“I love you, James! Ever since we were kids, I loved you! I knew from the age of six that you and I were meant to be mates! Just give me a chance James and I promise you’ll see it too. Why settle for Lily when you deserve so much more than her! You deserve someone like me! I’m smarter than her, more attractive than she is and I would never treat you like she does,” Lacy explained, and she got up from the chair and straddled him. James leaned back in his chair with shock and revulsion. Was this seriously happening?
Lacy gave him another smile apparently not noticing his expression as she placed her bound hands on his chest and slowly caressed him. “And I can please you so much better than she ever could,” Lacy told him with a low seductive voice then leaned down towards his ear. “Come on James, let me give you the best night you’ve ever had,” she whispered. James grabbed her arms to push her way and off of him.
“Lacy,” he started as he forced her off of his lap and to sit back down in the chair. She bit down her lip, giving what he could only assume was supposed to be a flirty gesture. “I have always considered you as a friend and like my own little sister, nothing more,” he told her. “The only woman for me is sleeping in the other room,” he added, and Lacy scowled at him.
“Even if I weren’t mated with her, I’d never be with you. At least not like this,” James tried to clarify, and Lacy was growling at him. He now leaned over towards her ear, feeling the need to make things clear. “And just so you know, you’d never be able to get close to the pleasure she has already given me,” he whispered to her.
James grabbed his chair and set it away from her. She was still scowling at him. “You’re a fool James, with me you could be great!” she snapped at him, and he sat down in the chair.
“I don’t want to be great Lacy, I just want to a simple life and be someone that Lily can be proud to call her mate,” he told her and Lacy glared at him with pure rage. James ran his hands through his hair with aggravation; things just kept seeming to get worse and worse.
Lacy tried several times to draw his attention or tried to argue with him about being his mate, but he only ignored her until the vampires and Chris returned to the room. Bianca plopped down on one of the beds. “So what’s the game plan, boys?” She asked, patting the bed for Chris to sit with her. His gaze passed over the red head and Lacy several times then sat down beside the vampire.
“I say we kill her,” Dorin stated coldly, “but not before we give her the same kindness she gave the hybrid!” Chris paled looking upset but said nothing and Lacy scoffed with a look of disbelief on her face.
“If we did that, we’d be no better off than she is. I say we take her to her father,” James suggested, and Lacy rolled her eyes with a look of disgust.
“I know you boys aren’t going to like this,” Bianca started looking at James and Chris. “Your alpha refuses to face the clear and dangerous threat of the ex-beta despite everything that has happened so far. You’ve seen what this woman has done. You saw how Lily came back,” she explained then looked to Chris. “You suffered her insults and anger,” she told him and looked to James.
“And you have heard her lies but even you both are hesitant to admit what’s to be done. Your alpha or his son have not seen such things so all she has to do is put back on the mask, cry a few tears, and blame it all on the doctor to make them look the other way,” she explained. “Your alpha won’t be able to do what needs to be done,” she finished.
James let out a long slow sigh leaning back into his chair, knowing the vampire was right. There was only one thing they could do to ensure she wouldn’t do any more harm, but he didn’t like it. “I will admit you have a point,” he said looking directly at Lacy and for once she looked shocked. “What do you think Chris?” he asked the other werewolf.
“I can’t man, I can’t just say kill her and be done with it,” he admitted and Lacy started laughing bitterly.
“You’re so pathetic,” she snapped at him and Bianca hissed at her.
“Silence little dog, you’re breathing now thanks him,” the vampire told her.
They argued for a little longer but still didn’t decide on anything. The vampires still believed she should be killed, Chris was silent, and James wasn’t sure, but he didn’t want to do anything without Lily having her say first. “I need to take a break; I’ll be back in an hour or so. Don’t do anything until I get back,” he told the vampires. Dorin nodded and Bianca rolled her eyes at him. He was really starting to hate that red head.
James sat down in a small bar he had noticed earlier, ordering a hard drink. As he nursed the drink, he passed all the events in his head. Bianca was right about one thing, it was very hard to admit that Lacy had done something so atrocious, even after he’d seen her new attitude with his own eyes. His thoughts passed to Lily and a sad smile formed on his face. She had forgiven him for the wrong she felt he’d done in the past and promised to treat him better, it was tragic that it came with such a high price.
Once he finished his drink, he paid the bartender and left the bar to return to the hotel. He felt exhausted but knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep.
“James,” Dorin called him.
“Anything new?” James asked as the vampire stood before him but got a bad vibe from the moody expression on his face.
“Actually yes and I don’t think you or the hybrid is going to like it,” he started and James narrowed his eyes at the vampire.
“What happened?” James demanded.
“It’s my fault,” Chris jumped in walking up to them with the red head vampire by his side. He stared in surprise and horror as he looked at Chris. The werewolf’s face was covered in scratch marks and on his neck was a large scar where it looked as if someone tried to rip out his throat.
“What the hell happened to you Chris?” he asked.
“I was sure that Lacy was acting like this because of Xavier doing something to her James. Just as I was sure that if I were patient, I could break her out of it. When you left, I went to talk to her some more. For a moment, I thought I was getting through to her. I really did,” he explained and James nodded for him to go on.
“She stopped shouting at me and calling me every name she could think of so I moved closer. I thought… I thought if I could touch her, our bond would help her go back… go back to who she was,” Chris went on.
“That’s where you’re an idiot,” Dorin scowled at him.