Seducing My Ex's Father In Law Chapter 444

Chapter 444

Lycan Gavin Landry was spotted with Gamma competitor and winner, Judy Montague, on a romantic date.

There was a photo of Gavin and me at dinner as the featured image, along with another shot of the Ferris wheel.

I shouldn’t have been surprised that someone had snapped pictures of us that evening—but still, seeing them in a news article the very next day made my stomach drop. I sighed and buried my face in my hands, letting out a groan.

“Just great,” I muttered.

“You went on a date with him,” Lukas said, sliding his phone back into his pocket. “He has a claim on you.”

“No, he doesn’t,” I said firmly. “Our relationship is complicated. We never really talked about what any of this means. So what if I went on a date with him? You probably go on plenty of dates with women—it doesn’t mean you’re in a relationship with all of them.”

I wasn’t blind to the fact that Lukas was attractive. And being a Merriweather meant he had Lycan blood, too. I had no doubt he got attention from women—and I doubted he treated every date like something serious.

His face flushed slightly, and he gave a small shrug.

“Yeah, so what?” he mumbled. “None of them are Lycans, and none of them are Gavin Landry.”

“Look, all I’m saying is that Gavin had no right to tell you not to look at me. He had no right to command you at all. You’re not just someone I’m paying to tutor me—you’re also my friend, Lukas. He doesn’t get to tell me who I can and can’t be friends with.”

“I understand where you’re coming from… I really do,” he said, shifting slightly away from me to put some distance between us. The move made me frown.

“But you also have to understand where I’m coming from. He used an Alpha command on me. He’s powerful, and he’s scary. One wrong move, and he could kill me—or my uncle could pull my tuition and force me to go back home. I can’t let that happen. I have dreams that only this school can help me reach. I have to keep my nose clean… just like my uncle said.”
I stared at him a moment longer. He still refused to look at me, but now I knew it wasn’t because he didn’t want to—or that he was afraid of me. It was because he literally couldn’t. A slow-burning rage ignited in the pit of my stomach, but I didn’t argue with him. There was no point.

One thing was clear—I wasn’t going to let Gavin get away with this. I was furious, and I needed answers fast.

When class ended, Lukas was quick to leave. Normally, we would’ve made plans to study in the library or meet up somewhere, but he didn’t even try today. And now I understood why.

I met up with Nan in our usual spot by the oak tree on the quad. She was leaning against the trunk with a textbook in her hands, her legs crossed in front of her. She smiled when she saw me approaching, but the moment she caught the frustration on my face, her smile faded.

“What happened?” she asked.

“I’ll tell you later,” I said. “I need to cool off. I might skip our usual study session in the lounge and hit the gym instead.”

She nodded and stood up.

“I’ll come with,” she said. “Could use a workout before class anyway.”

I nodded back, and we started heading toward the gym. As we neared the entrance, a familiar voice caught our attention from around the corner. We were still outside, so I knew the voice had to be coming from behind the building.

I looked at Nan, who gave me a matching frown. She recognized the voice too. I motioned for her to follow me, and she did.

We walked around the building—and then I stopped short.

There was Sammy, pacing back and forth with her phone pressed tightly to her ear. Her brows were furrowed in deep concern.

“I just don’t think it’s a good idea… I want to—” Her voice was low and tense.

She paused, her face suddenly going pale.

“Of course not, but…” she said, trailing off again as whoever was on the other end spoke. She bit her lower lip, and I could swear I saw tears welling in her eyes. “I don’t want tha—”

Another pause. Her body slumped against the stone wall behind her like it physically hurt to stand. She lowered her eyes to the ground, shoulders sagging, and let out a long, heavy sigh.

“Okay,” she finally said, after what felt like an eternity. “I’ll do it… I’ll reach out to him…”