Chapter 9
Lily’s POV.
You could hear a pin drop.
Everyone was watching. Everyone. And they were waiting for one thing.
My answer.
I blinked, staring at Mark as he knelt before me, holding that delicate bracelet like it was a diamond ring. I could hear my own heartbeat banging in my ears. Loud. Unrelenting.
Sonia's mouth had dropped open in shock, her eyes flicking between me and the crowd.
But it was nothing compared to what I was feeling.
Mark… liked me? Like, liked me, liked me?
He’d been there since forever. Kind, thoughtful, always showing up. But I never thought…never imagined he felt that way.
My wolf growled low in my chest.
“Not him, he’s not our mate.”
I flinched.
This wasn’t supposed to happen. Not tonight.
Not like this.
A thousand thoughts raced through my mind.
