Chapter 203
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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,” he responded.
I pointed to the shopping bag. “I made a quick stop on the way home.”
James stepped forward so that he could see the name of the store. He then gulped. “For me?”
“Only for you,” I confirmed as I felt myself blush a little bit.
“Lily?”
I turned around to face Brady again.
“Why are you here, Brady?” I asked.
“The results of the testing on the chocolate came back. Rose was right. The chocolate had been drugged. But not with the normal thin
you would expect to find. It had drugs in it that tell us that whoever is after
you knows exactly who you are and why you are so special.”
James stepped closer to me and put his arm around my shoulders. “Why couldn’t you just tell us this by
phone?” James asked Brady.
Brady’s eyes darted to James’ arm and then back to me.
“Lily is not safe with you,” Brady said through clenched teeth. “I know that you have been leaking
“What are you talking about?” I asked.
“Andrew. His cousin Andrew. I know that James has been sharing information with him. James does not
care about you, Lily. He cares about power and his cr appy family, but he does not care about you. Please,
come with me. We can go somewhere. Anywhere. But I will keep you safe.”
I felt James tense up next to me. Brady offered his hand to me, but I ignored it.
“Brady, James has been with me almost every waking moment since he got to Ravenswood. I do not
know what you think that you know, but James has not talked to Andrew and he has not leaked anything.”
Brady looked at me in disbelief. “Lily, you cannot tell me that you actually believe this a&&hole? That you
trust him? After everything that he has done to you?”
I studied Brady’s eyes, and I saw the fear and hurt in them. I suddenly realized that in trying to avoid being
part of a love triangle, and in trying to avoid hurting Brady’s feelings, I had actually made things worse. 1
I put my hands over my face and took a deep breath. I then turned to James. “James, can you please give
me and Brady a few minutes?”
James tensed up even more, and I felt his possessiveness taking hold. I gently cupped his face and
looked into his eyes, trying to reassure him. “Please. We just need a few minutes.”
James shot Brady a warning look and then nodded at me. “I will be in the bedroom.”
“Thank you.”
I then turned back to Brady. “Brady, why don’t you sit down. You and I need to talk.”
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