Page 148 of Conner's Luna

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Bailey

Time to seduce my man.

Forget this council crap. After listening to Velia talk about her pack and family for three hours straight I know two things: one; Conner is held to a very high standard because of his bloodline and position with the pack, and two; I'm not held to any standard at all.

Armed withBisabuelaCharlotte's diary, I even have a built-in excuse for Conner; ‘my girlfriend seduced me with her magic voice (in order to redeem wolves so the 'eldest,' whoever that is, doesn't keep killing them) and bam! Bit her. Sorry, council people.’

Take that, Lydia. I don't need to wait for you to screw this up. I'll screw Conner all on my own. Ha-ha. I even have sexy clothes, perfect for seduction and disturbingly purchased for me by my boyfriend's mother, but I'm not complaining.

My hands won't stop trembling despite my internal pep talk. Seducing Conner is easy. Making him break his rules and possibly putting him in danger isnot.

I can't seduce Conner into Marking me. Sighing with defeat, I sit down on my bed, surrounded by half-empty boxes and chocolate. My slinky red dress pulls at the skin on my thighs. I have to pull it up to a risky area before I can sit moderately comfortably. What a waste of a sexy dress.

When my phone chirps, I jump a little. When I locate it in my mess, I see it's a video from Braxton. I hit the 'play' button absentmindedly. At first the screen wobbles and pitches blurrily, then it focuses in on...

Conner and Lydia.

I clasp my hand over my mouth and hit pause. They are standing close, too close. I take a deep, steady breath. OK, at least all their clothes are on. I look closer at the frozen Conner. It's hard to tell, but this could have been from months ago.

I check the number again and it hits me. This is Braxton's old number. He must not have disconnected his old number.

I hit play again. I need to know what this is about. What agony does Lydia have in store for me now?

"Do you even still want me?"Lydia asks him tearfully. They are standing together, looking into each other's eyes. An embrace, be honest with yourself, Bailey.

"It's not that simple, Lydia. You're my mate."

"Is that all I am?"She says something else, something I can't hear.

Conner mumbles something,"you make it sound so unimportant."

"I don't mean to,"she whispers."I just... Trey is determined to be with me and reject her. Then you start to hang out with her. He got jealous, you know? I started to think that maybe they do belong together and that means..."

"We belong together?"His hand reaches out to catch hers. Why am I watching this?"We are mates, Lydia."He smiles, a gentle, loving smile at her.

A spark of rage courses through my body. I'll wipe that smile right off of his face. Those are my smiles. Where's his muzzle?

Sorry,Mama Wati, I've lost my mind.

"Yes. She is a good friend, Lydia."His voice goes low and I hold my breath."She's not my mate."

Push through the hurt and rage, Bailey. That's it. You can track this boy down and strangle him with this slinky, stupid dress.

"Conner... it hurts to think that I would lose both of you to her."

When did this happen? How long ago? It’s not recent, I know that, but it still hurts.

"Trey..."

"He hates her. He thinks she's weak and that she will bring down his pack,"Lydia says bluntly."She's human. She doesn't belong in our world."

"I'll protect Bailey,"Conner says mildly."I always will."I can hear the warning in his tone.

"But Conner..."she takes a deep breath."If Trey wants her then you shouldn't stop it."Tears start to stream down her face."I just... Conner if I come with you, to your pack, then Bailey can be with Trey."

Bitch said what? I can poison her. A little research into the weaknesses of wolf-people and she's toast. Wait, isn't she pregnant? Was this before she got knocked up? I peer closer at the video as if the answers will jump out at me, but the image is just blurry enough that I can't really tell. It makes me hate her even more. When I'm pregnant, I'll probably look like a beached whale.

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