Chapter 0261 She nodded and stared down at her hands , tugging her fingers nervously .


    I knew it was now or never , I needed to ask her the question weighing on my mind .


    1 What exactly did you see earlier , Irene ? I asked .


    You said you saw Judy shooting him ? She nodded and turned to face the .


    She did it on purpose .


    I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair .


    I knew Judy and I knew she would never hurt spite .


    She wouldnt do that , I murmured , shaking my head .


    Irene folded her arms across her chest and red at me .


    She cant be trusted , Daddy , Irene stated simply .


    What do you have against Judy ? She blinked a few times like she was trying to adjust her eyes .


    What ? She asked .


    Matt , especially out of You used to be friends , I reminded her .


    Then you found out shes mated with your fiancé .


    That cant be all that happened .


    What do you have against her ? She was never my friend , Irene murmured .


    She lied to me and betrayed me .


    Her only crime was not telling you the truth about her and Ethans past .


    She still wants him … Ireneined .


    Ethan told me that- Ethan also lied to you , Irene , I told her firmly .


    If you are to be mad at Judy , then you should be just as mad at him as well .


    Its not fair to her that you are treating her like she did something wrong .


    She didnt want to hurt you , thats why she didnt tell you .


    Theres nothing more to the story than that .


    But … she tried to say , but I held up my hand .


    I need you toy off her , Irene , I said , narrowing my eyes at my daughter .


    Its not healthy for either of you to keep this grudge going .


    Matt was injured badly- That wasnt my fault ! She said quickly .


    Im not saying it was , but for right now , we need to start thinking about him and not about our selfishness , I told her .


    Do you think you can get over yourself for the sake of your brother ? Hes going to need you these next few weeks while Im gone , and Id like to leave knowing your head is in the right ce .


    She sucked her bottom lip into her mouth and stared at the ground .


    She said nothing for a while , but then she sighed and nodded Okay , she whispered .


    So , tell me .


    What did you see ? I asked again , hoping her answer would be different this time .


    She was quiet for a moment , still fixing her eyes on the ground but then she lifted her gaze to look at mine , tears filling her blue eyes .


    It was a mistake , she whispered .


    Judy was the one who pulled the bow back and shot the arrow into his leg , but she was looking at the target .


    Her timing was off … I dont think she would hurt him on purpose .


    12 Chapter 0261  I sighed and nodded ; I needed to speak to Judy and make sure she was okay .


    Now that I knew with certainty that Matt was okay , my anger was subsiding and now all I felt was worried .


    It was strange , but it was bubbling inside me and seconds away from boiling over .


    Im going to sleep now .


    Goodnight , Irene said as she left the parlor .


    I grabbed my phone and dialed Judys number .


    It went straight to voicemail ; that didnt surprise me .


    So , I called Leroy instead .


    I knew he must have taken her home .


    Hello , Alpha , Leroy greeted me on the other end .


    Leroy , I replied .


    Has Judy made it home ? Yes , Leroy said .


    But then she left again .


    What do you mean she left ? I asked , my wolf officially on edge again .


    I mean she got into another car , and it drove off .


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