"He was cheering me up because I was sad!" She spoke passionately, her voice sounding hurt. "He was just doing what friends are supposed to do!"
Alaricus chuckled, his eyes flashing for a split second. "Friend?" He asked her mockingly. "You think he's your friend? He cares nothing for you, Lily. No one here does except for me."
"That's not true," Lily said, her eyes pooling with tears. "You've just taken away everyone that has. Just because you don't care for me doesn't mean nobody else does."
He said nothing for a few seconds, just looked at her. He couldn't understand why she would think he didn't care for her. He didn't understand her. But he knew he finally needed to make his claim on her. Publicly.
"Tomorrow, I will introduce you as my mate to my pack and all surrounding packs," h
