My Not Yet Mate novel Chapter 135

My Not Yet Mate 

My Tortured Mate Chapter 13 

Lonna (3 years later) 

She knelt in front of Lily to straighten her uniform skirt. She smiled up at the little girl. 

“Are you ready for your first day of school, baby?,” she asked. 

Lily shook her head. “No, Mommy. The kids are mean to me.” 

Lonna sighed as she stood back up. She turned Lily around to face the mirror as she ran the brush through her long blonde hair silently for a moment while she tried to think of what to say to her. She was sick of the way Lily was treated in the clan. 

“Lily, sweetheart, kids are mean. They are just bullies. You have to ignore them. Promise me you will not take to heart anything they say.” 

She sniffled and wiped her nose on her shirt. “I’ll try, Mommy.” 

Lonna quickly braided her hair in two long French braids. She put her hands on Lily’s shoulders and leaned down to kiss her cheek. 

“Come on, baby. Let’s get you to school so we can get you home.” 

Lily looked up at her. “Do I have to let Daddy Luis take me? I want you to take me.” 

She took her hand and squeezed it as she began to walk her to the door. She snagged the backpack off of the hooks by the front door. Preston took Lily’s other hand and led them out. As they neared the castle, Lil’s fear rose. 

“It’s going to be okay, honey,” Preston told her. “Just breathe. We will be okay. Do what you’re told, keep your head down and I will heal you when you get home, okay?” 

She nodded and leaned her head against his arm. “Okay, Daddy.” 

Preston glanced at Lonna and opened their link. 

‘How far did you get yesterday?‘ 

“Two miles over the south border.‘ 

I want you to try for three today.‘ 

‘It’ll kill you. I can’t.‘ 

Preston swung Lily up into his arms and tickled her rips a little. ‘We have to. The more we test this spell 

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My Tortured Mate Chapter 13 

the sooner we can get Lily out.‘ 

Lonna sighed as Lily squealed with laughter. ‘I wish the queen had been able to take her,‘ she whispered through their link. 

He cut his eyes at her. ‘But she couldn’t. We can’t rely on Queen Odanya and King Sterling. Everybody knows she’s dying.‘ 

‘So what’s the point of trying to test the spell?,‘ she asked. 

He smiled down at Lily. “Lily, do you have any friends?” 

“No. Everybody hates me.” 

“Do you think you can keep a secret?” 

“Yes, yes, yes!,” she screamed. 

He chuckled, bouncing her a little. “One day your prince charming is going to come and take you away from all of this. He is going to take you to his big castle where you can eat whatever you want whenever you want. He will protect you from everybody and will make you happy for the rest of your life.” 

She frowned at him. “Nobody is going to love me, Daddy. I’m ugly.” 

He shifted her in his arms again to hug her tight. “No, baby. You have a prince charming out there. I can tell you his name if you want.” 

She stared at him. 

‘What are you doing?,‘ Lonna asked him fearfully. 

‘Telling her the truth.” 

“We can’t be sure she’s his mate.‘ 

‘I am. I overheard Odanya and Sterling fighting about it at the last ball. We need to get word to Prince Lukas. He will stop at nothing to have her.‘ 

‘And what if you’re wrong?‘ 

“Lily, listen to me. One day a man will come for you. He will be a dragon. He has red hair and green eyes. When he takes you, nobody will ever hurt you again. You just need to trust him.” 

Lily leaned towards Lonna with her arms out. Lonna took her and Lily wrapped herself around her. She buried her face in Lonna’s neck. 

My Tortured Mate Chapter 13 

“Lily-” 

“Goddess, why are you late every fucking year?!,” Luis yelled, storming down the stairs. 

Lily flinched in Lonna’s arms and clung to her tighter, 

“We do apologize, Your Majesty, I overslept. It won’t happen again.” 

“Put the girl down so we can get this over with.”