Bullied Mate Of The Lycan Kings
Chapter 50

Lily's

POV

"Has he broken the rules before?"

Ren blushed. He actually blushed. His face, reddening in embarrassment. "Yes," he answered. "Yes, he has." He wouldn't meet my eyes.

I didn't know why that answer made me feel relieved that he had broken the rules before me but it did. However, it also made me worried about how much he had broken the rules especially because the strigoi were considered very lethal and prone to bloodlust and blind need for bloodshed.

Was he having problems controlling his thirst? Has he killed anyone in the process?

I froze.

HAS HE?!

All the blood drained out of my face as I remembered how uncontrollable he was when he had fed on me. Heck! How uncontrollable I was. I was practically encouraging him to drain me of all my blood. TWICE!

"No, he has not killed anyone before. He is usually very careful about it because, like I told you, it must remain a secret."

My face pinched into an ugly frown. "You know, sometimes this ability of yours irritates me." I said with a pout and he gave me a sheepish smile. "Sorry."

He wasn't sorry at all.

"Thank you for entrusting me with council secrets, by the way. What if I decide to spill one day."

He deadpanned. "I'd have to kill you."

"Hey!" I playfully shoved him and he laughed off my attack, his arms wrapping around me to hold me down.

I suddenly felt hot and restless. At this point, I was practically in his laps but none of us was making any move to stand up.

I licked my lips, trying to distract myself from thinking too hard on this. "So, are you saying I'm the only person he has fed on in Shadow cove?"

Looking away, Ren scratched the back of his neck and shook his head.

Again, he wouldn't meet my eyes. He appeared embarrassed all of a sudden.

"Since the rules don't apply outside the borders of our community, he gets his blood diet from women, willing women of course."

I nodded. Seemed fair.

"But when he's back here and can't leave town as often, Aiden and I allow him to feed on us because..." he let out a defeated breath. "He doesn't like the stale taste of blood in the blood bags."

If a pin dropped in the room right now, the sound would probably echo for thousands of miles because my mouth fell open in shock. My eyes bulged at the news.

This was scandalous news and it was almost impossible to believe that the princes would be willing to involve in acts that were termed 'derogatory' and yet even though I hated Aiden and was mostly confused by Zac, I could see that the three of them were really willing to do anything for each other. Moreover it made me relieved that I was not the only one that Zac had fed on in Shadow cove.

"How does it feel when he bites you? Do you enjoy it?" I asked curiously, pulling my feet up and resting my chin on my knees as I gazed at him.

His bashful smile was all the answer I needed. It made me burst out in laughter and when he chuckled beside me, I was glad that the dreary moment had passed.

"Blood whoreee!" I teased and he laughed even harder, his smile making my heartbeat pick up even faster.

When his smile faded, replaced by a serious expression as he stared at me, I wondered if there was something on my face and I was about to ask what it was when he raised his hand gently, his fingers grazing my cheek and thumb drawing lazy circles on my cheekbone that made my entire body tense in anticipation.

"I like seeing you like this." He whispered.

"Ren..."

"I'll do anything to make sure you never cry again."

Christ.

I remained still when he closed the distance between us and rested his forehead against mine, certain that he could hear the loud pounding of my heartbeat and knew that he was responsible. Please, I mentally begged the universe and closed my eyes, please don't turn out like my ex.

His lips grazed mine for one sweet moment, butterflies and fireworks exploding in my stomach when loud banging on the front door threw us apart from each other.

Terrified that it was my mother, I fled away from Ren and we both stared at each other with wide eyes.

We kissed! Well... Almost. It had been a featherlight sweep of his lips against mine but the sparks that I had felt begged to differ.

I was still panting hard and looking at him and he was touching his lips like he couldn't believe what he just did.

The loud banging on the door sounded again and this time I was certain that it was not my mother because she had a spare key and would have tried to enter once I did not answer. Who could it be?

Ren must have seen the dread on my face as I rose to my feet and stood up immediately, his stance defensive like he was planning to shield me from whatever was out there and I was about to suggest that we send for Rhea and Chelsea and take the back door out if it was intruders when his shoulders relaxed and he turned to look at me with a relieved smile.

That was when I heard a voice that made my heart swell and tears fill my eyes.

"If you don't open this door, Lily, I swear to god, I'm going to knock it right off its hinges!" Bia screamed and with a delighted smile, I rushed towards the door and pulled it open to see my best friend standing in front of me with her very reluctant boyfriend, Angelo, of all people, who looked like he would rather be anywhere else but here.

"My bestie." Bia screamed affectionately and pulled me into a bone crushing hug that made tears finally fall down my cheeks.

"Oh, sweetheart. Don't cry. I'm sorry for just coming." She whispered, rubbing my hair like she always did when I was upset and when I felt her go tense. I pulled back to see her eyes wide and turned to see Ren glaring at Angelo, his growl deep in his throat and ferocious enough to make the hair on my body rise in fear.

And it wasn't even directed at me.

Angelo, I had to commend him for not running away to his mama, was equally glaring back at him hard and when I looked at Bia, she took one step back and held Angelo's hand, gesturing for me to do the same.

"Bia, Angelo, this is Ren. Ren, this is my best friend Bia and her boyfriend Angelo." I refrained from saying exactly how I felt about Angelo given that I didn't want a bloodbath to happen on my porch.

Bia's eyes widened as she took Ren in and I blushed when she wriggled her eyebrows at me.

"It's nice to meet you, Ren." She said and Ren looked at me, pinching the bridge of his nose before stretching out his hand to Bia which she took. However when he did the same to Angelo, he took a step back and shook his head. "There is no way I am touching that mutt."

Bia smacked his head at the same that Ren growled and I had to take a step forward, standing in front of Ren while Bia did the same with Angelo, yelling at him in Spanish which I was thankful that I had started learning because of my best friend so I knew she had just called her boyfriend an i***t and a whole other string of curses and threats.

Stretching out his hand reluctantly, Angelo looked incredibly chastised. "I'm sorry I said that. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Ren brought out his hand again hesitantly but I stopped him, remembering exactly how my last handshake with Angelo had gone.

He must have understood why I was giving him a scathing look because he raised both hands in surrender.

"I promise that I left all his silver rings and daggers before coming here. We can't pass the borders of Shadow Cove without triggering the alarms if we have silver on us anyway." He explained and even though I nodded and watched as Ren shook his hand, I looked at Bia skeptically wondering how much she already knew about my world.

I was about to ask when Bia took my hand and walked into the living room and I watched as Ren and Angelo followed us in, giving each other a wide berth as they sat on opposite ends and Bia settled into a couch with me.

"Where have you been? I've been worried sick about you." I whispered, remembering how I had thought the worst when I didn't hear from her; that she didn't want to be my friend anymore.

"I lost my phone at the club that night and after what happened in the bathroom, I was in bed for a couple of days, nothing too serious though. I lost a lot of blood because that psycho went all dracula on me. And bb, you need to explain what the hell I saw that

day. And what is Angelo talking about silver and borders and alarms?" She glared at her boyfriend who looked away nervously before turning back to raise her eyebrows at me.

I swallowed nervously about to speak when the door to my room creaked open and Chelsea and Rhea came downstairs and stared at the four of us.

Angelo's face immediately turned colder as he registered even more werewolves in the room. Chelsea frowned at him, standing protectively in front of Rhea.

I sighed and facepalmed myself.

This is going to be a long evening.