Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 121

Chapter 0121 (Jessica POV)

Completely off the record?

I used to hate James. I did not like who he was when he was around Stephanie, and I absolutely could not stand who he became after she died. Years ago, Lily was one of my best friends.

I would like to think that we would still be really good friends. today, had everything not happened. I never believed that Lily had anything to do with Stephanie’s death, and I knew Lily was not one to mess around with male wolves the way James suggested.

Losing Lily as a friend had nothing to do with my desire to gain favor with James or the other ranked wolves; I could have cared less about any of that. My decision to limit contact with Lily was motivated by the same thing that motivated many other members of the pack: James, Margie, and others in pack leadership made their threats implicitly -and sometimes explicitly- clear. we either ostracized and bullied Lily, or we ourselves would be ostracized. Not that that was an excuse; it was not. I always felt really guilty for cutting Lily off.

I did try to be friendly with her whenever I could and no one was looking, but I know she still suffered a lot. I used to pray for her all the time, and that was even before she did what she did for Joey.. and even before I found out what she had done for the others.

My prayers for her only got louder after I found out all the other stuff. When I found out along with everyone else that James was Lily’s mate, I was shocked. Floored, really. I was so proud of her for rejecting him, and for having the courage to do so publicly and confidently. A huge part of me wanted to stand up and shout, “That bad a&& she-wolf is my friend.”