  Lily POV
  &quot;I am going to do more than growl at you in a minute&quot;
  My eyes snap open going to his, and I can see the glint in his eye. He redresses my wound and I have become startling sober all of a sudden. Layla pushed beneath my skin and her anger burned into me. Making my hair stand on end. 
  &quot;What does he mean?&quot; I ask her and she growls in my head angrily.
  &quot;He is going to mark us, Darian is fuming and so is he&quot; She spits out. My blood runs cold at her words and adrenaline pumps through my veins. Rolling onto my back, he sits back before pulling the towel out from under me. His demeanour is calmly cold as he dumps the towel on the bed and rolls up the gauze and soiled bandages in the towel before dumping it on the floor beside him. 
  His warm hands run up my thighs and I shiver from the tingles spreading up my legs from his touch, his hands moving 

  Lily POV
  Waking up the next morning I was instantly in a terrible mood, made only worse when I realised the person who put me in the mood wasn t even in the bed, instead he snuck out like I was some one night stand he was trying to escape. Sitting upright, the night s events coming back to me like a nightmare I woke up in. I touched the tender skin of my neck, hissing when my fingers came in contact with the mark on my neck. 
  &quot;I am going to fucking kill that mutt&quot; I scream, frustrated before storming into the closet and grabbing a pair of jeans and a shirt before pulling them on. Grabbing my sneakers and socks, I sit on the bed and put them on before heading to the kitchen. Layla was abnormally quiet this morning as I made my way into the kitchen. 
  Natalia was busy making breakfast. &quot;Good Morning Lily&quot; Natalia said as I walked through the door. Turning around,

  Lily POV
  We wait patiently for Aria to get off the phone and serve the lecture I know I am about to receive. She places her phone down on the bedside table before turning to me. 
  &quot;Just Reid wanting to make sure we got here alright&quot; She tells me. I nod before laying back down on the bed. Aria kicks off her shoes before lying beside me. 
  &quot;No, lecture?&quot; I ask. 
  &quot;No, I mainly wanted to find out how you are doing with this whole stepchild thing?&quot; She states. 
  I think for a few minutes and we lay in silence, Amber pulls out her phone and starts playing on it, pretending to ignore us but I know she is listening. 
  &quot;Everything is fine, it is what it is. I can t change it, so why dwell on it?&quot; I tell her. 
  &quot;I know it hurts, I also know you saved yourself for your mate Lily, I know you said you didn t want one but if you didn t why did yo

Lily POV
  &quot;I am going to do more than growl at you in a minute&quot;
  My eyes snap open going to his, and I can see the glint in his eye. He redresses my wound and I have become startling sober all of a sudden. Layla pushed beneath my skin and her anger burned into me. Making my hair stand on end. 
  &quot;What does he mean?&quot; I ask her and she growls in my head angrily.
  &quot;He is going to mark us, Darian is fuming and so is he&quot; She spits out. My blood runs cold at her words and adrenaline pumps through my veins. Rolling onto my back, he sits back before pulling the towel out from under me. His demeanour is calmly cold as he dumps the towel on the bed and rolls up the gauze and soiled bandages in the towel before dumping it on the floor beside him. 
  His warm hands run up my thighs and I shiver from the tingles spreading up my legs from his touch, his hands moving up hips before he grips them. And I know she is right. His fingers dug painfully into my skin. Wh

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