And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Staring at her for a moment, I nodded my head slowly. I had a breast pump, but being a new mother, it felt unnatural. Even though it was super convenient, I enjoyed the feeling of having my children nurse from me. Having my body supply them with an ability to live. "I did. I stocked just like you said. There is enough for tonight, and tomorrow morning."

"Good," she replied with a smile on her face as she glanced at Priscilla. "Priscilla and I will take tonight's feeding shifts with the milk that you've stored. You will sleep and not wake until morning."

"That's easier said than done, mother," I scoffed as I lifted the teacup to my lips.

"It isn't as hard as you think, and instead of trying to deflect the situation, try to accompany it and agree."

There was no winning with this woman. She refused to leave, no matter how many times she had talked to her mate Blake. He was growing impatient, but she told him he could come up here if he was so concerned.

"Oh, speaking of that, I wanted to let you know that your mate sent me with parting words to give to you," Kate said as she turned to my mother, whose eyes narrowed slightly before she crossed her arms.

"Is that right? And what were those words?"

"He simply said that if you don't come home, he is going to come here and drag you home, regardless. He wants your one-on-one game night fun. Whatever the fuck that means."

A twinkle in my mother's eye caught me off guard, and I knew exactly what that was a reference to. "Kate, you literally just passed a sex message," I said nonchalantly, watching as Kate's eyes widened and a look of disgust crossed her face as she glanced between my mother and I.

not your sex correspondent person over here. You two need to learn how to figure out

disgust over what she had just

that you're trying to keep my spirits high, but I have to know... did

room. Each of them looked at each other before Kate sighed. "I wasn't able

the council at dawn,"

quickly, shaking my head.

it's going to be

in the room jumped back

James said softly with his hands in front of him as he stalked toward

tell me to

look," James said, causing me to flinch at the tone of his voice. Unsure for a moment, I let my eyes cast toward a mirror hanging on the wall. The reflection was one I didn't recognize, and flinching back, I gasped. My

to understand what was going on. However, soft cries caught

turned off, all the anger and fear washed away from me, and quickly I made my way towards

how long has this been going on?" Priscilla asked from where

never