Mated in the Shadow of My Sister novel Chapter 157

Chapter 0157

I grabbed my phone off of the kitchen counter and saw that it was James.

James: “Hey, beautiful. Just checking in. Your day go ok?”

Me: “Not bad. Kind-of mellow, actually. But my friend Charlotte is here and we are going to go get some drinks tonight.”

James: [Raised eyebrow emojil “Drinks?”

Me: “Drinks.”

James: “I trust Charlotte is a she-wolf and not the nickname of some really hot male wolf that I need to be jealous of?”

I smiled.

Me: “Charlotte is a she-wolf and she is the best. [wink emoji]”

James: “Text me when you get home so I know you made it back ok?”

Me: [thumbs up, emoji] “Everything okay on your end?”

James: “It will be, I think. I will tell you a little bit when we talk tomorrow.”

Me: “Sounds good.”

“Who-ya texting?” Charlotte said from behind me.

“Oh, just a friend.”

“Do you smile like that when you text all of your friends?” Charlotte asked me suspiciously.

I chose to ignore her question and put my phone down. “Can I put my green dress back on now?”

“Nope. I have a few more for you to try. But here, I think this black one is going to be the perfect one.”

I held the black dress up and took a look at it. “Oh, my Goddess, Charlotte. Where is the dress part of this dress?”

Charlotte smiled. “Just the fact that you have to ask me that question means that it is the perfect one. Hurry up, go try it on.’”

There was no sense in fighting her. I took the dress and went to go change.

Charlotte smiled as soon as she saw me. “That one is perfect! Come, sit down here. We need to get your hair and make-up done.”

“Don’t you need to get ready yourself, Charlotte? I am sure I can handle my own hair and makeup.”

“Give me a break, Lily. If I let you do your own hair and makeup, you will be walking out of here looking like a nun…. which would completely clash with your dress. I can get ready in under ten minutes once I

am done with you.”

I laughed and decided to cooperate.

“So tell me more about this ‘friend’ you were texting.” Charlotte demanded.

“His name is James.”

“So it is a male!!! I knew it! Wolf or human?”

“Wolf.”

“Is he hot?”

I thought for a second. “Very.”

“But they are fair game until their first practice and upon being traded..

“Charlotte!!!!”

Charlotte laughed. “I slept with two. Just two. And I probably will not do it again. Don’t get me wrong, the players really were quite yummy and it was fun. It’s just that… I don’t know… a part of me wonders if I

want a different lifestyle than that of my parents.”

“You mean a traditional pack?”

Charlotte smiled. “Yeah. Does that sound crazy?”

I laughed. “I may be the wrong one to ask given some of my history, but I do not think it sounds crazy at all.”

Right at that moment, Charlotte directed me to stand up. She then stepped back and admired her

handiwork.

“Lily, my friend, I have to say.. I have outdone myself.”

Before I realized what she was doing and before I could stop her, Charlotte quickly grabbed my phone, snapped a few pictures of me, and…. sent them to James.

“What did you do that for?!?!”

Charlotte grabbed a dress from the pile and headed to the bathroom. “Just making sure that ‘friend’ of yours knows what he is missing. You are welcome.”

I shook my head.

Tonight was going to be an interesting night.