Annalyse

I pulled away from him as though I had been burned, missing his warmth the second we were apart.

I turned and looked into the face of a gorgeous woman. Mahogany hair and deep blue eyes staring daggers at me.

I looked at her with open curiosity as she sauntered around the countertop and stepped in between Chase and I to wrap her arms around his neck and pull his mouth to hers in what looked to be a scorching kiss.

“Long time, no see. I missed you.” , she said with a smirk and glare in my direction.

Chase looked like a deer caught in headlights. A pissed off deer.

“Well, uh. I’m going to find my mom and get settled for the night.”, I said, turning to go. “Thanks for the talk.”

“Lyse, wait a sec.”, he began.

“No, Chase. We’ll talk more at some point, I’m sure.”, I said, steeling myself against tears. How could I be so stupid? Just like with Jace. I’m a total idiot when it comes to guys. I really hope the goddess knows what she’s doing, mating me to a Lycan Prince because right now, I did