Chapter 39 Damian POV
I was going insane thinking about Lilith with Dimitri and Dragon. They looked so happy all the time. I wanted her back, I didn't care what the consequences would be. I just had to have her. When Professor Palmer called me up to spar with her, I was secretly excited. I would be able to touch her, to be near her.
I was surprised when she let me take her down, warmth spread all over my body, feeling Lilith on top of me, images of our time together flooded my mind and I was hard. She felt me and was pissed. I could hear Dimitri growling. After that, it was all a blur.
I woke up in the infirmary, my whole face hurt, an ice pack was on my jaw. Marie was next to me, her nose was broken and Matt was in the private room, screaming. They sedated him and I heard the nurses say his spine was fractured. I guess, I got off easy. I knew that I couldn't be with Lilith but I still wanted her. I hated being on the outside of her love now.I couldn't believe my mother, she did not tell me and pretended like everything was still fine by calling me and asking about the ceremony. I dozed off again.
I heard Lilith's voice and that woke me again. She was sitting next to Marie, apologizing about her nose and handing her the moss ointment she uses. My brain flooded with images of Dimitri rubbing that all over her.
"Lilith?" I said.
"She is gone." Marie replied."You are a sad boy Damian. Let her go. She has moved on."
"Dimitri was without her for five years and he never let go." I replied.
"She is marked and mated. That is end game." she replied to me.
"I know."
I was feeling better so the nurse released me. I got to my room and dropped in my bed. I got an excuse for the rest of the day. There was a knock on my door, I grunted as I got up. I answered the door. I was a mess. It was Teresa. Why was Lilith's new friend at my door.
"Are you ok? asked Teresa. "I heard what happened."
She pushed her way in. Teresa looked me up and down and shook her head.
"You look like shit, Damian." I knew that already."I am going to make you something to make you feel better."
"No, I am not in the mood." I said.
"Umm, no, that is not why I am here." she said pulling a bag from behind her."I mean, not that I would not want to but that is not why I came. My brother went through something like what is happening to you. Your mate bond is breaking off slow and tormenting you."
"Oh, ok. Your brother went through this?" I repeated what she said.
She stepped into the kitchen, pulled out a pot and all these ingredients from her bag and got to chopping and adding things in the pot. I sat at the island just watching her. She took off her school blazer and rolled up her sleeves. She pulled a hair tie and put her hair up. Teresa had long, really long hair, it was wavy. She looked up at me with her beautiful brown eyes, which only reflected pitty. She could see through me, all the torment that kept creeping up to destroy me slowly. She was stirring whatever was in the pot now, just humming and gently swaying her hips, not in a sexual way at all. I just watched her, it was starting to smell amazing. She grabbed two bowls and poured some soup in them.
"Here, eat that. I promise you will feel better." she said pushing the bowl towards me. She sat next to me with her own bowl.
"Mmmm, that is amazing."
She giggled at me. We ate in silence.
After that she came back every night and made me dinner, we ate in silence and she cleaned and left and then again the next night. I don't know what her deal was. Ethan was asking where I was at dinner. I told him about Teresa.
"That's kind of sweet, I guess. Are you feeling any better?" he asked.
"I think, I don't know. I look forward to watching her cook every night. It's nice."
Teresa was back tonight, cooking away. We ate again. She was packing up to leave.It's Friday night, I was going to ask her to hang out longer. I had ordered some dessert and I wanted to share it with her.
"Wait, Teresa. Don't go. I got some dessert, do you want to have some with me." I asked her.
"Do you still think about her?" she asked.
"Ummm, no. To be honest, I haven't in a few days now." I replied.
"When a month has passed of you not thinking about her, I will stay and have dessert with you but not sooner." Teresa replied.
"Ok, deal." I was looking forward to that.
I text Ethan and Jack, they were at the bar, asking them if they wanted to come and hang out. They left the pool area and came over. We had a few drinks.
"Maybe she is a healer." Jack said.
"I don't know. She is nice and she doesn't talk much to me. But I see her in class talking away like a speed train. She designs dresses and stuff." I told them.
"She is friends with Lilith." said Ethan."Is that a good idea?"
"I haven't thought about her in a few days. I am not missing her anymore. Teresa said that when a month passes of me not thinking about Lilith, she will hang out with me. That will be right at final exams." I told them.
"I guess we will have to wait and see." said Jack.
And like that a month was gone. Teresa was late for dinner. I was studying, books all over the kitchen island. She burst through the door and spoke.
"Sorry, I am late. I was getting Lilith ready for her night out."
She did her thing again and we ate in silence. Teresa was about to leave and I reached out to grab her hand and stop her. I felt the jolt and warmth filling me. She turned and looked at me stunned, she felt it too. Was this my second chance.