Chapter 199
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“Lily, I am not comfortable with you being away from me right now, especially unmarked. With how weird
Derek was the other day….”
“I will be fine. Charlotte says that she and Derek have been going out every day, and she is happy. She said he apologized for how weird he was being with us, and he is eager to start over on a better foot. He is proposing another double date next weekend. Charlotte thinks that night was just a one-off for him.”
“But you do not believe that,” I comment as I study her face.
“No. I think Derek is up to something. I do not trust him. But as long as Derek is focused on Charlotte and. seeing us for a double date next weekend, we should be fine for today and tomorrow.”
I sigh, and then push a strand of Lily’s hair behind her ear. “Can you not call in sick or something?”
Lily shakes her head. “No, I do not want to leave the girls in the lurch. It was already hard enough when I told them that today is my last day. I do not work there that much, but they do not have a lot of other staff members to cover the hours that I work. I was able to find someone to cover my shift on Saturday, but no
one else was available this afternoon.”
“Then let me go with you.”
Lily raises one of her eyebrows at me. “I should bring my alpha male boyfriend to a girls’ home with a
bunch of traumatized teenage girls?”
“I take issue with that.”
“What part?”
“The ‘boyfriend’ title. I am more than that.”
Lily leans in and kisses me gently. “Yes, you are much more than that. But to humans, that is your title. For
now.”
“I came here to keep you safe. How do I do that if we are not together?”
Lily sighs. “My shift is just four hours long. I will be fine.”
growl. “I do not like this.”
“I know. But Rose will not let anything happen to me. Especially because she is just as excited as Luke to mark one another tonight.”
“We can go and get roses and candles and decorate the apartment while she is gone. Make the
“That actually is not a bad idea,” I respond to him.
“Okay. Fine. But when you get back, we are going to mark each other. No more excuses from either of us.”
Lily nods, and I pull her close to me. I bury my face in her neck, and start to gently nibble at her marking
spot.
“Unless you want to do it now,” I murmur against her neck.
Lily giggles, “I need to start getting ready. I have to be at the girls’ home at two o’clock.”
I glance at the clock. It is 1:10.
“We have time.”
“I need a shower. And food,” Lily protests.
I groan. “Fine. But I am going to help you with the shower/
With that, I pick her up and carry her to the bathroom. Somehow, Lily manages to make it to work only.
five minutes late.
(Shortly before 6:30 p.m.)
The apartment is fully decorated in roses and candles. It looks like a romantic scene from a movie set.
Dinner -which I ordered from a nearby restaurant- is staying warm in the oven. I am dressed in a button
up shirt and black slacks, an outfit Lily says she finds s**y on me.
All that is missing now is Lily.
With my werewolf hearing. I hear footsteps in the apartment’s stairwell. I smile, believing it is my mate.
I go to open the door and greet her. Unfortunately, it is not Lily.
“Brady? What are you doing here?”
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