Lydia's POV:
"Mates?!" I exploded. Brandon and I had both left Birdie's room and were on our way back to his wing. The moment we were within the walls of his place, I couldn't keep quite anymore.
He sighed and covered his ears. "Do you have more screams left in you?" He asked, his tone biting.
"You just told the king, the lycan king that we are mates! You could have used literally any other excuse. She's my friend. She's my....anything else! But Mates?! That's what you decided on?!"
He nodded. "You done yet?"
"Not by a long f*****g shot, Brandon! Why did you say that?! You lied to him. And now we're gonna be on his radar! What were you even thinking?!"
"Are you done?"
I folded my arms and glared at him. "Well now I am."
He lowered his hands from his ears. "It's very clear you're u
