Chapter : 901
Judy’s POV
When Lila throws a party… she really throws a party.
It wasn’t what I expected at all; it was chaotic. The music was loud, and people were hanging out both inside and outside. There were bouncers checking invitations, and I could also smell rogues… a lot of rogues.
I looked around with a frown, and then I felt Gavin by my side, his hand resting on
my lower back as we navigated through the crowds of people, trying to find a decent place to stand. We weren’t really here to party; we were mostly just here to investigate and put a stop to whatever plans Lila might have while throwing this party.
When I looked up at Gavin, a questioning look in my eyes, he gave me a curt nod as if he could read my thoughts.
“I can smell them too,” he murmured. “I think they are guests.”
I sucked in a sharp breath.
“She invited rogues to this party?” I asked, my heart thudding against my chest.
Why would Lila invite rogues to her party? They weren’t a part of our pack and had no say in whether or not she became a Luna or not. Not to mention, they were dangerous and unpredictable creatures.
“It’s neutral territory; they are allowed here,” he reminded me.
“Yeah, but I don’t see why she’d invite them to begin with, and how does she even know them? The bouncer isn’t letting anyone in unless their name is on the invite list. She would have had to invite each of these rogues personally.”
“The Blackwell family had been away for a long time in hiding. I’m not entirely sure who they’ve encountered during their absence.”
“I’m definitely going to need a drink,” Irene murmured, her eyes glued to her phone.
She had a faraway look on her face, and my chest tightened at the sight; I knew she was probably waiting for a text or something from Chuck. She still had no idea that we had Chuck captured and being interrogated back at the Silver Crescent packhouse by Beta Taylor.
She doesn’t want us to know that she’s been in contact with him, but we know. I wanted to ask her about it, but I thought against it, not wanting to upset her. Besides, we needed to focus more on whatever Lila was planning and less on Irene’s relationship situation.
“I could go for a drink too,” Nan admitted. “Is there a bar around here?”
“Yeah, there’s one around the corner,” Gavin replied as we made our way towards an empty small table. My back was hurting from all this walking and standing, so when we found the table, I let out a breath of relief. I was so ready for this pregnancy to be over; I was over 6 months pregnant at this point, but I looked like I was about to pop at any moment.
Eliza warned me that I was going to start getting bigger a lot faster because of how powerful this baby was. It wasn’t a normal pregnancy, that’s for sure, but I didn’t think I would be wobbling around this early on.
Gavin helped me sit down.
“I’ll get us some drinks. You, ladies, stay seated and don’t talk to anyone,” Gavin said, eyeing each of us.
We all nodded in agreement. He bent and pressed his lips against mine, and it took everything I had not to pull him closer and deepen the kiss.
I loved kissing this man. He set my insides on fire every time.
Irene put her phone down and leaned back in her seat; she looked tired, and I knew
it was because she hadn’t slept in a while.
“Are you feeling okay?” I asked her, eyeing her carefully.
“Yeah, I’m fine. I want to get this over with. Can we find Lila, put a stop to whatever shit she’s doing, and then go home?” Irene asked.
She didn’t sound like herself. She sounded irritated, and it made my chest tighten.
“We are working on it,” I assured her. “Just need a little patience.”
Irene rolled her eyes, acting like a bratty teenager, as she picked her phone back up and started to type away again. I shared a worried look with Nan, who offered me a slight shrugim return, neither of uso. knowing what was running through Irene’s head.
Gavin returned moments later with drinks in hand. He gave both Irene and Nan a glass of wine, him a glass of whisky, and me some water with a temor smiled my thanks to him as I took a sip of the water, letting out a breath of relief as it soothed my dry throat.
“I have to use the bathroom,” Irene suddenly said as she stood.
Gavin looked like he was about to protest her going off by herself, but I put my hand on his arm to stop him.
“I’ll come with you,” I told her, and then I looked at Nan. “Coming with us?”
She nodded and stood to her feet.
We made our way through the crowd until we found the bathrooms down a long hallway.
Irene made her way into a stall, and I leaned against the counter with Nan standing beside me, fixing her hair and makeup.
“So, what’s the plan?” Nan asked, peeking at me through the mirror.
“I’m not sure we have one,” I admitted. “I guess we are just waiting for Lila to make some kind of move.”
“What kind of move do you think
she’s going to make at a party?” Nan
asked, raising her brows. “It’s not like
she’s going to cause a sceneg
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