Chapter 32

We drive back to the house in comfortable silence. Lawrence keeps glancing my way from time to time.

When I open the door, I am pulled into a tight hug by Lillian and Becca.

They release me from the hug.

"You girls are not mad?" I ask.

"No, how can we be mad when you helped in getting rid of her," Lillian says, grinning happily.

"What do you mean getting rid of her?" I ask, walking towards the kitchen to get myself something to fill my empty stomach.

"Britta left this morning because you bruised her ego badly," Becca says, taking a seat on the stool while Lillian follows.

I should be happy, right? She finally left me in peace, but I am feeling kinda bad... Nah, I am so happy. I do a little happy dance in my head.

I get myself some scrambled eggs and rice and take a seat opposite Lillian.

"So, where did Lawrence take you to?" Lillian says, wriggling her eyelashes seductively.

"Nowhere in particular, just somewhere he loves."

It's actually not a total lie. I didn't get to ask him the name of the place.

"You guys are a thing now?" Becca asks. She takes a spoonful of my food, and I scowl at her as she tries to take another spoonful.

"Of course, they are. It's obvious. They're mates even though she tries to ignore the fact that they are meant to be together," Lillian says, sounding frustrated with me and Lawrence's love life.

"We are just trying to get along since we can't run away from the 'mate pull,'" I say, putting more emphasis on the word mate pull.

"Whatever helps you sleep at night," they both say smugly.

"Are you girls trying to taunt me?" I say, playfully glaring at them.

They both laugh loudly as a reply.

"Is everything okay between you and Anderson?" Bacca asks suddenly, making Lillian tense up.

"Yes, kind of. He's just being stubborn," she says with a frown, looking everywhere but us.

"What happened between you and Anderson?" I ask, not knowing what's going on since I have been too locked up in my own little world.

"He is angry because I went out with Edward," she says, looking sad and about to cry.

"Who's Edward? " I ask.

"A guy I met when me and Becca went clubbing last week," she says, fiddling with her nails, "I went out with him yesterday, and we shared a friendly hug."

"So he smelled him on you, and now he thinks you cheated on him," I say, understanding where she is going with her story. "Just do something to gain his trust back, like getting this guy to tell Anderson the truth of what happened," I suggested.

"Why don't you try? It will surely work," Becca says in agreement.

"You have his number, right?" I ask, taking my empty plate to the dishwasher.

"Yeah, I'll call him right away and solve this once and for all because I really miss him," Lillian says, rushing out of the room. I give her a thumbs up.

After she left, me and Becca stay in comfortable silence before deciding to watch a movie. She chooses a comedy and me a horror movie. We argue for a few minutes before deciding on a romantic movie instead.

It is the most boring movie I've ever seen in my life. I'm holding in my anger because I feel like ripping the TV off the wall, but Becca seems to be enjoying it since she keeps laughing and behaving like a lovesick puppy.

"Okay, enough of this," I say, turning off the TV.

"What was that for?" she asks with raised eyebrows.

Before I can reply, Levi enters, grinning widely and sitting on the couch with Becca.

"What's got you in such a good mood?" she asks, giving him a look.

"Nothing," he says, laughing lightly.

"Now I am curious. Come on, tell us," she urges.

I take a seat on the armchair, staring at him in amusement.

"It's for me to know and for you to found out," he says, smirking.

"He just asked his crush out on a date," Anderson says, walking towards us with his hands wrapped protectively around Lillian's waist. I guess they are over their argument.

Becca smiles at Lillian.

"Shut up, Anderson," Levi retorts.

"What is it then?" I ask, feeling uneasy like this surprise is not something I will like.

"As I said, it's for me to know and for you to find out," he says, leaving the room.

I feel disturbed. Something is about to happen, something that is really disturbing. I push that feeling back. It must be something not even worth this headache.

"So, you finally figured out she was telling the truth after all?" I ask in amusement.

"I can never stay mad at her for a long time," he says, placing a kiss on her forehead with much adoration.

"Where is Lawrence and Jack, by the way?" I haven't seen Lawrence since we got home.

"Lawrence is doing some pack work with Elder Mathias and Thomas while Jack is training the warriors," he says casually.

I nod. I wonder where Ma went. She is pretty busy these days.

"Okay, I should be leaving now," Becca says, getting up from the couch.

"Let's go then. I will see you off," Lillian says, tagging along.

We walk in silence for a few minutes, feeling the wind blow around us.

"When will you be leaving to see Ethan's parents?" I ask curiously, breaking the silence between us.

"Maybe next week. We were supposed to go this week, but since he is busy, we postponed it... You know, I am actually nervous," she says truthfully.

"Obviously. You are going to see someone you know nothing about—" I say before Lillian cut me off.

"Is that supposed to help her?" Lillian asks.

"You didn't let me finish. I was trying to say it's normal for her to be nervous, but when they set their eyes on her, it will be love at first sight," I say smugly.

Lillian gives me a look of are you serious right now.

"What she is saying is just be yourself, and then they will come to love you."

"Thanks, you girls are the best," she says, laughing loudly.

"Okay, we should be going back now," Lillian says, waving Becca goodbye. We walk to the mansion to hear laughter and shouting coming from inside.

"What's going on?" Lillian asks, seeing everyone laughing happily. Ma has a look of panic in her eyes, while Lawrence looks irritated.

"She is here," Levi says, running towards the door and yelling happily.

There's a girl with gray eyes and black hair falling freely on her shoulders wearing a sky blue dress reaching just above her knees.

She smiles widely, looking like a runway model. She looks in my direction, grinning widely before walking towards me.

"Hey, bestie, what are you doing here?" she says, hugging me tightly.

I know this girl. She is the same girl from my past, a past I chose to forget all about.

Now my nightmares are no longer only at night but also when I am wide awake.