“How many lives do you have to destroy to be satisfied?” Lily snapped at him.
“Destroyed? I don’t think I have destroyed anyone’s life,” Xavier replied with a cynical tone and Lily laughed bitterly.
“I’d make you a list Xavier, but it’d take too long, how about we just say your latest victim, Lacy. Thanks to you she’s dead now,” Lily said, her voice rising slightly. Her blood boiled as she saw the look of relief on his face.
“Well, that gets rid of one of my loose ends. That girl was just like Kyle. Seriously how could she think that James would want to be with her? I guess we’ll never know,” he mused with a small smile.
“You son of a bitch, she was like a sister to me! How dare you? I’m going to kill you and be done with it,” She shouted shaking with so much anger.
“No, no Lily. I don’t think Nick here is ready to see your beast and besides if you don’t want Wendy’s blood and several other children’s blood on your hands, you best let me walk out of this building unharmed,” he warned. Nick growled. “If I’m not in contact with my people, all the children will be eliminated within the hour,” he told him.
“If you hurt her I swear I’ll rip you to tiny pieces,” the sheriff demanded, and Xavier smiled at the sheriff.
“My intention isn’t to hurt her Nick but to improve her. Like the charming Lily here,” Xavier told him smugly. “If I see that I am being followed I will kill one of the children,” he added as if he was commenting on the weather.
“Xavier if you harm or change one single person I promise to make your death that much slower! And do not doubt that I won’t be leaving this town until I kill you,” Lily threatened him but he just laughed in reply.
“Oh, Lily temper, temper! You know I’ve missed you,” he told her with an affectionate tone then left the office. Lily followed him as he left the building, growling rabidly. “Goodbye Lily, I am sure we will meet again soon,” Xavier called to her as he got into a blue car. Damn him, damn him to hell, she thought furious as she watched him drive off. With a growl of frustration, she stomped towards the hotel. He was always one step ahead even after everything!
“Wait a minute,” Nick called to her grabbing her by the arm. “Where are you going, what is that man going to do with my daughter?” the sheriff demanded. Lily pushed his hand off her arm taking a deep breath trying to calm down.
“I’m going to my hotel room. That lunatic is going to make your daughter like me if we don’t stop him,” She explained with a rough growl. “I have to find out where he is hiding before he can do that!” Lily snapped, turning back and marching off to her hotel.
“Well, I am coming with you,” he demanded.
“I figured as much,” she shot back.
James was already awake when she entered the room. James narrowed his eyes dangerously at Nick, who was following close behind her. She walked up to him and punched him, busting his lip. “Damn it, Lily, I thought you said you were going to stop hitting me,” James cursed.
“No, you asked if I would stop hitting you when you were trying to be nice. I’ll still knock the crap out of you whenever you deserve it! Like now,” she shouted at him and punched him in the arm. “You could have enlightened me about the whole entering into another pack’s territory protocol so I wouldn’t have made the idiot of myself today,” Lily growled at him.
“Well you weren’t supposed to leave the room,” he growled back, glaring at Nick. “Who is that and what are you doing with him?” he growled at her. Nick started to answer, but Lily cut him off, she was going to extract some payback.
“He found me in the woods,” Lily told him with a nasty smile and gave James a pointed look, making James growl even louder. “It was real fun, He really amazed me by the things he could do to me,” She shot noticing Nick was giving her a confused look.
“Stay away from her, she’s mine!” James growled at Nick who started growling back at him.
“Are you sure because she told me she didn’t have a mate,” Nick growled back and James started towards him.
“Oh God, this is so easy it’s not even any fun,” Lily complained as she stepped between the two. “You seriously need to learn how to detect sarcasm and learn what play on words is James,” she told James as she rolled her eyes.
“Don’t do that again Lily,” he growled at her.
“I will do what I want and for the record don’t you ever act like you own me got it or I swear…” She snapped at him and James gave her a look of boredom.
“You will mummify me silver, make me eat silver, or something similar I know I know,” he grumped walking over to a chair glowering at her. Nick was glaring at her too and she shrugged.
“Hey, you wanted to follow me. Welcome to the wonderful world that is my life and don’t forget to check your sanity and dignity at the door, thank you very much,” she told Nick with an evil smile, and the alpha continued to glare at her giving her a look of indignation. “Anyways now that I tried to have some fun, let’s get down to business,” she stated.
“Alpha this is James Lacrosse, James this is the Nick the local alpha,” she said introducing the two men.
“As in the James Lacrosse,” Nick asked and James looked at him smugly with a nod.