And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

"There's no point in having him blindfolded. He can't communicate with them anyway; plus, it'll be a lot more fun having him watch us prepare to destroy his pack."

The sadistic comment from the man to my right, the burly one with the scar, and he stared at me with hatred. I wasn't afraid of him, though. Only one thing could scare me, and it wasn't anywhere near me right now. If I got free, he would be the first one I ripped apart simply for thinking he could fuck my mate as if she would actually allow it.

"You really must compensate for that tiny dick you have. Sitting there talking and thinking about raping a woman," I spat. "Not to mention you have a death grip on the knife like you think you will actually use it on me. He'd kill you for that."

His eyes widened as his jaw clenched, his knuckles turning white against the blade's hilt. Before he could even say a word, though, the other man quickly hit me again, and eventually, black spots invaded my vision, causing me to slip into darkness. "Fucking let him watch. It'll be more fun seeing the terrified expression in his eyes when he realizes he's going to die." One of the men said, his voice getting shallower and shallower until they tossed me into absolutely nothing.

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I wasn't sure how long I was out, but as I slowly came to, I realized one thing.

We had stopped moving, and I was not alone in the van.

Fear crept through me, wondering if we had made it to my back yet. If we were here, and my people were dying.

However, approaching footsteps caused my mind to calm a little as the door opened, showing Alokaye and Allison standing before me. His eyes trained on me with a smirk.

"Good, you're awake. It's time to prepare for the final event."

at him, rage showing on my face as the

for me to be

their side," Allison sneered as she placed her hands on her hips. "Plus, they're not the goal that we want. It's that

myself, I shook my head. "You have no idea what you're messing

heed that warning and turn back and realize how foolish they have been, but that was not the case. Instead,

shook his head. "You're foolish

true, and thinking about her now, a pit of guilt formed

one more night with her, one more chance to tell Ivy how sorry I was and how much I loved her. Instead, I was dragged from the van, put on my feet, and forced to walk. I knew what was coming as if the fates

the dirt and gravel on the ground. The men of the Council were both dressed and, in their wolf forms, and slowly maneuvered through the woods towards my

have had the guards on full alert, and

though, I had given them plenty of guidance on what we would do in case

taste for blood far surpassing anything I had ever seen. He would fight to protect what was his until his

closing in on the border," one warrior said softly as he approached Alokaye and Allison,

his gaze up towards the sky, Alokaye smiled

I snapped with

until she is present." Turning from me, he smiled at the warrior. "Let them

be awoken in the middle of the night; unprepared, unaware, and Ivy, my children, they all were going to suffer because of this because