(Lily's POV)
I had never cared about anyone before and that wasn't going to start with my mate. The problem was, I didn't let others affect my sisters either. I was the only one allowed to harrass them or belittle them. Stolas would pay for his actions and I would make sure it hurt worse than death.
When Lavender started the rejection, I was surprised to see that she was going to say the rejection for all of us. Would that even work? Stolas was immediately in pain, as I watched the distress cross his features. He hunched down but tried to do everything in his power to stay up right. He didn't want to show how much it was affecting him, but I could tell. Why didn't we feel any pain if he was? Even if he hadn't returned the rejection, we should have been feeling the ache and emptiness un
