DIMITRIS POV

"You like it?"

Lily nodded. "I love it. It's beautiful."

"So are you." I said softly. She blushed from the unexpected compliment.

"What's gotten into you?" She mumbled.

Wrapping my arms around her from behind, I laid my chin on shoulder. "Can I be honest with you?"

"Please."

Here goes nothing.

"Ever since my parents died, I've been making mistake after mistake. I was cold, angry. Heartless. I was running the pack, but not as well as I could have been. My people didn't trust me; they feared me. I pushed everyone away, closed myself off from the world. And then out of nowhere, a girl with red...