Mated in the Shadow of My Sister novel Chapter 62

Chapter 0062

(Lily POV)

“Brady, you cannot be serious! Do you really want me to meet with James?!?!”

“I do not WANT you to meet with James, Lily. But… I think that you should.”

“Why? What possible reason could there be for me to meet with him? That chapter of my life is closed. I

do not want to see James or anyone else from that pack ever again!”

Brady looked at me sympathetically. 1 know that you do not want to see him, Lily. I cannot blame you for that; I would feel the same way if I were in your shoes. But he is feeling desperate. If you do not agree to meet with him, he is going to try to find you anyway. And that is going to bring attention that we do not want right now. It is unsafe.”

“Unsafe how?”

Brady took a deep breath, obviously debating his next sentence. “Please, just trust me on this, Lily.”

I groaned. I trust Brady and Dr. Hyder completely, but I do not like that they keep secrets from me. Why I am in danger and who I am in danger from are chief amongst the secrets.

“Look, Lily. Consider this an opportunity to get some closure.”

“I do not need closure, Brady.”

Brady gently cupped my right cheek with his hand. “Are you sure about that? I saw how upset you got when my dad said his name.”

I pulled away from Brady and went to look out the window. “Just because it still hurts does not mean that we have unfinished business. I rejected him; he accepted; I rejected the pack; I left… somehow. It is over and done.”

Brady shook his head sadly. “It does not work that way, Lily. Until you mark and mate someone else, the bond between the two of you is still there. It is damaged and badly broken, but not gone.”

“So if I find some other wolf to mark and mate me, can I skip the meeting?” I asked, only half–kidding.

“You are not going to mark and mate anyone else,” Brady growled. I glanced at him over my shoulder. From the look on his face, I think we were both surprised by the amount of possessiveness in his tone.

Brady seemed to take a moment to collect himself.

“Look… even if there was not a bond between the two of you, from what my father told me, James would one of the only ones able to help him get the answers that he needs. Do not do it for him; do it for the

pack members. You have told me before that there are at least a few good wolves there; I know that you

still care about them.”