"Liam, listen," Lily took a step forward, but before she could reach him, he took another step back. "Why must it be him?" he questioned, his eyes red with traces of tears.
Lily could feel her heart aching bitterly. "Liam," she called again and approached him once more. Just as she was almost near him, Liam turned around and ran away at high speed.
"Liam!" Lily shouted, but Liam didn't even give any sign of stopping. Her intention was clear: she wanted to run after him, but she was stopped by Angus.
"Don't run recklessly. Allow me to carry you," he offered, and lifted her up with care, casting another glance at Malik, who stood there silent with a pale face before leaving the cave.
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"He's up ahead," Angus remarked, gently placing Lily back on the ground. "I will wait here for you," he added, kissing her lips.
Lily nodded and didn't bother to look at her surroundings before running forward. "Liam!" She kept shouting his name as she searched around. "Liam, come out and listen to me, okay? I will give you a clear explanation!" she called out, but Liam was nowhere to be found.
"Liam, it's not like you want me to get hurt before you show up, right? Look, Angus is not with me, Malik is not here as well. No one is with me to protect me now. I am scared, okay? I'm afraid of loneliness! If you don't show up now, I will be scared to the point of fainting!" Lily shouted. Right after her statement, she was suddenly hugged from behind, a successful smile creeping onto her face immediately after inhaling the familiar scent of Liam.
"Why did you come when you are afraid?" he asked softly, trying very hard to hide the sadness in his voice. Unfortunately, Lily heard it clearly, which made her heart ache even more.
"Then... then why are you angry with me?" Lily questioned.
Liam hugged Lily tightly. "I'm not angry at you; I'm mad at him. I am clearly the one who found you first, and he saw you after me, but why must he be the first to mate with you?" he murmured, the pain that came from his heart reflecting in his voice, making it clear how badly hurt he was right now.
Lily's heart beat faster, and her emotions split. "That's right, he must be very hurt," she thought, feeling her heart ache for him.
"But I don't entirely blame him. After all, he's stronger than me. He has even leveled up now," Liam murmured, burying his head in her neck.
"Don't... don't think like that, okay? Actually, there was something wrong with the place we fell into. All of this happened completely by coincidence; it wasn't planned at all," Lily explained nervously.
Liam remained silent.
"Liam, I'm telling the truth, really."
Liam still remained silent.
"Liam, trust me, that's what happened; it's completely out of expectations."
"I trust you," Liam finally replied.
Lily secretly breathed out a sigh of relief. "Then... are you not angry anymore?" she asked for confirmation.
Liam kissed Lily's neck, gently sucking her fair, beautiful skin.
An electric current ran down Lily's spine, and her whole body stiffened. She could feel herself heating up. "Wait, is he getting back at me? When did he become so domineering?" she thought, her breath caught in her throat.
"Beauty, can... can I?" Liam asked, his hand already traveling to her left breast.
Lily's face flushed an extreme red; her breath became hotter, and she felt herself losing control. "Sh-should... should we go back home first, huh? I... I don't feel comfortable here," she stammered, her seductive voice adding more fuel to the burning fire as it sounded so opposite to her words in Liam's ear.
"Damn! Why on earth am I aroused immediately?" she thought, struggling to break free. "Li... Liam, let's... let's go home first," she stammered again, her tone still unsteady.
Liam was going crazy right now. The more he heard Lily's voice, the more his desire intensified. He seemed not to have heard her words as his hand grabbed Lily's breast, squeezing it softly, earning a soft moan from her that scattered the last bit of hesitation in his heart.
Unable to hold back any longer, he pressed Lily down and stared into her beautiful eyes. He leaned forward and captured her cherry lips, his mouth parting and trailing down to her neck, leaving huge hickeys there. It traced down to her chest and finally to her breast. Without any second thought, he pushed her clothes down captured her right breast with his warm mouth.
"Ah!" Lily moaned, feeling the sensation; it was as if electricity had coursed through her. Her hands made their way to Liam's neck, hugging it like a treasure while Liam continued to suck her breast hungrily, his already aroused brother teasing Lily's wet garden.
"Ah...ah... Li... Liam... stop... stop teasing me... like this," Lily murmured at the loudest top of her voice.
Liam was enjoying himself when he suddenly paused and looked at Lily.
Lily, with a flushed face, gave him a questioning gaze. "What... what's the matter? Why did you stop?" she asked, her voice still unsteady.
"You have another scent on you," Liam replied.
It was as if thunder had just struck Lily; her eyes widened in disbelief. "What other scent? I only did it with Angus," she explained immediately.
"No, the scent is different," Liam commented, starting to sniff Lily's body until he reached her lower part. "The scent becomes stronger here," Liam remarked pointing at her lower body.
"Hey!" Before Lily could finish her alarm statement, Liam had already lifted her shirt. She could only close her eyes in embarrassment and give up struggling.
As Liam lifted Lily's skirt, he noticed traces of blood staining her thighs and underwear. "Beauty, you are bleeding down there!" he exclaimed in alarm.
Lily's eyes widened upon hearing his remark, and before she could confirm what Liam was talking about, she felt something rushing out from her, and her stomach started to ache. "Damn! My period is here at this moment!" She cursed inwardly. "Why on earth did it have to come at this time, huh?" she exclaimed internally.
"We need to go to the healer right now! You are bleeding too much!" Liam shouted in panic.
Lily immediately covered his mouth. "Don't shout, okay? As a female, it's normal for me to experience this. I'm not hurt at all; what's happening to me right now happens to girls, okay?" she explained.
"What are you saying? You are bleeding!" Tears began streaming down his face. "I'm the one that hurt you! I hurt you!"
Lily sighed. "You didn't. Besides, you haven't done anything, have you?"
Liam shook his head.
"That's it; so it's not related to you, okay? It's normal for this to happen. It only occurs once every month for females. It will last for a couple of days, and then it will stop, only to start again next month," she clarified.
"So you are not in any danger?" Liam asked, his voice filled with concern.
Lily shook her head. "Not at all. You just need to take me home; I need to find something to stop the blood from staining my clothes," she said.
Liam nodded and transformed into his fox form, carefully picking Lily up and carrying her.