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."

be what her

I have an alibi, and I didn't arrive until the day the Council came seeking answers from

could go there," she replied,

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

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

here before, Talon and Angel had formed a wonderful friendship and kept in touch

my friend," Talon said happily as he pulled

of the situation," 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

reason to suspect them of anything. It was times like this I wondered if