Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 15

Chapter 0015

(Lily POV)

“I am not Stephanie, James. I am Lily.”

James immediately lets go of me. He looks at me in confusion, and then takes several steps back. He begins to pace. I can tell that he is angry. From his facial expressions, I suspect that he is also talking to his wolf.

As I watch him pace back and forth, Rose is quiet. Too quiet.

I feel my heart slowly start to break into a million pieces. I am hurting both for Rose and for myself. I should have listened to that tiny voice in my head that said something was not right. Rose may have been blinded by the mate bond, but that is the nature of being a wolf. I, on the other hand, should have

been able to see it. James does not love me. James could never love me.

After several minutes, James spins around and faces me again. His face is serious and determined.

This is not funny, Stephanie,” James says quietly. “You have been gone for six years. You do not know what I have gone through without you. This is not the time for jokes. Stop pretending to be the Little Brat.”

I take a deep breath. I cannot believe that for the second time in 12 hours, I have to convince someone

that I am who I say that I am. And this time, it is my own mate.

“I am not joking, James,” I say softly, as I try desperately to keep the pain out of my voice. “Look at me. I

am Lily, not Stephanie.”

“NO!!! You are lying!” James responds, suddenly angry again. “STOP LYING TO ME, STEPHANIE! You

look nothing like Lily. The Little Brat is ugly. She has acne. She is flat–chested. She has glasses. She is

at least six inches shorter than you are. You. Are. Not. Lily.”

His words are harsh. They feel like stakes being driven through my heart. I never realized that he saw me

as ugly before. Annoying, yes. Ugly? No.

I take another deep breath. I do not want him to see how hurt I am.

“You are describing 14–year–old me, James. You are not describing 20–year–old me. I have grown up.”

James runs both of his hands down his face. “How? How can Lily Brogan be my mate? It is not possible!”

I say nothing. I have the

same question.

“ANSWER ME, D&MMIT!!!”

“What do you want me to say, James?”

“Tell me how this happened! Tell me how you of all people are my second–chance mate! You do not

even have a wolf!!!”

Again, I say nothing. What can I possibly say? I do not have any of the answers.

Suddenly James walks towards me again. This time, instead of love, I see nothing but anger and hatred

in his eyes. “Did you plan this?” he asks me accusingly. His face is so close to mine that I can feel his he talks.

“Did you kill off Stephanie just so that you could have me for yourself? Have you been obsessed with me

all these years?”

“What are you talking about?” I ask in disbelief.