Chapter 469

Jabi
I go back into the living room and Lenny looks up from his glass. His eyes brighten as I walk over to him.
“He hates me,’’ he points out.
I shake my head “He hates everyone,’’ I tell him because Darrien is not a people person. He never has and he never will. I know that about him and he knows it about himself.
“He doesn’t hate you,’’ he raises a brow as he takes a sip from his glass “aren’t you going to drink with me too?’’ he asks.
I shake my head “I am fine.’’
“come on, it is not fair if I am the only one drinking. I mean, what is the harm?’’ he asks me with a smile on his face. There is something about Lenny that I can’t pinpoint. The way he talks, the way he looks at me, makes me feel like he genuinely is an honest person. Makes me feel like I can trust him.
“I have never had alcohol before,’’ I confess.
He opens his eyes wide “How old are you?’’
“Seventeen.’’
“In werewolf years?”
I nod.
“Oh, have a sip of mine. Let me be your first,’’ he winks with this friendly smile on his face.
“I am fine…really.’’
He nods “I know, but I want you to just taste it, tell me how it makes you feel.’’
He pushes the glass to me and I watch as he waits for me to drink it. I don’t know if this is a good idea but Darrien is in the room. If anything happens, he would hear. There is no harm in having a sip.
Right?
“Come on chicken, what is the point of life without fun?’’
I reach for the glass and he watches me with a playful smile on his face. I take a sip of the wine and the taste leaves me scrunching up my face.
He bursts out in laughter as I drop the glass on the table “It is bitter,’’ I tell him and he just laughs harder.
“You are such a wimp,’’ he tells me as he finishes his drink.
I smile at him. I don’t know how this friend thing works. I don’t know what to say, I don’t know how to act. It is not easy to just act normal when this has never been my normal.
“You should relax, this is very boring. Why don’t we go out?’’ he suggests still smiling. I open my eyes wide because I know that Darrien will not let me go out with him. He doesn’t trust him and this is the best he can do right now.
“We can’t go out tonight.’’
He raises a brow “why not?’’ the smile disappears from his face.
“It’s pretty late and I am tired after today.’’ I remind him of the day I had. the whole freak out.
“You’re lying,’’ he tells me.
“I am not lying.’’
He scoffs “He doesn’t want you to go out with me, that is why we are here. in your house.”
I blink ’’That is not true.’’ I try to lie but it is pretty obvious and he can see it all. I don’t want him to think that I think he is some bad person. I don’t know what I think right now but at the end of it all, I will only do what Darrien wants because he is the only one that is important to me.
“Because Darrien doesn’t like me.’’
I shake my head.
“Prove me wrong, put on some shoes, and come out with me.’’ He stands up from the couch and picks up the keys he dropped on the table earlier. My hands are shaking again because I don’t know what I am supposed to do in this situation.
“You are so strong; you have no idea the kind of power you hold and you are letting him control you.’’
I furrow my brows in confusion.
Darrien is not controlling me.
Lenny takes a step towards me; I watch him as his eyes brighten. I know what is happening but I am confused.
I take a step back but he follows me “Has he ever tasted you?’’ he asks.
My heart thuds against my chest. I don’t like what is happening right now. I am scared but I can’t move. Maybe Darrien was right. It was stupid to think I could just trust someone I just met.
I watch as his teeth come out, the fangs that I have seen so many times on my mate but this time it feels predatory. It feels like a threat to me “I am going to have you,’’ he breathes into my ear and I want to scream. I want to push him away but I can’t. He raises his hands up and presses his finger to my forehead “For that to happen, you have to forget this conversation. I will retreat for tonight,’’ he taps his finger to my forehead and I get a flash.
“Thanks for inviting me over,’’ Lenny says as I open my eyes and I furrow my brows in confusion.
What just happened?
What were we talking about?
“You’re leaving?’’ I ask him, confused because I don’t remember the last couple of minutes.
“Yes, it is pretty late and I don’t want to upset Darrien. I’ll see you at school tomorrow?’’ he asks me. He takes a step towards the door and I watch him as he walks out of the apartment.
I don’t know what happened but I don’t want to overreact. I remember up until the glass of wine but I don’t remember anything else.
Why?
“He left?’’ Darrien comes out of the room.
I nod because I don’t know how to explain what happened tonight because I don’t even know what happened.
“Do you like him?” he asks me as he comes closer to me “Do you think you can be friends with the guy?’’
I shrug because I don’t know. It feels like there is a part of my memory that is missing right now.
“I don’t know.”
He nods “I only want what you want, so if this is too much then we shut it down. You can hang out with him but only at the house and school. For now.’’
If this was earlier, I would have been jumping for joy but right now, I don’t think I want to hang out with him again.
Something doesn’t feel right.
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