Chapter 539

Chapter 0539

“I feel so stupid. Cali. You called it weeks ago, but Clint was being so nice. I wanted to believe him.”

“I don’t know, Lily. I feel like Clint was really into you. He seemed serious when we were all together. He’s

been more attentive to you than I’ve ever seen him.”

“Then why was he kissing Anna as soon as we got back?” I say and my voice breaks. I force the tears back. I told myself I wouldn’t cry any more tears for Clint, and I won’t.

“I don’t know Lits. Maybe you should hear him out. Honestly, I wouldn’t think he’d put so much effort into talking to you if he didn’t care.”

“I fell for him Cali. I let myself fall hard.”

“Yeah, I know.” She wraps her arm around me as we look out over the lake. “It’s not always easy

is it?”

I realize I’ve been drowning in my own pity party and haven’t really talked to Cali about this weekend. I

turn to her. “Why isn’t it always easy?”

She shrugs. “Oh, you know.”

I sit up straighter. I’m not the only one that needs a friend right now. “Apparently, I don’t. Why don’t you

lay it out for me.”

She looks at me, before turning back to the water. “You know their reputations, Clint’s and Anders“. We

know they weren’t little angels waiting for their mates. But it never occurred to me that my problems

wouldn’t come from Anders, but from his previous relationships.”

“What do you mean?” I ask her.

“Well, you know how I’ve been spending more time in the packhouse?” I nod. “I’ve just been hearing more and more she–wolves talking about their time with Anders, how big he is, how good he is in bed.

why is he bothering with a wet blanket like me.” I snarl at that last part.

“Any man would be lucky to have you, Calista.” I tell her.

She smiles. “That’s what Anders says. But it doesn’t make it any easier to deal with all the rumors and

discussions that I overhear. Most of the time, I don’t think it’s accidental, like they make it seem. I feel

like it’s intentional to make me feel insignificant.”

I start to laugh. “Cali, my dearest friend in the whole wide world, don’t you realize that if they are trying to make you feel insignificant, it’s because you are a threat to them?”

She frowns. “What do you mean?”

“I mean, if they weren’t worried about Anders giving you so much attention, they wouldn’t think twice

about you. If they are really making sure you overhear their ‘private‘ conversations“, I use my fingers to

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make air quotes, “then they feel you are a real threat to becoming our Luna.”

I pull my friend into a hug. “And Call? They are right. There is no one in this pack that would make a better Luna, than you!”

She hugs me back. “Thanks Lils.”

I pull back, looking at her, suddenly realizing that the forest around us has gone too quiet. The hair on my arms goes up and Andra comes forward.

“Lily, what is it?” Just as she asks, a dart shoots into her leg.

In an instant, I pull it out. “Run, Cali!” I shout as Andra pushes forward and a dart shoots into my leg.

I pull out the dart and Andra forces our shift, just as five wolves step out on the other side of the lake. Shali, Calista’s wolf, shifts but I can tell she won’t get far. I can smell the wolfsbane. While my leg feels sore, I am not feeling any effects from the wolfsbane.

I smell him before I see him, Alpha Mahli. He steps out behind his warriors. “Darling. It’s time for you to come home.” He says to me, beginning to walk around the lake toward me.

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