Bullied Mate Of The Lycan Kings
Chapter 53

Lily's POV

What was better than having one great friend? Having more than one of course.

That was exactly how I felt as the girls pulled me out of the storage room with the clothes that I had gotten for Ren and led me back to the bedroom, telling jokes that made me forget that minutes ago, I was on the verge of falling to the ground and crying. Now, we were back in my room. We had all freshened up and changed into my pjs. Rhea looked regal in my white slip dress. She was sitting at my vanity and brushing her long white blond hair. Chelsea had opted for one of my old t-shirts and shorts, Bia was wearing a bright pink nightgown. She always has some of clothes her clothes in a seperate part of my dresser because she usually slept over.

"While we wait for the pizza, how about you guys show me some good stuff?" Bia said, jumping on to my bed and when Rhea, Chelsea and I looked at her in confusion, she rolled her eyes and threw her hands up in the air.

"You guys are werewolves and even though after what happened at the party, I have no choice but to believe you, I want to see some of the things you can do. Do you have fangs like in the movies? And can you jump over buildings? Come on, let's have it. Surely you didn't think that I would not want to see something like that, did you?"

She looked at me with brows raised in anticipation and before I could break the news to her that I was probably the last person that could show her what it meant to be an actual werewolf, Rhea closed her eyes and when they opened, her eyes glowed white. Chelsea did the same, opening her eyes to reveal blue glowing ones and both of them grinned wide to reveal fangs. Their entire aura was something more predatory and ferocious. Is this what it's like to be in the presence of werewolves with a higher pedigree? They weren't even at their full potential yet and every bone in my body was screaming at me to run or to yield.

Bia fell from the bed, knocking me out of my reverie and when I rushed towards her, worried that the sight had shocked her, I saw that she was merely surprised but filled with awe as I helped her up. "That... That is the coolest thing I have ever seen! I feel like I stepped into a fantasy movie. Oh my God!" She exclaimed.

We all stopped and looked at her and when she saw the shocked looks on our faces, she shrugged.

"What? Even Bella wasn't scared when she found out about Edward and Jacob. So why should I be?"

"You're crazy. I like you." Chelsea said, causing us to chuckle and Bia was about to reply when her phone dinged a text. When she looked at it, her eyes brightened and she jumped up from the bed. "Angelo said the pizza guy is here. Come on, let's go downstairs."

Leading us downstairs, Bia headed straight for the door, heaving a sigh of relief and holding her stomach as her boyfriend walked past us and joined her to get the pizza.

It was like he had tunnel vision when it comes to Bia and I loved that for her.

Looking between him and Ren, neither of them seemed to be sporting any injuries which meant that all was well, or at least they had come to some sort of agreement to be on cordial terms. It made me feel relieved but I could not help but wonder how long their truce would last. Angelo didn't like us and I didn't know if he was planning to change his mind about that anytime soon and even though Ren, Rhea and Chelsea said nothing, I knew they were tensed to be in the same room with a hunter.

I wish we'd all just get along.

I noticed Bia helping him put the things on the counter and include him in conversations with Chelsea and Rhea. He even guffawed loudly at something Chelsea said.

Hope bursted in my chest.

We'll get there. Baby steps.

"Hey," Ren said, appearing beside me. He placed a hand on my forehead, a worried scowl on his face. "How're you?"

"Good!" I replied and nearly facepalmed myself because the nervous reply sounded like a squeak.

We haven't had time to ourselves since the near kiss we just had and while I wanted to bring it up, I didn't want to sound needy or desperate.

It was probably a mistake he'd like to overlook. Something he wouldn't want me to bring up again.

"Are those for me?" He asked, looking at the bundle in my arms and I remembered that I was holding clothes that I wanted to give to him to change into. My father's clothes.

"Yeah! Come with me," I said, leading him to the front of the guest bathroom before I turned around to hand him the clothes.

The apology I was about to give for having only these loud and ugly outfits died in my throat when I turned because Ren was already unbuttoning his shirt.

"W- what are you doing?!" I exclaimed immediately, my lips parted and I could hear my heartbeat pick up its pace when his hand stopped on the final b**t on and he looked at me, confused. "Undressing?" He answered, genuinely confused by my curt question.

I blushed hard, my gaze lingering on his defined pecs and abs. But instead of replying him, I pushed the clothes into his hands and opened the guest bathroom, shoving him inside and closing the door. "I'll be waiting in the living room!" I yelled, fleeing even as I felt my cheeks heat up.

I had known that he had to have a great body beneath that uniform, especially after the picture he had sent where he was holding his sister's cat, but seeing it in real time almost sent me to my knees.

I pressed a hand to my forehead, fanning my face with my other hand. Oh God, Lily, get a grip!

"Lily, you better come out here and get some slices of pizza before Chelsea finishes everything." Bia called out, "and where's Fiona? I miss that adorable kitty cat!"

I shrugged, even though she couldn't see me. Fiona was a street cat before she became a house cat and sometimes she leaves home for long hours before she comes back again. If I don't see her around the house, it's usually because she doesn't even want to be found. I followed the sound of Bia's voice to the dining room where I saw them helping themselves to plates and taking slices.

They didn't know how warm it made me feel to see them here. I had never really had friends and besides Bia, I had never had any people in the house overnight like this, feeling comfortable enough in my home.

My heart tightened with joy in my chest.

Bia looked up and rolled her eyes.

"Stop standing there like a stranger and come closer, darling. These wolves have very large appetites."

Quickly remembering that I had to keep some for Ren too, I headed to stand beside her and reached for two plates, helping myself to slices for Ren and me.

I was about to open the refrigerator to get some drinks when Ren walked in and I had to admit that he looked ridiculously good in that ugly shirt. I was even starting to like the shirt and admit to my father that it wasn't that bad. "Your food is with Lily." Rhea said, continuing to dig into her food and I swallowed nervously, my entire body tightening when Ren closed the distance between us, a soft smile on his face.

He was imposing. So beautiful, it was blinding. His hair was a stylish mess, eyes like brown mirrors and crystallized honey. The curve of his chin was perfect, I wanted to count each and everyone of his eyelash.

"Thanks for looking out for me," he grinned, collecting the plate from my hand. His hand closed around the back of my head, pulling me forward as he pressed a kiss to my forehead. "What will I do without you?"

I froze in shock, his lips feeling like they're forever imprinted on my skin. I hated how thrilling the contact felt, how my breath felt like it had suddenly left my body and how my face heated up as I looked up at him.

He wasn't smiling anymore. His eyes had gone darker. He was staring at my lips. Oh what I wouldn't give to read his thoughts right now.

I heard snickers and when I looked away from Ren, the girls were laughing amongst themselves and wriggling their eyebrows.

"Come on, let's go to the living room. Avatar won't watch itself." Bia said, pulling Angelo along and winking at me.

"Platonic my a*s." Chelsea whispered as she walked past me and Rhea just smirked as she followed her out of the kitchen.

We were alone in the kitchen and my heart was trying to race out of my chest.

"Want me to wait with you?" Ren asked and I shook my head immediately, still trying to regain my composure from that kiss.

"Go on ahead, I'll bring the drinks for you guys."

I needed a second to breathe.

Nodding, I waited till he left to release a breath that I didn't know I was holding. My heart needed to stop hoping and I needed to remember that Ren had a girlfriend. But what if Rhea and the others were right? What if I had a chance with him? Shaking my head to rid myself of those thoughts, I carried the drinks to the living room to replace everyone huddled in groups of two, the television on and the opening credits of a movie on the screen.

Bia was lying between Angelo's legs, his arms around her and their legs covered with one of the blankets that we had brought downstairs. My best friend sighed as her boyfriend pressed soft kisses on her neck and I looked away, blushing at how intimate that looked.

Rhea and Chelsea were on another couch, hogging a blanket to themselves and sharing a bag of chips, leaving Ren alone on the last couch, which happened to be the smallest and when I finally caught their eyes, I realized that the girls had planned this arrangement, judging from the mischievous grins on their faces.

I narrowed my eyes at them. Devils in pjs.

This is going to be a long, long night.