Bullied Mate Of The Lycan Kings
Chapter 133

Lily's POV

When Aiden had whispered that I was free to go in the morning and he'd take my absence as my choice, a huge part of me had wanted to tell him that I had already made my choice and my answer was that it was impossible to stay. Not because I didn't have feelings for him but because I did... because I didn't even know when my feelings for him changed from hate to something lighter and deeper.

I didn't want to think about how he would feel when he woke up and found me gone, probably believing the worst; that even though I had cared for him and after that wonderful night that we shared, I could not be with him.

I had believed that despite my attraction to Aiden, which I blamed on the mating bond, there was no way I could care about him. But seeing him on that cold floor, thinking that he was dead as I ran out of that room in search of help, watching three guards work together to lift Aiden onto a bed and his hand dropping away lifelessly made me realize that somehow, these past few days had made me go from hating him to caring for him.

That was the only thing I knew for a fact as I left his bed yesterday morning.

I woke up this morning with a heavy heart and finally turned on my phone that Maya had given back to me when I was about to leave.

Today was going to be my first day back at school and I was back in my home, in my bedroom that had been refurbished thanks to Ren and Zac according to my mother. Even the exterior of the house was no longer looking shabby and I had tried to come up with a message that I felt would convey my appreciation for everything that they had done and it came up short because I didn't even know how to face either of them.

I was only certain about one thing; that I liked all three of them and I was bonded to each of them in three very beautiful but different ways.

"lily!" My mother yelled, "come down for breakfast!"

I let out an exasperated sigh, stopping my back and forth pacing and decided to pull on my big girl panties and get this over with.

I was partly excited and anxious to be going back to school, to face Aiden, Zac and most of all, Ren who I had been too terrified to text after I returned.

I didn't betray him, I told myself, I'm not betraying him, but my anxiety wouldn't stop gnawing at my stomach.

I sent him a message to come pick me up and immediately switched off my phone, expecting the worst. I felt like going back to bed and hiding away from the world.

I was going to have to tell him sooner or later, that I was going to accept all three of them.

Cue the anxiety currently throttling my neck.

"Hi mum" I said as I got downstairs and sat at the dining table across from her, taking another look round the house and remembering how this place held so many memories for me and how I was able to still be here thanks to Zac and Ren. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Aiden also had something to do with it.

"Are you okay?" She suddenly asked, startling me, "You don't like the pancakes? The mix I was able to get at the supermarket was not the same as this one but I tried to make it the way you like it."

"Huh?" I answered, raising my head to see my mother giving me a worried look.

"You look like you have a lot on your mind. Did something happen?"

Bia, bless her soul, had covered for me these past few days, telling my mother that I was still staying at her place when really, Aiden had abducted me.

Did something happen? She had asked.

Many things have happened in the course of these past few months, I didn't know where to start from.

Was it how I seemed to be bonded to three of the richest and most influential bachelors in Shadow Cove.

They were the sons of the most powerful families in Shadow Cove and my mother was wary of the rich and powerful especially because my father had died after being accused of aiding a m******e.

"I'm fine mum. Nothing big. I'll just pack these and have them at school," I answered with a faux smile that she didn't call me out on, thankfully, leaning forward to give her a kiss on the cheek before rushing out of the house.

I had just shut the door and taken the first step out of my porch when I froze as my eyes collided with Ren's where he leaned against his car and my heart skipped.

He still looked as handsome as the last time I had seen him and his scent felt like it was ingrained into my memory. Being unable to talk to him telepathically had also been hindered by the wards around Aiden's home.

"You came," That was all I could breathe, my mouth slightly open.

"You thought I wouldn't?"

Taking my silence for an answer, he pushed off the car and walked towards me, stopping only a few feet away, his gentle brown eyes assessing me.

"You called. I'll always come when you call," he said simply, as if that was the natural order of things. I call for him and he comes running.

I had spent the entire night overthinking and could not believe that he would even want to even be with me if he knew that I had feelings for his best friends.

Why had I called? To hurt him? Knowing fully well that he could read my thoughts made me lower my head in shame and I was about to take a step back but he reached for my arm, pulling me by the arm and getting rid of the space between us. "Hey, it's okay, sweetheart" He whispered, pulling me in for a hug and I inhaled his scent, breaking down in a quiet sob.

"I'm sorry that I'm such a mess"

"I don't think you're a mess, Lily. I understand everything and I don't think differently of you. I missed you."

Pulling back to stare into his eyes with my blurry ones, he smiled and cupped my cheek.

"What do I do, Ren? This is so hard"

"Anything you want. Everything is up to you sweetheart and whatever decision you make, you will have my full support."

"You're so perfect" I whispered as he led me to the passenger seat and he kissed me softly.

"Only for you," he replied and I nodded with a smile as he drove out of my driveway, knowing that perhaps this was not as serious as I was making it and by the time the car rolled into the school's private parking lot, Aiden and Zac were waiting for us, standing together.