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Chapter 704 

Taylor lett a moment later, not lingering in the bathroom, which I was grateful for. 

Once I finished in the shower, I stepped out and wrapped a towel around my waist. The clothes Taylor grabbed for me weren’t anything special, but they didn’t need to be. 1 

I brushed out my hair using the brush that was on the counter and took another look at myself in the mirror. Though the blood was gone, I still looked unrecognizable. I had dark circles under my eyes as if I hadn’t slept in a long time. 

I guess I didn’t. 

With everything that happened since the party yesterday, I hadn’t had a moment to myself to just rest. I was on the go since yesterday, and I hadn’t stopped moving. I was fucking exhausted. 

I quickly got dressed after the rest of my body dried. The bloodied clothes were gone, so I knew Taylor had taken them. When I stepped out of the bathroom, the scent of Ethan only slightly lingered. 

His body was gone, and the blood that stained the ground was no more. I was relieved to see that. 

My eyes shifted to Judy, who was lying in the hospital bed, a bandage covering her wrist and an IV drip in her other wrist. 

Elizabeth was giving her an ultrasound and saying something that wasn’t registering in my head because all I could think about was how beautiful my mate was. Judy’s eyes were on me as I approached her. 

Elizabeth finally noticed me. 

“The baby is okay,” she assured me. “A strong heartbeat. There’s nothing to worry about.” 

I nodded, relieved to hear that. My eyes never left Judy’s. Elizabeth cleared her throat as she turned off the machine. 

“I’ll let you two rest,” she told me as she stood. “I’ll come to check on her later.” 

Without another word, Elizabeth left. 

“Hey…” I said, slowly approaching the bed like I would a wild animal. 

“Hey,” Judy replied, her voice coming out barely above a whisper. You look exhausted. Have you slept at all?” 

I shook my head, beads of water from my shoulder dripping onto my forehead. I wiped it away and gave her a small shrug. 3 

“I don’t need the sleep,” I told her. 

“Everyone needs sleep,” she retorted. “Even someone as powerful as you.” 

I reached my hand out to touch her, but hesitated; did she want me to touch her? Would she recoil away from me after what I had done in front of her? I don’t think I could handle it if she flinched away from my touch. 

She stared at my hesitant, outstretched hand, and tears filled her eyes. 

It broke my heart into a million pieces. 

“Why are you blocking me?” She whispered. 

I furrowed my brows. 

“What?” 

“I can’t feel you,” 

“she said, wiping away her tears that spilled onto her cheeks. “I hadn’t been able to feel you since I woke up this morning, and I hate it…” Her heart broke at that last part. 

“Oh, baby girl, I didn’t want to stress you and the baby out… if you only knew the kind of things I was feeling today…” I told her. 

“It stressed me out not being able to feel my mate…” she whispered. 

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“You’re blocking me too…” I told her, not that I was justified or anything. She had every right to block me from the fear she was feeling towards me. 

“I didn’t want to distract you…” she said, her eyes shifting to her lap. 

“Unblock me, Judy,” I said before I could stop myself. I stepped closer to her, cupping her face in my hands and making her look at me. I ran my thumbs across her cheeks as I looked into her eyes I want to feel everything.” 

Suddenly, the shield lifted, and I could feel all her emotions again. They poured into me as if they were my own. I realized at that moment that I was wrong; she was not afraid of me. Out of all the notions she was feeling at that moment, fear of me was not one of them. 

She felt safe and protected in my presence; she felt a sense of comfort and love…she felt passion and worry… but mostly, she was feeling hurt that I was blocking her. 

I unblocked her as well so she could feel how much I truly love her, and I would do anything to keep her and our pup safe. She sucked in a sharp breath as my emotions poured into her. 

Her eyes filled with even more touch, and she closed her eyes, soaking in everything I was giving her. 

“Kiss me…” she whispered. (1) 

She didn’t have to tell me twice. Without another word spoken between us, I closed the gap and kissed my mate as if my entire life depended on it… because it did. Judy Montague was my life, and I’ll never let her forget that. 

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