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(Derek POV) I came to Ravenswood as a favor for a friend. Specifically, a very powerful and rich friend. He was opening a gym, and he believed that the more celebrities that came to the gym for the pre-events and the grand opening, the better. I love money, power, and fame —and this friend was not exactly someone you say “no” to without a valid excuse— so of course I agreed to attend. Hindsight being 20-20, however, I wish I had gotten the flu. Or chicken pox. Or a migraine. Adult werewolves do not typically get any of those things, but I wish I had claimed to have one of them anyway. My friend does not know that I am a werewolf, and faking an illness would have saved me the heartache of everything that happened after I arrived. My problems started when I walked into the Blue Moon Lounge on my first night in Ravenwood. I was immediately hit with an overwhelming smell of sugar cookies and chocolate, which are not scents common to find in a bar. They are, however, two smells
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(Derek POV) I already mentioned that I take on side jobs. Almost all human celebrities do; that is where the real money comes from. The most common side hustle is to endorse products and film commercials, but I find most commercials demeaning, and I legit could care less about what brand of soap some f&&ing human wants to use. After trying —and failing— to fake my way through a few bullsh&t commercials, I discovered almost by accident that I was uniquely qualified for a very different type of side hustle. Even better, it pays a ton better than commercials. Specifically, desperate wolves from around the world pay me big money to travel around human territories, enter populated areas, and locate missing (or hiding) werewolves. Here is why it makes sense, and why I am uniquely qualified: Werewolves are inherently social creatures, and while in human territories, our subconscious tends to draw us to any other wolves that may be nearby. Given that subconscious draw and the fac
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(James POV) Of all the f&&ing nights for Brady to show up in Ravenwood, he had to pick the night that Lily and I finally planned to mark one another. Because of course he would. It was like something in Brady had been pre-programmed to irritate me as much as possible. I had no idea how Brady figured out Lily’s address, and I had very little time to ask. Instead, I had to remain focused on controlling my temper and preventing Luke from taking over and doing something stupid. As much as I hated the guy, he meant something to Lily. Because of that, hurting him was the last thing that I wanted to do. After demanding to know where Lily was —and after a few choice words with me at the door—, Brady angrily pushed past me into the apartment. I did not try to stop him; the last thing that I wanted was to get into a fight with him in the middle of Lily’s apartment complex. I could not tell if Brady did not know how close I was to losing it, or if he simply did not care. Either way
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“What the Goddess is going on here?” I demanded angrily. James let go of Brady and gave me a strange look that conveyed both guilt and male pride. Once released, Brady stood up straight and came running over to me. He wrapped me in a hug and lifted me off the ground. James immediately began growling. Meanwhile, realizing that I was not hugging him back, Brady placed me back on the ground and looked at me in confusion. “Lily, I am here. We can leave. You do not have to stay with this a&&hole anymore. I can protect you now. My dad is looking after the pack so you and I can go anywhere you want.” I walked over to a chair and dropped my purse and shopping bag down as I tried to collect my thoughts. Although I was angry and confused about what I had walked in on, when my eyes landed on the candles and roses everywhere, I softened a bit. I looked at James and gave him an appreciative smile. “Thank you. It looks beautiful in here,” I told him via mind-link. “You are late,”
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(Lily POV) Brady and I sat down on the couch, leaving a decent amount of space between us. Brady ran his hands through his hair, and then put his head in his hands. “You know that James will be able to hear everything we say. The walls in these human apartments are really thin.” I sighed. “I know. And if it really bothers you, we can mind-link. But James will never agree to leave me here alone with you, and I assumed that you would be more comfortable with him in the bedroom than sitting here with us while we talk.” “Mind-link it is then,” Brady conceded. “But you should also know that James and I do not keep secrets from one another.” “Meaning that whatever I say to you right now you are going to tell him anyway?” “Yes.” Brady looked up at me, clearly hurt. It made me second guess whether I should have said it, but it was the truth. And I needed to say it out loud not just for Brady’s benefit, but also for James’ as well. I did not want James to think that I was go
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How can you possibly forget all of that?!?!” I felt tears threatening to escape from my eyes. “Brady, stop. Please. I know you are angry, but ---” “Angry? No, Lily. I am not angry. I am disappointed. I thought you were better than this. I thought you were stronger. How can you just forgive and forget someone who tortured you like James did, and all the while turn your back on someone like me who wants nothing more than to love you and take care of you for the rest of your life?!?!?!?!?!?!?” The tears started to run down my face. I stood up and went over to him, putting my hand on his arm. “Brady, I ----” “EXPLAIN IT TO ME, LILY! TELL ME HOW YOU CAN TURN DOWN MY LOVE IN FAVOR OF JAMES AND HIS TOXICITY?” Despite how angry Brady was and how much he was yelling at me, I suddenly realized that Brady was crying as well. I felt my heart break for him and for our horrible situation. “Brady, you do not love me,” I said honestly. “You love the idea of me. You love who you th
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(Lily POV) James took my hand and silently led me to the couch. He then sat down and pulled me onto his lap. I buried my face in his chest, and he nuzzled his chin in my hair. “Are you okay?” he asked me. I nodded. “Yeah. It just sucks. I never meant to hurt him.” James did not say anything, so then I added: “I am sorry that you had to hear all of that. That must have been uncomfortable for you.” “No, you were right. I never would have agreed to leave you two alone. And if you had actually tried to talk to him via mind-link, I would have interrupted every few seconds. As it was, it took all my willpower not to storm in and put an end to Brady yelling at you. You did not deserve his guilt trip.” “I sort-of did though. I led him on. Not on purpose, but I did.” “Do not blame yourself, Lily,” James said in a determined voice. “Brady saw what he wanted to see. That was on him, not on you.” I reached for James’ hand and intertwined our fingers together. “Thank you.” F
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James studied my face, absorbing my words. “I do not deserve you, Lily.” I gave James an annoyed look. “Bullsh&t. Plus, it is a little late to worry about that now, isn’t it?” “We are not marked yet. You can still change your mind. I do not want to pressure you to do anything that you do not want to do, or that you are not ready for.” “Have you changed your mind?” I asked him. “No.” “Do you trust me?” “With my life.” “Then trust me when I tell you that I want this and I want you. I am not going to be with anyone who does not deserve me. You have earned my respect and my love, and I want to be yours now and forever.” James leaned over and kissed me gently. I wrapped my arms around his neck and returned the kiss. “I want you to mark me, James,” I said once we broke for air. “Once we do this, there is no going back.” “Good. I do not want to go back. I want to go forward.” “I am supposed to be the one with the romantic lines and speeches,” James fake-protested. I gi
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