Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 131

Chapter 0131

“Do not be sorry. Your little stunt bought me a couple more months. My father agreed to delay the wedding so that I could sort through the Mary Beth issue. Not that I would marry Sheila whether it was tomorrow or ten years from now. I assume that Mary Beth is at least a real she-wolf?”

“Yes… but she is my mother’s cousin,”

Joey replied. “So still your cousin too. That is fine. Where does she live?”

“Mexico.”

“Okay, well that is good. We have fewer contacts in Mexico. It could make it more difficult for wolves in this pack to track her down. Is she really pregnant?”

“No… but she sort-of looks like she could be.”

*JOEY!”

Jessica gasped. “What am I missing?”

I asked, clearly confused. “Mary Beth… is 63 years old,”

Joey said hesitantly. “Oh, Goddess. Seriously?

You could not think of anyone younger to pin a pup on?”

Joey gave me an apologetic smile. “Like I said, I panicked. My parents were just talking about Mary Beth the other day, so her name was fresh in my mind.”

“Goddess, Joey.”

I rubbed my temples. “Well, we will have to figure out how to deal with the Mary Beth issue later. That is obviously not the treason you mentioned. Tell me what the treason entails.”

Joey and Jessica looked down, again saying nothing. “Goddess!”

I exclaimed, getting frustrated. “Why is this so hard?

We already agreed that you would tell me what is going on. Just spit it out already!”

“Unless you want me to ask you to leave, Sir, I suggest that you do not yell at my mate,”

Joey said firmly. As annoyed and frustrated as I was, I had to appreciate Joey’s protectiveness. It takes courage to stand up to an alpha wolf-even one who is not yet alpha- and yet here he was, doing it. “Fine, look, I am sorry. But I am getting desperate here. I have been chasing riddles and trying to find answers for weeks, and every time I find someone who might have something useful to tell me, I run into nothing but roadblocks. I cannot fix anything if no one will tell me what is going on!”

“You have been trying to find answers?