Chapter 0206

(Lily POV)

James took my hand and silently led me to the couch. He then sat down and pulled me onto his lap. I buried my face in his chest, and he nuzzled his chin in my hair.

“Are you okay?” he asked me.

I nodded. “Yeah. It just sucks. I never meant to hurt him.”

James did not say anything, so then I added: “I am sorry that you had to hear all of that. That must have been uncomfortable for you.”

“No, you were right. I never would have agreed to leave you two alone. And if you had actually tried to talk to him via mind-link, I would have interrupted every few seconds. As it was, it took all my willpower not to storm in and put an end to Brady yelling at you. You did not deserve his guilt trip.”

“I sort-of did though. I led him on. Not on purpose, but I did.”

“Do not blame yourself, Lily,” James said in a determined voice. “Brady saw what he wanted to see. That was on him, not on you.”

I reached for James’ hand and intertwined our fingers together.

“Thank you.”

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