Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 199

Chapter 0199

“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.”