachel," he rified. "She''s in the hospital. He went to make sure she was okay. Taylor called him this morning and told him about it. That''s all I really know, though."


    My heart thudded against my chest; many different scenarios yed out in my head.


    "What happened?" I asked. "Why is she in the hospital?"


    "You''d have to ask him,” he replied. "I''m not entirely sure."


    "That''s all the information you have?!" I practically shouted; I was aware that I was acting stupid. This wasn''t Erik''s fault, nor was it his problem. I wasn''t being fair to him, and the look Nan was giving me told me she agreed with my internal


    monologue.


    "It''s not my business to know these things, Judy," he said with a sigh, his attention on the road. "You''ll have to ask himter."


    I sat back in the seat.


    "Sorry, Erik," I said softly. "I don''t mean to take my frustration out on you."


    He nodded but didn''t say anything more.


    Soon, we were arriving at the school. We said our goodbyes to Erik before heading through the campus grounds. The school was packed with students who were cramming for their finalsst minute.


    "I''m so nervous,” Nan admitted. "I know we are prepared and all, but still."


    I nodded in agreement.


    "Yeah, I''m a bit nervous too. This is kind of a huge deal."


    "Hey, Judy," Lukas said as we entered the student lounge. "Did you get anymore studying done this weekend?"


    "A little, but not as much as I''d like," I admitted. "How about you?"


    "I crammed all Saturday, but didn''t do much studying yesterday," he told me. "Hopefully, it doesn''t affect my scores."


    "At least your graduation isn''t pending until next year," Nan told him. "You''ll be fine."


    "Yeah, but every grade counts," he told us. "If I don''t pass these with flying colors, I''ll lose my schrship, and my uncle will force me home."


    "He''s not paying for you to be here?" Nan asked, raising her brows.


    "He didn''t want me toe here at all because it''s so close to the Landry


    territory," he admitted. "The only way he allowed me toe here is by my own merits."


    I nodded, understanding why this was so important to him.


    "You''re going to be fine, Lukas," I told him. "We will all be fine."


    "I have to go," Nan said, giving me a brief hug. "My first final starts soon, and I need to get to ss and prepare myself."


    “Yeah, I should probably head to ss too,” I say. “Good luck, you guys!"


    In


    With a rapidly beating heart I headed out of the student lounge and went to my first ss. There were already some students doing somest-minute studies by the time reached the ss. I sat dow in my seat, took out my notebook and


    spent some time studying myself.


    I knew this material inside and out, so I wasn''t sure why I was so nervous.


    rel


    Maybe because my head was a bit clouded and knew this distraction could be detrimental. The teacher walked into the ssroom, putting his briefcase on his desk and then turning to the ss as more students started to fill the seats.


    "Wee to your final day in this ss," he announced. "Shall we begin?"


    Gavin''s POV


    I hated having to leave Judy this morning to go to the hospital. I couldn''t even see Rachel when I first got there because she was being examined by the doctor. I paced the living room, my heart practically in my throat.


    I grabbed my phone, about to text Judy, when the doorway to the emergency


    room opened and Dr. Pierce walked out.


    "Alpha, she''s ready now," she announced. ''You cane see her."


    I let out a breath and nodded as I followed her through the doors and towards the room Rachel was in.


    Rachel was sitting up in bed; she didn''t look like someone who should be in a hospital. She looked perfectly fine. When her eyes met mine, there was a sh of something in them that I didn''t recognize.