Filed To Story: In the Shadow of the Past Luna (Lily & James)
James. What was Jenny’s justification? She experienced some betrayal pains and I sent her a video? Who cares. She did not have to watch the video; any trauma she suffered while watching that is on her. I know I could never watch a video of James sleeping with my sister. How sick does Jenny have to be to have actually watched the entire video of Nick and Sheila together?!?!?
Speaking of James and Lily, I cannot find either of them. I have searched the packhouse twice. I would go look for them outside the packhouse, but again, the st upid werewolf council has me stuck inside.
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Thankfully, my mother thinks that the council investigation will be over soon. The council consists of seven members chosen by the Moon Goddess herself. As far as anyone knows, only six members a currently alive, and my mother has sold girls to three of them. All we need is to be extra friendly to one of the other three and we will have a majority voting in our favor. They will still have to punish Sheila and I somehow-you know, to keep up appearances- but my mother thinks the punishment will be a slap on the wrist and then we can move on.
In the meantime, I just have to wait. My mother suggested that I keep myself busy by going ahead and moving my belongings into James’ room. She also thinks that I should begin to re-decorate the room to match my style. I think that is a great idea, and I plan to start working on that tomorrow.
I would have done it today, but Luna Jane got angry when she saw me checking out James’ room earlier. She told me that it was James’ room and I did not have any right to be in there. She also told me that I had “some nerve”
waltzing in after all this time, and that she has no idea how I can hold my head up high after all that I did.
I really do not understand what her problem is. James and I are mates and we should sleep in the same room. I wonder if she is just angry that I have a pup and that I slept with a human. If so, she needs to mind her own business. The only one who should care about my past sexual history is James, and my mother reassured me earlier that the mate bond is powerful and makes you forgive almost anything.
After Luna Jane yelled at me, I went to my mother in tears. My mother was super angry when she heard. what Luna Jane said to me, and she promised that she would fix it. My mother always gets her way with Luna Jane, so I know everything will be fine.
I just need to find James. And Lily. I am so angry that they are not here to welcome me. I have been gone for SIX YEARS. Did they not miss me? What could be more important than visiting me?
My mother thinks that James is just taking time to process everything. She said that he had a really tough time after I “died,”
and she told me that it was not unusual for him to disappear for weeks at a time sometimes.
So I guess disappearing is just how he copes now? That is fine if that is what he needs, but the mate bond cannot help us fix anything if he is not here to feel and recognize it.
Sigh. My only option right now is to text him. Thankfully, I still remember his phone number. Hopefully he responds to one of my text messages sooner than later. I have already sent him 10 messages, and I will continue to text him until he responds.
Unfortunately, I do not have Lily’s phone number. She was too young to have a phone before I left.
Honestly, I am more annoyed at her than I am at James. What the f&&k is her excuse to not be here?
James may be a little upset that I slept with someone else, but what could Lily possibly be upset about?
Nothing.
My mother refuses to tell me anything about Lily, and at my mother’s request- Alpha Randall alpha-
ordered everyone else not to talk to me about her either. I know the little goody two shoes did not do anything bad, so what are they hiding? Perhaps Lily is dead? If so, that would be really sad.
Whatever. I need to focus on what I can control. And I need to clean up some messes. That includes dealing with Antonio, Jackson, and Sheila’s pup.
I am not convinced that Sheila is pregnant, or that the pup belongs to James. Surely James did not really sleep with her, did he? In the past, despite what I have heard about the alpha sex drive, James was always really prude and talked about wanting to wait for the mate bond to kick in,
I know things have changed in the past six years, but I cannot imagine things have changed so much that James would be okay sleeping with Sheila. Marrying her? Finé. Especially if our parents put pressure on him. But the idea of James sleeping with Sheila is gross. Sheila has gotten around more than I have.
Oh, wait! Of course! Why did I not think about this before?!?! James probably does not know how much Sheila has slept around. Maybe he left because he was feeling conflicted between his feelings for me and the promises that he made to Sheila. The mate bond should help him resolve most of his conflicted send him the one of Sheila sleeping with Nick… but edited this time. I bet if I send him that, he will be back here ready to claim me in no time!
I am so smart! Why did I not think of this before?
Okay. So I have a plan: make nice with one of the werewolf council members; move into James’ room. tomorrow; send James a few more texts including the video of Sheila sleeping with Nick; beg my mother to tell me where Lily is; and then figure out what to do with Antonio and Jackson.
Oh, yeah. Antonio and Jackson. I still need a plan on what to do about them.
I wonder if James would be okay doing a thr ee-way with Antonio and I? I mean I know James used to be a prude, but things and people change and the Moon Goddess would not pair me with someone that I am sexually incompatible with, right? Maybe if l’explain to James how much fun a thr ee-way can be he will be open to trying it. That would make me happy, because Fam already craving Antonio again…. he really was amazing in bed…
There are no betrayal pains during threeso mes, right? Hmmm. I will have to do some research.
Anyway, it is sure good to be home. My life will be back on track in no time.
(Lily POV)
After Charlotte left, James and I ate breakfast. We then took turns showering and changing clothes. ( Yes, a part of me wondered what it would be like to shower with James, but I am not ready for that yet.)
Once we were both dressed and ready, James asked me if I was okay with doing a video call with Brady and Dr. Hyder. He told me that they were really worried about me, and he said that the four of us needed. to talk about the security breach at Black Moon and how to deal with it anyway.
Lagreed Given the way that I left, I was a little nervous to talk to Brady, but I knew I had to work past the awkwardness.
We sat down on the couch and James initiated the video call using my laptop. (No, I cannot afford a laptop, but Charlotte gifted me hers after her parents bought her a new one). Within just a couple of minutes, the faces of Dr. Hyder and Brady appeared on the screen.
“Lily,”
Brady said softly.
“Hi, Brady,”
I responded.
“Are you okay?”
he asked, concern evident in his voice.
“I am fine.”
“I miss you,”
Brady said.
I felt James stiffen next to me.
“Lily, when it is safe, I want you to come back here,”
Brady added. “You have been gone too long. We need you back. I need you back.”
I could feel James’ jealousy and rage at that second comment. He immediately put his arm protectively around my shoulders. He also reached over with his opposite hand and began to rub my upper arm.
hurt in Brady’s eyes when James did both of those things, and I felt like I wanted to disappear.
This is exactly what I had hoped to avoid when I left Black Moon,
Thankfully, Dr Hyder intervened before I had to respond to either of Brady’s comments. He gave me a fatherly lecture about leaving Black Moon without telling him or anyone where I was going. He also asked me a series of questions about how I was able to leave the pack without anyone noticing.
was really honest, explaining that my departure was much quicker than I originally planned. I told them
Rose insisted that we leave immediately after those guards gave me a box of chocolates.
Dr. Hyder of course wanted to know who the two guards were, and I told them. I watched as Brady’s face paled and Dr. Hyder looked at him confused.
“We have never employed any guards named Hunter or Kyle,”
Brady explained.
Oh, sh&t. I did not know who was looking for me, or why I was in danger, but I had watched enough true crime documentaries to know that is bad.
“What did you do with the chocolates, Lily?”
Dr. Hyder asked.
“I did not want to leave them there or throw them away in case someone else might try to eat them… Rose was really uncomfortable with how they smelled… so I took them with me.”
“Where are they now?”
I looked down, feeling slightly embarrassed. “I still have them. They are hidden under my bed. I know I should have thrown them away, but -“
“No, Lily, I am glad you didn’t,”
Dr. Hyder said gently. “We need to have them tested. James an address, will you mall the chocolates there?”
James nodded. “Of course. We can get that done today.”
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After that, the conversation shifted to how to keep me safe. Dr. Hyder encouraged James and I to stay where we were for the next several days until they could get more information about the current threat and how to deal with it. He also encouraged James to figure out some cover story to explain where he was, because Dr. Hyder had received reports that Margie and Stephanie were getting a little desperate to find him.
I watched James’ face as Dr. Hyder brought up Stephanie. James was largely stoic; if anything, he seemed mildly annoyed.
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