Chapter 0225

(James POV)

Deciding that I was done with Brady’s bullsh&t, I lunged for him. It was not the fact that he accused me of sleeping with Stephanie that bothered me. It was the fact that Brady was continuing to mock our relationship, coupled with the fact that he continued to want to remind Lily about our painful past. Whether his claims were true did not matter; it was his intent that bothered me.

“STOP IT! BOTH OF YOU!” Lily yelled just before I reached Brady.

I do not know if Lily meant to do so, but she used her alpha command —the same one that she had used in Hawaii. I felt the weight of it even though it no longer worked on me. The command caught my attention and brought me back to reality. Instead of giving Brady the punch he deserved, I reached out and wrapped my arms around my mate.

“I am sorry, my love. He just went a step too far.”

Lily hugged me back. To my relief, she was not angry with me. She was, however, glaring angrily at Brady.

“What is with you, Brady?