Chapter 389

**Chapter 389**

“Judy Montague,” said a man I didn’t recognize as he stepped forward. He offered me his hand, which I took and shook. “You are quite impressive. I’ve been watching you.”

“From day one, I knew you were going to make it far,” he said as he watched me.

“Thank you,” I replied as sweetly as I could.

“We are the top commanders of some of the Elite forces around the world; we…”

We have gathered here to find new recruits and to meet the winner of the competition. We are excited about the opportunity to work with you and hope to make you one of our Elite Gammas. However, please remember that you can only choose one of us.

“We have put together a packet with details about each of our forces. You can review it on your own time. But first, I wanted to properly introduce myself,” he said.

He handed me a thick folder, which had his territory’s logo printed on the cover.

“Thank you,” I said again.

He stepped aside to let the others introduce themselves too. They did so in a similar way and then handed me their folders as well. The folders were so thick that I struggled to hold them all at once.

knew it was going to take some time to get through everything. I was already feeling overwhelmed as it was.

“Thank you for stopping by, gentlemen. She’ll be in touch,” Gavin said. He shook each of their hands before sending them on their way.

They nodded and said their goodbyes before leaving.

“Now that that’s settled, they are the Top Elite forces in the world, but they aren’t the only ones. You received an email with a list of every force around the globe.”

As the winner of the competition, you can pick any of the prizes. There’s also a cash prize of 5 million dollars and a trophy. The money is being sent to your account right now,” Levi explained.

My heart raced as I thought about the money. I could do so much with it.

Then, Mica walked around the corner, holding a large trophy and wearing a big grin.

“Congrats, Miss Montague!” Alpha Mica said, his excitement clear in his voice.

“Here you go,” he said thoughtfully as he handed me the heavy trophy. Nan and Irene helped me hold it up.

“Thank you,” I said with a proud smile. “It’s surreal; I still can’t believe I won.”

“Believe it,” he replied encouragingly.

“You’re amazing,” Nan said, giving me a gentle pat on the shoulder. “You did incredible.”

“Truly,” Irene agreed.

“Tomorrow is the ceremony to celebrate your victory and the competition as a whole,” she continued.

Alpha Levi looked at me and said, “You need to wear formal attire for the event. It’s important that you are there. The event will take place in the resort’s entertainment center ballroom. Your friends are invited too.”

“Okay,” I replied. “I’ll be there.”

“I told him,” I said.

My flight home wasn’t until the day after tomorrow, so it all worked out fine. He nodded and, without saying another word, turned and left. Alpha Mica and Alpha Jeremy followed him shortly after, but I stayed behind.

Gavin stood still and asked Irene, “Where’s Matthew?”

“He’s with Chester,” Irene replied.

Gavin nodded and then looked at me. I quickly tried to avoid his gaze because every time I looked into his eyes, I felt the same way.

**Chapter 389**

I felt a familiar ache in my chest, one I always recognized.

“Congratulations,” he finally said, breaking the heavy tension for a moment.

I nodded.

“Thanks,” I replied, my voice sounding almost indifferent.

After a brief pause,

Levi finally left, and once he was out of sight, he took his cellphone from his pocket. He quickly searched for a specific name in his contacts. After finding it, he pressed the call button.

Levi pressed the phone to his cheek, waiting for the call to connect. After a few rings, someone answered on the other end.

“You did well during this competition; she doesn’t suspect a thing,” Levi said.

“We’re moving on to the next phase. Are you ready?” he said to his contact.

“I feel kind of bad playing her like this…” the contact replied softly from the other end. “It doesn’t feel right.”

Levi snapped, speaking through clenched teeth, “We made an agreement. You can’t back out on me now. I can just get your sister to do this instead.”

“Are you kidding me? Chrissy would never go for that!”

Under the first sign of pressure, his contact hissed, revealing her anger. “You can’t be serious,” she said.

“Don’t test me,” Levi murmured. “Now, are you able to handle this next task?”

There was a tense moment as they both considered the challenge ahead.

There was a moment of silence before a deep sigh came from the other end of the line.

“Yes… I can handle this task. I won’t let you down… father.”