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2024-11-14 16:00:18Lily attempted to move her wrists as little as possible. That way, the silver didn’t burn her nearly as badly. She licked her dry lips and kept her head down with a feeling of defeat. Several “what ifs” were running through her head, plaguing her with the ever pressing question of could she could have avoided this situation?
Lily glanced at Xavier through her eyelashes and clenched her fists as her rage flared. How could he do this to the pack, his friend, and her? When the Robers adopted her at thirteen, he’d become her doctor. He saw her through a broken wrist, vaccinations, colds, and even when she needed birth control for the first time. Now he had violated her, making her something she was never meant to be, and he was just getting started.
She looked up into the tops of the trees; it would probably be the last time she would see th
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Xavier looked down at Lily with something that looked almost like admiration. “You are something special, you know that? Not only are you intelligent, attractive, but incredibly strong. You keep getting up no matter how many times you get knocked down. Your parents neglected you and you had to climb out your own bedroom window in the dead of night to escape some of their more unmoral guests,” he started, and she looked at him in shock.She told no one about the men that would creep into her bedroom during those parties that her biological parents had thrown, except Andrew. “Yes, the alpha told me the story. Many people become hateful, bitter creatures or timid, fearful ones with experiences like that, but not you. You fearlessly faced Kyle, even though he could have killed you more easily than you can imagine. I forced you to change into one of us and yet you have embraced what you’
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James and the others closed on the brick building with caution. There was nothing stopping them from approaching the building and that made him worried. Andrew opened the plain metal door; it wasn’t locked. “Okay, this is just creepy dudes,” Chris said. Obviously, he shared James’ worry, looking around for some kind of sign of a trap or ambush. The alpha didn’t seem concerned by the lack of activity and waved them on. All four men stopped at the sight before them.Two human men lay dead on the floor. One lay in a pool of his own blood with a gaping hole where his throat used to be, while the other had died from a broken neck. “You know what? I think I forgot something back home,” Greg said, turning towards the door and James stopped him, giving him another “man up, dude” look.“Who do you think did this?” Chris asked as they stepped around the blood and entered
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“Please,” Lily said, her voice coming out in pants as her eyes snapped open, looking at Andrew. James stared at her eyes; they weren’t the same color anymore. Her once brown eyes were now a golden brown and outside the iris was a thin blood red ring. What did that mean? His eyes were never like that.“Make it stop, please,” she pleaded, and Andrew gave her a helpless look. “Kill me,” she whispered and James felt those words stab him and by the look on Andrew’s face, he felt the same way. The alpha pulled her against him as she resumed screaming.“We’re too late, aren’t we?” Chris asked, his face looking pasty and pale. James nodded; his voice seemed trapped in his throat.“Yes, she is going through the change now. It’s like being injected with acid that starts eating at your insides, which are set on fire. Your skin
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“Okay then Chris, go with James and both of you return as soon as you leave Lily home,” he insisted and both Chris and James nodded. He held the limp form of Lily and tried not to focus on how nice it felt to hold her against him. He followed his own scent to find his way out of the maze of a building, with Chris following behind him. Every now and again James would steal glances at Lily, fearing she might stop breathing again, but she kept breathing deep, even breaths.They found their way out and into the forest. Lily groaned and turned herself towards James, snuggling close against him, causing his heart to beat a little faster. Once more, he felt unfamiliar emotions swirl inside him as the edges of his mouth turned upward in a hint of a smile, but he shoved them aside. Now was not the time for such things. He had to get her back home so they could find Xavier.
Last Updated : 2024-11-18Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -40- Lily
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The next day, Andrew insisted she come down to his office. Lily stood in front of her door nervously. I can do this. Lily opened the door and the smells and sounds washed over her like a thunderous tidal wave. She heard Sandy cooking dinner in the kitchen, the faucet dripping in the bathroom, the water flowing through the pipes in and around the house, and Andrew and others talking in his office.The same went for the smells; the house, Sandy’s cooking, the water, dust, and everything else around her wafted up to her and threatened her sanity. At first Lily wanted to panic, but she forced herself to remain calm. James said there was no way to shut them out, so with a deep calming breath, Lily let them all in. Surprise washed over her as she stood in front of the office door. The intensity of the smells and sounds seemed to dim in force. Well, at least that’s a little of good news, she thought a
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“Let me look at you,” Andrew asked and gently pushed her chin up so he could look at her directly in the eye. He pushed up her lip and the sharp intake of breath confirmed what she already feared. “My God, what has he done?” Andrew said, and it took all she had to keep from breaking down right then and there. She didn’t want to cry in front of Tony and James.“What’s wrong, Dad?” Tony asked as Andrew pulled her into a tight hug.“I’m so sorry Lily, you have no idea how sorry I am,” Andrew told her, ignoring Tony’s question for the moment. “You can go back to your room if you like,” he told her. She nodded, wiping a tear away from her cheek. She closed the office door.“Dad, what’s wrong?” Lily could hear Tony ask as
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Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -79- Lily
The room was huge, twice if not three times larger than her room in Andrew’s house. The bed was the showstopper, though; she couldn’t help but smile at the thought of sleeping with the most comfortable king size bed she had ever felt while James got stuck with his little hard lumpy hotel room bed. She snuggled into the bed even more with a content sigh; life at that moment was good.It was late morning when Lily had gotten up, showered, and dressed back into her ratty t-shirt and jeans, but feeling like a new person, she had the best night’s sleep in years! She sat on the bed, crossed legged, and dialed Greg’s number.“Lily, how are things?” Greg asked her once he picked up.“Actually good Greg, it’s amazing what a good night’s sleep can do for a person,” s
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -78- Lily
“Now that we’re all introduced, won’t you please follow me,” The Queen offered, walking down a large hallway. Everyone followed Queen Hazar into a smaller room, larger than any room Andrew had in his house, though.There were bookcases and statues lining the walls with old paintings on the walls. Plush sofas and chairs littered the room with an enormous fireplace that housed an equally large fire on the wall in front of them. Large rugs lay on the floor with intricate designs that almost made Lily regret stepping on them.The snooty boy from earlier rushed up with a tray of extravagant crystal wine glasses filled with a variety of liquids. Everyone took a glass, and the queen turned to Lily. “Do you drink Lily?” She asked and indicated to the glass was full of blood. She wondered how the queen knew her name since it seemed ev
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -77- Lily
Lily drummed her fingers against the door of the car. They had been driving for an hour and she was bored. Bored and frustrated, she could be doing something so much more important than going to see some referee organization for the supernatural. Dorin turned to the left down a wide little street that went into the woods and after driving ten more minutes, Lily tensed as they come to a large black gate that crossed the street with four bulky men.Dorin got out of the car, speaking to one of them, looking perfectly friendly. She also noticed the dirty looks the men threw her way. She leaned against the headrest and frowned. “My list of fans just keeps growing,” she thought bitterly. The urge to hit something was growing.Dorin returned to the car, and they drove past the gate and she shot the men on her side with nasty looks. She huffed, crossing her
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -76- James
“You can’t be suggesting what I think you are suggesting, James,” Nick said. “I’ve known her my whole life and I know she would do anything for that boy of hers, anything!”“Yes, that is what I am worried about; a woman loses her mate and nearly her son. If I was her, I would do anything to protect him, anything and everything possible,” He continued and Nick gave him a hard look.“She wouldn’t,” Nick started, but looked towards the closed door with doubt written all over his face.“Two years ago, she lost her mate. Now Xavier kidnapped her, and she is hesitant to enter the forest where we are sure he is! We have explained that he is under significant risk of being turned into a hybrid and she is arguing to wait until the morning to start the se
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -75- James
“If I lose it like all other hybrids, then the vampires are here to take me out,” Lily explained with a matter-of-fact tone and Nick eyed her with obvious surprise. Nick gave the vampires a polite but cool greeting.“This is Derek, Mike, Chase, and Bonnie. All of them have their children hostage,” Nick stated, then introduced Lily and James to his group. As usual, they all took a step back when they heard James’ names and asked if he was the James Lacrosse.“It’s not fair,” Lily demanded. “How come you get the ‘The James Lacrosse’ treatment and I only get the dirty hybrid? I’m so much cooler than you,” she complained, her hands on her hips.“Because I’ve been around longer, and I’m more badass than you are,” he repl
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -74- James
James wasn’t sure how long they had stood there holding onto each other, waiting for their racing heartbeats to slow. He nuzzled into Lily’s neck and breathed in her scent, letting it wash over him. This woman and how she made him feel were truly astounding. He thought last time was good, but this had been so much better. “James, let me get up,” she told him, attempting to shrug his arms off of her, but he only pulled her closer.He smiled as she growled with obvious frustration and attempted to pry off his arms. In this little bathroom, there was no Xavier, no vampires, no hybrid business, just them, and he wasn’t ready to let go of that yet. He kissed her neck, ignoring her. “Seriously, James, we have more important things to deal with than your libido,” she snapped at him and he groaned in complaint.“No one wi
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -73- Lily
One of his hands snuck under her shirt while the other wrapped around her waist. When the kiss ended, Lily felt lightheaded and breathless. James kissed along her jaw until reaching her ear, where he nipped the soft skin of her ear. She bit her lip, trying to suppress a moan that threatened to escape. The last thing he needed was more encouragement, she thought as James slowly trailed searing kisses down her neck.“James,” she said breathlessly, intending to say something more, but she forgot what she was going to say. He growled against her neck, making her shiver.“I love the way you say my name,” he told her huskily as he pushed up her shirt, removing it. He tossed it aside and continued to lay ardent kisses where he left off. James nipped the bite mark on her shoulder and she gasped at the immense pleasure it caused. Her body quickly heated, and the beast h
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -72- Lily
The alpha gave her a pointed look, and Lily sighed. “Okay, okay.” She felt glad to talk to someone about it, even if it was Alpha Nosey. “Soon after I changed to this, the local vampire king said if I made any mistakes and lost control, he would issue my extermination, which obviously had me feeling like crap. James showed up in my moment of weakness, saying just the things I needed to hear and, well, one thing led to another,” she explained.“He thinks it meant something more than what it was; a bite mark doesn’t make me his mate no matter what he says. Especially when, in all honestly, if any man showed up saying those things, I would have done the same,” she finished, feeling a little slutty.“Actually, bite mark is the mark of a mate,” Nick told her.“I
Therianthrope: A New Kind of Curse -71 Lily
Nick started to answer James, 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 really fun. He 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.
