Chapter 47
Lukas
He opened his eyes and went to stretch, yawning. His hand slid across hair and he froze. What the
fuck did he dost night? He rolled onto his side and he started grinning like a fool. Lily. He thought
he had dreamed hering to himst night. He let his fingers move down her face and she smiled
in her sleep. He moved her hair off her neck and ran his fingers over the small scar that that
asshole’s mark had left behind when it healed. Her beauty first thing in the morning was the best
thing in life. He had missed her so much and he had neededst night so much.
‘I’m sure she is going to wake up hungry. We need to get her food, Gideon told him grumpily.
“Just wait a minute, he hissed back.
Lukasy facing her, breathing in her scent. She moved closer to his body, seeking him forfort.
She muzzled into his chest and he wrapped both of his arms around her, holding her even closer.
He kissed the top of her head. Her stomach growled and he had to bite back a groan.
“I told you! Our baby is growing. She is halfway through her pregnancy and she needs food. So, get
up.”
Lukas rolled his eyes, but gently untangled himself from her. He nced at the time. 7:30 AM.
Breakfast would just be getting on the tables. He quickly went to the dining hall to grab her a te.
He didn’t want to give her any more time than necessary to be able to run from him. As he was
filling a te of food, there was a growl from behind him. He nced over his shoulder and actually
did groan. Jo, Kni, Sasha and Sommer all stood there. He scooped some more eggs onto the
te and added more sausage and bacon,
“What?,” h
he asked nonchntly.
“WHERE THE HELL 15 LILY?, Sommer yelled at him. “AND WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO
HER?!”
He narrowed his eyes. “Lily is asleep. I did nothing to her, but hold her. I came down to get her
food.”
Sommer took a step towards him with her fists balled. He raised an eyebrow at her.
“I would reconsider that. I don’t normally hit women, but if you do not get out of my way, I will have
another choice but to remove you from it myself.”
“I’d like to see you fucking try,” she hissed.
jo eyed him. “You were really drunkst night. Are you sure
Gideon pushed forward. “AFTER EVERYTHING SHE S BEEN THROUGH, DO YOU THINK I
WOULD FORCE MYSELF ONTO HER?!,” he roared.
Jo put her hand on Sommer’s shoulder and forced her back a step. “He didn’t hurt her, Sommer. Let
it go and talk to herter.”
To steered her away while she silently threatened him with her eyes. He turned to his sisters.
“Anything else or may I go tend to my mate that I left in bed alone, after she’s been shutting me out.
Or am I free to go?”
They parted slightly and he walked between them.
“You look happy, brother,” Sasha called out behind him.
Of course he was happy. He had gotten to finally see his mate. She had talked to him and she had
sought him out, not to mention that he had got to hold her for a few hours. His anxiety rose as he
neared his room. The door was slightly ajar. Had he left it open when he left? Would she still be
there if he hadn’t? He pushed the door open slowly and looked around the room. He sighed when
she was nowhere to be seen. He took the te over to the table and set it down.
“We never should have left her in here alone, he snapped at Gideon.
“Go End her!
“I can’t. Sasha will have my ass and the other three will back her up. He mmed his hand down
onto the table. ‘Do you think you could hide our presence in their wing?”
‘1 could try. Let’s go see he
“Lukas?”
His head shot up and his heart started pounding. “Lily?”
She looked away from him. “Where did you go?,”
,” she whispered.
“To get your food. Your stomach was talking.”
Her head dropped and he hated his careless words. He knew this was hard for her. Sasha had told
him how hard she was trying to remain separate from their baby. He was too afraid to move. If he
started going to her, would she run? He silently cursed.
“I went to the b
bathroom. I was going to leave…”
“I’m d you didn’t. Why don’t youe eat, Lils? I know you’re hungry.”
She sat at the table and he gently pushed the te over in front of her. She sighed as she picked
up the fork. He watched her push the food around her te for a few minutes, before she mmed
the utensil down.
“Why do you care if I eat?”
He bit back a growl at her words and he had to stop himself from reaching for her.
*You’re my mate, Lily. I care about what happens to you.”
She pushed away from the table and stood up. She walked away and started pacing with her
hands sped behind her back. He leaned back in his chair and let Gideon push forward to share
control. Suddenly, she stopped to re at him.
“That’s exactly it, isn’t it? If I wasn’t your mate, you wouldn’t care what happened to me, would
you?”
He eyed her, debating on how to answer. The truth would crush her for the time being, but lying to
her would hurt them for longer. He tapped his fingers on the table.
“You are correct, Lily. If you weren’t my mate, I wouldn’t be here with you, nor would I be as
invested in your wellbeing as I am,” he answered truthfully.
His jaw clenched as her heart broke before his eyes. He got to his feet and slowly walked towards
her.
“I wouldn’t want you to be near me every day or wonder if you missed me. I wouldn’t want you to be
in my arms or in my bed. I wouldn’t want to see your smile or hear youugh, Lilianna. I wouldn’t
care that your father abused you or let other people abuse you. I wouldn’t have showed up to your
school or your field trip and imed you in front of everyone, if you weren’t.
I wouldn’t have tried so hard to find you or tried to fire lo, if you weren’t.” He cupped her cheek and
used his thumb to wipe her tears away. “But you are, Lily. When I used to beg the Goddess for my
mate, I’d ask for a brte, brown eyes, short woman. I prayed that she would be a freak in bed
and have no issues getting naked wherever. I prayed that I would have a queen ready to rule by my
side.”
She took a step back and looked down at the ground. He knew he was crushing her fragile soul, but
she needed to know. He slowly backed her up to the wall and when she was against it, he put his
hands on either side of her head. He leaned down to look into her eyes.
“The Goddess gave me none of that. I thought I was right. I thought I knew better, but there is a
reason she is the Goddess and I am just her servant. She knew if I had a woman like that, I would
have missed out on so much.”
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She swallowed and closed her eyes. “Like what?”
His hand moved down her arm to take her hand. He lifted it to his mouth and kissed her knuckles.
*You, Lils. I would have missed out on you. I would have missed out on falling so deep in love that I
can’t survive the day without counting the seconds until I can see you again. I would have missed
out on so much endless joy andughter without you. I wouldn’t have learned self control, patience
or the importance of self growth without you being my mate. So, let me be frank with you, Lily, I
don’t give a damn if you are my mate or not. I am in love with you, dragon or no dragon.
You are mine, mate bond be damned right now. You are who I want. You are the one I crave, You a
are my other half. The only way I walk away from you is if you tell me, “Lukas, I don’t want to be
with you. Even then I would still try to convince you that you belong with me. Not to me, Lily. With
me. You are not an object to be owned. You are a person that has her own thoughts, feelings and
emotions.” He kissed her knuckles again. “And I see you. I’ve always seen you.”
She pushed on his chest and he backed away slowly, barely giving her enough room to slip around
him. She walked over to stand at the foot of the bed. She met his eyes and began to bunch her
dress up. He kept his eyes on hers and when he faltered, Gideon forced his eyes to stay on hers.
She let the dress drop to the floor and turned sideways. Her hands went to her stomach, one
slightly above her small bump and the other slightly below it.
“I’m pregnant, Lukas. I had sex with another man and I’m pregnant. You shouldn’t want me.”
He immediately moved to kneel at her feet andid his head on her stomach. His hands grasped
her waist.
“I know you are, Lily. I also know you didn’t want to do that and you are 100% wrong. I don’t want
you. I need you and our child. I wasn’t sure at first if I would be able to handle looking at our child
and knowing who their father is. Then I realized that it didn’t matter to me. Half you is more than
enough for me to fully love this baby. You are both mine and I would do anything for either of you”
Her hands moved through his hair and he sighed, content that she was listening to him. A Butter of
movement passed under his cheek and she tensed. She removed herself from his touch so fast that
he tumbled forward. She pulled her dress on and went to sit at the table. She began eating and he
cautiously approached his chair.
“Lily, what’s wrong?” Her face paled and he reached for her. “Lils? Baby? Talk to me.”
“You forgot a drink.”
“What?”
She pointed at her te. “I’m thirsty.”
He narrowed his eyes as he studied her anxious face. Her heartbeat was fast and he could smell
the fearing off of her. He walked over to the mini- fridge in the room to lock inside. He silently
cursed. He couldn’t very well hand her whiskey. He mmed it shut.
“I’ll ask someone to bring you up some juice.”
“It’ll be faster if you go get it.”
He stared at her. What was she up to? Did she think he wouldn’t notice the change in her? He
crossed his arms over his chest.
“We were talking.”
“I’m done talking. A drink, please.”
He sighed and walked over to her. He tilted her face up to study her face.
“Promise me you will stay here.”
“I promise.”
it, Lily. Promise to stay here in this room and wait for me.”
She gripped his wrist. “I promise to stay here and wait for you,” she whispered, her voice breaking
on thest word.
He headed to the door, fighting Gideon who was trying to force him to stay. He stopped before he
opened it.
“Listen to me, Lily. I love you and I want to be with you. When you are ready. I will be here. Until
then, I will wait.” He turned the doorknob. “I am begging you, please, be here when I get back.”
She didn’t answer. He stepped out and as soon as he shut the door, he sprinted down to the dining
hall. He hurriedly poured a cup of orange juice. Sommer stood up and ran from the hall. He cursed
and dropped the cup to dart out after her. She went left at thending while he went to the right
towards his room. He flung the door open and after checking the bathroom, stormed out of the
room, heading the direction that Sommer had gone.
“Why, Lily?,” he muttered. “Sorry, sis, but I’m not letting her go again. Goddess, spare me from her
wrath.”