Lily and James (werewolf novel) novel Chapter 218

Chapter 0218

(Lily POV)

“Rise and shine, beautiful,” James said as he came into the bedroom and opened the blinds, flooding the.

room with sunshine.

groaned and put my pillow over my face. “Ten more minutes.”

James gently pulled the pillow away from me, earning him a low growl.

Now, let us back up for a second. Normally I am a morning person. I do not even bother to set an alarm clock half the time, because I do not need one. However, yesterday was not exactly a normal day. I quit my job at the girls’ home, fought with Brady, fully marked and mated with James, and met the Moon Goddess. Then, once we “got back,” James and I spent half the night talking through everything that we had learned and everything that we wanted to do.

Meaning, I had barely slept and I was physically and emotionally exhausted. I could not understand why James did not feel the same way. Instead, he responded to my growl by laughing at me.

“Come on, sweetheart. Our flight leaves in three and a half hours, and we still have to get you packed.”

I ignored him, choosing to cover my face with my blanket instead.

“Darling…

I groaned again. “How are you so happy this morning? You got less sleep than I did last night.

James sat down on the bed next to me. “Well, let me see… I woke up next to the most beautiful she-wolf In the world, who happens to be finally wearing my mark, and soon I get to take her home. Not only that, but together she and I will be able to kick some a&& and start righting some wrongs that have been allowed to go on for far too long. I think I have every reason in the world to be happy this morning, don’t

you think?”

I sighed as I realized that I was not going to win this battle; his sweet words were my undoing. I could not

be irritated with him when he said things like that. I stretched, sat up, and looked at him. I then reached

my hand out and rubbed his cheek.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” James asked me curiously.

“I am just taking it all in. Taking YOU all in. It has been a very long time since I have seen you look this

happy and relaxed. It reminds me a little bit of when we were younger.”

I

“Well, I hope my happy face is just as s**y as my grumpy face,” James teased, “because I have a feeling

I smiled. “All of your faces are s**y,” I responded honestly.