Mated in the Shadow of My Sister novel Chapter 16

Chapter 0016

(James POV)

Luke waits until the Little Brat has walked away before he gives me back control of my body.

“What the Goddess was that?” I demand of him once I have regained control.

That was me saving you from making the biggest mistake of your life.”

“It is forbidden for wolves to take over human bodies without the consent of the human,” I remind Luke. It is a basic tenet of werewolf law.”

“You need to re–read the law. The law expressly says that the rule does not apply in the case of emergencies, and this was clearly an emergency.”

I roll my eyes. We can fight about the definition of “emergency” later. For now, I have more important

questions.

“Why didn’t you tell me that our second–chance mate was the Little Brat? How could you let me be taken off guard like that? You even let me kiss her!”

“I seem to remember begging you to listen to me. You kept cutting off the link.”

“I do not mean after we got here. I mean before. Why didn’t you tell me that the Little Brat was our

second chance mate before we got to the waterfall?”

“I did not know.”

“You have always had a soft spot for the Little Brat. She is pretty much the only thing we have fought about in the past six years. You mean to tell me that this entire time you had no idea that she was my

second–chance mate?”

1 also had a soft spot for Stephanie. It does not mean that Stephanie was our mate. There can be all

sorts of reasons for a wolf to feel attached to, or protective of, a she–wolf. When I tell you that I did not

know, I mean I did not know. Wolves discover who their mates are at pretty much the same time humans

do.”

“Are you now suggesting that Stephanie was not our mate? I do not know what the Little Brat did to you,

but whatever it is, you need to snap out of it. We may have fought about the Little Brat in the past, but we

both mourned for Stephanie. You loved her as much as I did.”

“No, James, you are the one who needs to snap out of it. All I know for sure is that Lily is our mate. Your

heard the warning that Rose gave me. If you push her again, she will let Lily reject you.”

“Number one, Lily does not have a wolf, remember? Have you ever seen her shift? Do you know ANYONE who has ever seen her shift? Did the Little Brat smell like a wolf? Did her eyes change colors? No, no, no and no. My guess is that Lily is faking having a wolf. She has had six years to perfect that whole ‘Rose”

routine.”