Do You Smell That?

Aimee’s P.O.V

“Is this you in the flesh or am I dreaming?” I whispered as Lily jumped into my arms, filling my nostrils with her vanilla and peaches scent. “Oh goddess, you are real.”

My eyes stung as I drew in her scent, still finding it hard that my best friend was here with me.

“I missed you so much!” She cried into my ears and I could feel the tears from her eyes soaking my clothes. “Did you get my letters, Aimee? I wrote to you every day, every single day but you never did respond. I thought maybe you were busy with school stuff.”

I froze in her embrace, slowly pulling away as a chill enveloped me. “You wrote to me?”

Through the bleak lights from the lanterns, I saw her shake her head fervently, before dropping her eyes to my lower body. Then she gasped, grabbing my wrist and twisting it to catch the light. “There’s the bracelet Ty and I chose for your birthday.”

Shaking with disbelief, I looked beyond the mass of Lily’s red hair, to where I’d seen the Alpha stand with Damien but