Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 100

Chapter 0100

(Lily POV)

James and I placed an indefinite “pause” on our twenty-questions game. There were still plenty of

questions that we both had, and we still had plenty to talk about, but somehow nothing seemed that

important anymore.

We sat by the fire for another 45 minutes, enjoying the limited time that we had left together. A few

times, I was tempted to tell him that I had changed my mind about our future, but I knew that I could not

do that. At least not right now. As much as it hurt to let him go, I knew it would hurt more to let go of

myself again.

Instead of any more serious topics, we spent our remaining time chatting about lighter subjects. I was

surprised to find out that we had the same favorite human baseball team, and that our perspectives on

some of the recent scandals impacting that team were pretty similar. We also talked about some of the

dreams that James had as a little kid, before he realized his destiny had already been chosen for him

through his birthright. I was amused to hear that he wanted to be in a rock n’ roll band, especially

because he readily admitted that he cannot sing and has no musical talent. He had also dreamed of

being an astronaut, a lawyer, an automobile mechanic, and –not surprising at all– a professional baseball

player.

At one point in the discussion about our dreams, James had a sudden realization. Turning to me, he

commented:

“You know, Lily, your destiny was chosen for you too. You were born to be a Luna. I wish more than

anything that you still could be, but I guess the silver lining is that now you are free to become a doctor

and follow any other dreams that you might have.”

I teared up again when he made that comment, so we quickly changed the subject to something happier, but it definitely stuck with me. Was James’ observation correct? In choosing not to be with James, was I choosing to ignore my Goddess-intended destiny? If so, was my choice selfish and short-sighted, or was it healthy and freeing?

I suppose only time would tell.