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."

borders," I snapped at him, rage showing

not enough for me to

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

shook my head. "You have no idea

and realize how foolish they have been, but that was not the case. Instead, they were going to continue pressing forward and learn how unforgiving my brothers could be.

turned to her with a narrowed gaze and shook his head. "You're foolish to underestimate

to be true, and thinking about her now, a pit of guilt formed in my

wanted was one more kiss, 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

ground. The men of the Council were both dressed and,

have had the guards on full alert, and I would have prayed they heeded

of guidance on what we would do in case of an attack, and Talon

for blood far surpassing anything I had ever seen. He would fight to protect

the border," one warrior said softly as he approached Alokaye and Allison, who stood with smiles

the sky, Alokaye smiled

is?" I

to me with a wicked grin and laughed. "We cannot proceed properly until she is present." Turning from me, he smiled at the warrior. "Let them know that we're here. Let

exactly what would happen. They were going to be awoken in the middle of the night; unprepared, unaware, and Ivy, my children, they all