“Yeah I am an idiot! I get that loud and clear now! Thank you for shoving it in my face, even more,” Chris snapped.
“Awe you’re not an idiot sexy, Dorin is just being grumpy,” Bianca purred linking her arm with his. James eyed the werewolf curiously as Chris thanked the vampire with a small smile.
“Chris, tell me what the hell happened?” James insisted and Chris nodded again.
“As I said, she seemed to be receptive and I got closer to her. She started to shout at me how disgusted she was when she felt the mate connection between us, she wanted to reject me from the start, but Xavier told her not too. He said if she did she would fall out of her father’s favor and he needed her close to her father,” Chris explained looking at the ground.
“Lacy bragged about how she faked everything, she threw in my face every time we were together she’d think of… someone else. She told me how much she wanted to kill me and then attacked me. She almost killed me, but Bianca came into the room and stopped her,” Chris finished keeping his gaze on the ground.
“You’re welcome sexy,” Bianca told him giving him a peck on the cheek. “I don’t think I ever enjoyed ripping someone’s heart out so much and it tasted marvelously delicious too,” she added with a happy smile and James gawked at her.
“You killed her?” James exclaimed astounded. Chris looked up and nodded then returned his gaze to the ground.
“Of course I killed her,” Bianca snapped looking insulted. “That’s what you do with rabid little dogs James,” she stated then looked him dead in the eye. “You. Put. Them. Down,” she said slowly over accenting every word. James stared at the vampire then to Chris having no idea what to say.
“You got the mess cleaned up? The last thing we need is the maid finding the body,” Dorin asked with a flat tone.
“For the most part, I cleaned up the blood but sexy here wouldn’t let me dispose of the body. So it’s wrapped in the shower curtain in the bathroom,” Bianca replied as if it wasn’t the first body she had to dispose of.
“You can’t just dump her in a ditch,” Chris snapped at them angrily. “Tell them, James! They can’t just toss her away like a piece of trash,” he demanded.
“Why not?” Dorin asked looking genuinely curious. “That’s what she would have done to you,” he added and Chris growled at him.
“That doesn’t matter Dorin,” James jumped in. “Chris is right, we can’t just dispose of her. We have to take her body back to the alpha so they can put her to rest,” he explained.
“We don’t have time to take her back,” Bianca shot. “She’s dead and she is no longer a threat, but your pack doctor is! Who knows how long it will be before there are more hybrids running around,” she nearly shouted at them. James started to argue with her when Chris spoke up.
“No James, she’s right about that. You guys can’t go back, but I can. I’ll take Lacy back to her father. I’m sorry, but I’m done. I can’t go with you to stop Xavier. I just… I can’t do this anymore,” Chris said and James nodded.
“You heard him,” James said to the vampires. “He’ll take Lacy until then neither of you touches her. Got it,” he warned them and the vampires both nodded before leaving.
“How could she be my mate James?” Chris asked when they were gone, but James didn’t think he really expected an answer. “I felt it all when we met. The first shock when we touched, the connection, and attraction, I felt it all. I thought mates are supposed to complete you, not hate you then try to kill you,” he continued.
“Wish I knew, I’m trying to win over my own so I’m not the best for advice here,” James told him with a small shrug.
“You know what’s worse, James. She never gave me a chance to prove to her that I could be the mate she deserved. Instead, she used me, lied to me, and manipulated me!” Chris growled in anger. “She never gave me a chance and I deserved it,” he shouted looking as if he was about to lose control but with a couple of deep breaths he calmed down. “And as much as I hate to admit it part of me is glad she is dead,” he said with a cold, harsh voice and turned to walk to his own room.
An hour before sunrise James watched as Lily walked into the bathroom where the pale body of Lacy was. She had been furious when she found out. He had to hold her back from tearing the red headed vampire into pieces. “Oh Lacy,” Lily sobbed kneeling in front of the bathtub where Lacy was placed. “I’m so sorry,” she said quietly. Lily turned to James, her tear filled eyes cold and hard. “Get out James,” she snarled.
“Lily,” he started, but she growled at him.
“No, get out! I don’t want to see you or anyone else! You all let that blood sucking bitch murder my best friend,” she shouted.
“It was so fast,” Chris reasoned from behind James.
“Shut the hell up, she was your mate! How could you let this happen? You failed her, Chris! You failed me! You failed Tony and you failed Andrew so get the hell out,” She screamed at them then slammed the bathroom door. Chris sat down on the hotel bed covering his face in his hands.
“You’re just going to let her yell at you like that,” Bianca argued with them. “She has no idea what happened, but she dares to say that crap!”
“Leave it, Bianca,” Dorin spoke. “She’s just lost a piece of her family and has no one to really blame so she blames us. It’s easier for her to accept than face the fact that the blonde had it coming,” he explained, surprising James.
“Thanks, Dorin, you can have my room to sleep and Lily can be free to grieve all the time she needs,” he told the vampire.