Chapter 158: Unexpected Reactions
LILY POV
My body started shaking for no reason.
I was floating in the strange energy that protected me from Elena’s strikes, feeling empty and confused about everything around me. My mind felt like a puzzle with most of the pieces missing. I couldn’t remember who these people were or why they kept calling my name with such worried voices.
But when the dark-haired man stepped closer to me, something weird happened.
My heart started beating faster, even though I didn’t know why. My skin felt warm where he looked at me. Most strange of all, my hands wanted to reach for him, like they remembered something my brain had forgotten.
"Stay back," I told him, scared of these feelings I couldn’t understand. "I don’t know you."
"Yes, you do," he said softly. His voice made something deep in my chest flutter. "Your body remembers me, even if your mind doesn’t."
I shook my head, but even as I did, my wolf stirred inside me. She was restless, whining like a puppy removed from her pack. That was weird too, because I barely remembered having a wolf at all.
"Lily," the man said, and when he spoke my name, my whole body reacted. Goosebumps ran down my arms. My breathing got deeper. It was like my body was having a chat I wasn’t part of.
"How do you know my name?" I asked, wrapping my arms around myself. The empty feeling in my mind was getting worse, but these physical responses were getting stronger.
"Because I’m Caleb," he said. "And you’re my mate."
The word ’mate’ hit me like lightning. My Triple Moon Mark, which had been barely burning, suddenly flared bright silver. Pain shot through my wrist, but it wasn’t bad pain. It was like a muscle learning how to work after being asleep.