And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

"Did you find anything out, anything at all that could be useful?"

With a tight-lipped expression, she glanced down at her feet, rocking back and forth as she shook her head no. "In all honesty, they didn't want to let me come back."

"Yet you're here, anyway. What changed your mind?" I asked, confused why she would come back if her mate and her family had told her not to.

"Nothing changed my mind, Hale. I was planning to come back regardless of what they said. Ivy is my friend and you guys have become like family to me. She needs me here and my help whether or not she chooses to see it right now."

"Well, do you have a plan in mind? Because being the alpha isn't something I'm particularly good at. I'm a book nerd. Talon deals with patrols, James helps with training. Damien was always the one that ran everything. And yes, I knew some of what he did, but I was nowhere as good as he was. So any kind of help I can get right now would be brilliant," I sighed as I plumped down into the chair behind the desk.

Laughter escaped Kate as she smiled at me. "You do make a very good book nerd, though."

would be what

murders happen. I have an alibi, and I

go there," she

Talon's lips before the laughter erupted from him. "Angel would fucking kill us if he knew we

thing I came with her then," Angel said as he stepped up behind Kate. A smile spread across Talon's face

friendship and kept in touch with each other often. I was happy for

friend," Talon said happily as he

Angel replied. "Kate and I will head to the Council, scope it out and see if we can find anything. It wouldn't be abnormal for us to go there to pay our respects while being in town. Alokaye may turn around and think something's up, but the Council would toss

Council would have no reason to suspect them of anything. It was