(James POV) “I do not understand. What are you trying to say?” Lily asked. Her voice was starting to calm down now. Good. “After Stephanie died, I thought about you all of the time. It was distracting. In fact, I could not even stomach the idea of being intimate with other she-wolves, becau
And that gave me an idea. I picked a few unmated she-wolves who I thought could keep a secret, and who I knew wanted the social benefits. I then entered into arrangements with them. And before you ask, I had to have more than one she-wolf, because if there was just one, there might be pressure to
(Lily POV) James carries me to his hotel room, while I try —but fail— to resist. “Liar. You aren’t even trying that hard,” Rose linked me. “He is way taller and stronger than me,” I remind her. “How can I fight him off?” “Um, with your alpha command?” Rose taunts. “I don’t even know how to c
“It is the mate bond. He really cannot get it up for anyone else.” “That does not make sense, Rose. Cheating happens. That is why they teach us about betrayal pains in high school. And the medical school has a whole class on how to treat patients who have suffered betrayal pains. If the mate b
(Lily POV) I groaned as I woke up, finding myself laying on something hard instead of the super soft bed that I fell asleep on. I wondered whether I walked in my sleep, and if so, what I was laying on now. As I started to wiggle around, trying in my grogginess to figure out what I was laying on b
(Lily POV) “Did you sleep with him, Lily?” Brady asked me coldly. “What?!?!?” “Did. You. Sleep. With. Him. It is a simple question. Yes or no?” My heart dropped, and I put my hands over my face. I felt naive for not putting two and two together earlier. “That is what this is about?” Brady c
(Lily POV) Brady let go of my hand and ran his hands through his hair. “Look, Lily, please remember that I am a different person now. I cannot justify any of the things that happened back then, and I do not want to even try. I was a jerk, and I know it.” I shook my head. “Brady, you have tol
(Lily POV) I waited patiently as Brady paused. At this point in the story, I did not know what to think, and I was afraid which direction the story might go. Brady did not hold me in suspense long. “Evelyn was thrilled to discover that we were mates," Brady continued, "and a big part of me w