All Chapters of MARKED BY DECEPTION : Chapter 101 - Chapter 110

LILA'S POVI hurried to the door and pulled it open.Ivy was the first person I saw, and before I could even say hello, she engulfed me in a bear hug."Oh my God, I've missed you so much!"I laughed, hugging her back. “ I've missed you too.""Give the poor girl some room to breathe," Sophia said from behind her.Ivy finally let me go, and Sophia stepped forward with a smile before Nyx walked straight past all of us like she had somewhere more important to be."Hi," Sophia said. "How have you been? I heard you went to Italy. How was it? ""Oh my God, I've been wanting to go to Italy," Ivy added.Nyx glanced back at her from the kitchen. "Since when?""Since I heard she went to Italy. Now I want to go.""You need to stick to one thing, Ivy," Nyx said, shaking her head.Sophia laughed. "We brought a couple of things: food, pizza, snacks, and basically everything we could carry.""Which means we're having a girls' day," Ivy announced."Definitely."I couldn't help smiling. I hadn't realiz

LILA'S POVHe was massive, much bigger, with thick black fur and glowing eyes that made my entire body freeze. For one terrifying second, I thought he was going to attack me, and before I could even move, he charged.I stumbled backward and hit the floor with a gasp, throwing my hands up to protect myself, but instead of sinking his teeth into me, he practically knocked the breath out of me with his weight before licking my face.“What the hell?”I blinked rapidly, completely stunned as his tongue dragged across my cheek again.“Rowan?”Of course it was him. Who else could it possibly be? We were the only ones in the penthouse, and I had already been warned that everyone would be in their rooms tonight. Still, seeing him like this was completely different from anything I had imagined.He lowered his head and nudged my neck with his muzzle, his wet nose brushing against my skin as though he was making sure I was really there. Then he licked my cheek again, and I couldn't help the laugh

LILA'S POVI actually kissed Rowan.I fucking kissed him not accidentally, not because he was drunk or angry or because I was trying to shut him up but because I wanted to and I did.I pulled back just enough to breathe, my heart beating so hard I could practically feel it in my throat, and stared at him like I had completely lost my mind.Okay.That was...a lot.I pressed my lips together, trying to collect myself while Rowan watched me with that look on his face that was somehow making it even harder to think. I had just kissed the man who had spent the last few weeks driving me insane, the same man I had repeatedly told myself I don't want."Are you okay?" he asked.I almost laughed.Was I okay?I wasn't sure that was the right question."Yeah," I said, brushing my hair away from my face even though it didn't need fixing. "I'm fine."His eyes stayed on me."What?""Nothing.""You're staring."I waited for him to explain himself, but instead he just looked at me for another second,

LILA'S POVI barely had time to pull away from Rowan before I heard the door bell ring We both froze as I stared at him before we could react the door bell rang again Rowan pulled his phone to check through the security cam and we saw Selene, and the rest of the girls standing outside the door I pushed Rowan away so quickly that he stumbled back with a laugh."Go."He raised an eyebrow. "Where?""Inside your room now."He laughed under his breath, but he headed toward his room anyway. I quickly wiped my mouth, ran my fingers through my hair, and tried to do something about the heat that had apparently settled across my entire face then another ring came"I'm coming!" I said to no one as I I opened the door.Ivy stood there with Sophia and Nyx behind her, Selene beside them, and "Amy!"The little girl immediately broke away from her mother and ran toward me.I crouched just in time to catch her."Oh my God, look at you!"She wrapped her arms around my neck, and I hugged her tightly,

LILA'S POVThe next morning, I woke up to the smell of food.For a second, I stayed under the covers, enjoying it, because the person that was cooking clearly knew what he was doing and, judging by the smell, it definitely wasn't me.I eventually dragged myself out of bed and followed the smell into the kitchen.Rowan was standing at the stove.He looked over his shoulder when I walked in, then turned back to whatever he was doing."You're awake.""Unfortunately."He laughed quietly.I walked over and leaned against the counter, watching him move around the kitchen. He had apparently decided that cooking for me was now part of his daily routine, which I wasn't complaining about, especially since everything he made somehow tasted better than anything I'd ever managed to make.I reached for a piece of something on the plate.He slapped my hand away."Wait.""I was hungry.""It's not ready."I gave up rubbing my arms. His eyes dropped to my hands."You're cold.""I'm fine.""Lila.""I'm