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Jackson was determined to make James misunderstand, so he deliberately drove slowly.
What should’ve been a 30 to 40-minute drive, he stretched into a full hour and a half.
After dropping Lily off, he even bit his own lip, took a photo of the mark, and posted it on Facebook-for James’s eyes only.
Back at the Luke family home, James stood at the window in his room.
Lily still hadn’t come back
Earlier that day, Jackson had sent him a friend request. He’d accepted.
Normally, James hardly ever scrolled through Facebook.
But the driveway downstairs remained empty. There was no sign of Lily anywhere. A strange restlessness stirred in him.
He opened Facebook to kill time.
And saw Jackson’s post.
“Bit by Lily. She’s fierce… but sweet.”
The picture was a close-up of Jackson’s lips-his upper and lower lips were both visibly broken. It was clear the kiss between him and Lily had gotten way too intense and rough,
Maybe it was the sight of the bright red blood on Jackson’s lips, but it pierced James’s heart like a blade. Pain tore through his chest, deep and violent.
Suddenly, the air around him felt stifling. Even opening a window didn’t help-he still couldn’t breathe.
He had to get out.
He’d barely stepped out of his room when he ran into Lily coming up the stairs.
And the first thing he noticed-those soft, red lips of hers, still flushed and glistening.
Tonight, she hadn’t just kissed Jackson with passion-she’d even bitten him hard enough to draw blood.
How intense had their make-out session been for Jackson’s mouth to end up like that?
A wave of bitter jealousy and helplessness tore through James, ripping apart whatever rationality he had left. His body moved before his brain could catch up.
By the time he came back to himself, he’d already stormed forward and pulled Lily into his arms. Like a beast completely unhinged, he clamped his mouth down on hers in a bruising kiss.
“James, you.
Lily had just gotten upstairs. She hadn’t expected James to be standing right outside his door.
She tried to keep calm, tried to act casual in front of him, but after everything that had happened the night before, there was still an awkwardness she couldn’t shake.
She fought down her discomfort and tried to greet him with some semblance of grace.
But before she could even finish a sentence, he suddenly grabbed her and kissed her-hard.
Startled, Lily’s eyes flew wide open. Her mind blanked completely.
It took nearly thirty seconds before her brain started working again.
He was supposed to be repulsed by her, hell-bent on her ending up with Jackson. So why the hell was he kissing her like this now?
Could it be… that drug Wesley gave him-was it too strong? Even after purging most of it last night, had it left some kind of lingering effect? Was it flaring up again?
She’d never heard of a drug doing that, but what other explanation could there be? Under normal circumstances, James would never kiss her like this
This had to be the only reason.
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The second she realized what she’d done, she yanked her hand back like she’d been burned. Voice hoarse, she stammered. “You.. you really don’t seem normal right now.”
“Maybe we should call a doctor?”
“James, what’s wrong with you?”
Just the thought of someone as proud and composed as James losing his mind from time to time, unable to control himself, desperate for anyone-man or woman-made Lily’s voice catch.
She was terrified for him. Her worry came out wrapped in a cry.
That soft, tear-laced voice hit James like a blade. His heart clenched, his whole body froze.
Only then did he realize-he hadn’t just kissed her against her will. He’d torn her clothes, crossed lines he had no right to cross.
His hand was still on the delicate curve of her back.
His lips were still moving…
And the other hand-god, the other hand had already…
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James’s face went pale as a sheet as his eyes fell on the exposed skin right in front of him.
He panicked, quickly pulled his hand back, snatched up a nearby throw blanket and wrapped it around her, completely flustered.
He shut his eyes tight, and after a long moment of torment filled with remorse and self-disgust, he finally muttered hoarsely, Tm sorry. I crossed the line again.”
I’m no better than a beast.”
Lily knew James had never wanted to touch her.
The only reason he’d lost control just now must’ve been because the drug’s effects had flared up again. What he really wanted was a man.
She’d just happened to show up in front of him. That was the only reason he’d lost his mind and went too for with her.
He was principled, upright, and decent. There was no way he was some beast.
Lily didn’t want him to degrade himself like that. She pulled the blanket tighter around her shoulders and said softly, “I don’t blame you. I know you didn’t mean to. It’s Wesley’s fault-he went too far with whatever he gave you. It must’ve left aftereffects that hit you at random. You only lost control because of that. James, have you seen a doctor? Will this side effect stay with you forever?”
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