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“If I knew, I wouldn’t be asking,” I said exasperated. Talk to me, Matt,” I said more softly as I walked closer to his bed. “Why are you upset with me?”
Matt swallowed and I could see the moisture in his eyes; it broke my heart. Whatever was wrong… It
serious.
“What did you say to Judy that made her not want to see me?”
I raised my brows at his question.
“What?” I asked.
I was
“Before I passed out, after the Epi… you were angry, and I remember you saying something to her. Then everything went dark, and I woke up here. It’s been days since that, Dad, and Judy hasn’t come to see me once. I couldn’t even smell her scent when I woke up, which means she hadn’t been here at all. You had to have said something to her to make her stay away from me.”
Even young wolves had an excellent sense of smell, and I knew he would be able to pick up Judy’s scent anywhere. He was around her often enough that her scent probably became normal to him. I wasn surprised that he’d be able to smell if she was here or not… I just didn’t think he would truly care that much.
“Matt, you have to understand, I only did this for your own good. Judy is dangerous
“Dangerous??” Matt gasped, his eyes large and turning red with anger. It was a look I had never seen before. “Judy wouldn’t hurt anyone unless they truly deserved it, Dad, and you know that.”
I sighed and sat down on the edge of his bed.
“Look…” I began, not sure what I wanted to say, but I knew I needed to say something to calm him. “ Judy was the one who fed you that sandwich, Matt. She was careless and because of her actions, I almost lost you. I can’t have someone like that around my family.”
“So, you told her to stay away??” Matt asked, his eyes wide. “So, I was right. That’s why she hasn’t come to see me… you scared her away. The only tutor I ever liked…”
“I can find you another tutor-”
“There is no one like her and you know that,” Matt shouted…
I was stunned speechless, which never happens. He had never raised his voice at me like this before… he had never spoken to anyone like this before. I couldn’t believe he was standing up for her after what she did.
“You almost died, Matt,” I said a bit louder and way harsher than I meant.
“It wasn’t her fault!”
“She gave you the sandwich and-”
“And I put the peanut butter in it!” He screamed.
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My words fell short as I stared at him… bewildered.
“What did you just say?” I asked him after a beat of silence.
“I was the one who put peanut butter in it. I did it behind Judy’s back, so she didn’t know even know about it. You’re accusing the wrong person. It was my fault…”
I had no words.
How? Why? What?
“I don’t understand…” I managed to say.
“I forgot I was allergic, and I wanted to try it,” he murmured. “I was careless. But it wasn’t Judy’s fault. Please, Dad. Don’t punish her because of my actions. I will never do it again… but please don’t be angry with her.”
I let out the breath I hadn’t known I was holding.
Judy was innocent?
She didn’t know about the peanut butter in the sandwich. Maybe I should have listened to her in the first place.
“Alpha…” a mindlink came through. It was Beta Taylor. “We have a new discovery about the peanut butter. The perpetrator is in custody.”
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Chapter 0158
