And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

The door to the panic room closed, and within it, the cameras that had been scattered throughout the house revealed the scene before me.

The chaos that would slowly consume us.

"You're doing the right thing," my mother said softly as she took Pollux from my arms.

"Am I, though? My mates are out there, and I'm stuck in a panic room with my children, my mother and a Seer, instead of out there fighting for my pack. No offense, Priscilla."

"None taken," she replied with a wicked smile as she brushed off the jab I made.

My mother couldn't say anything. What was she to say? She wasn't one of us.

I didn't want to think the way I was, but I couldn't help it.

What kind of Luna did that make me? What kind of goddess did that make me?

anything I had ever felt before. I stood there watching the cameras, and as I did, I watched the front doors blow open. The cracking of wood splinters shot across

watching two wolves enter my home downstairs. Their massive forms caused more damage than I would have liked. It was not long-lasting, though, as Kara appeared into view, slashing her sword through one of the wolves as if

stepping in front of the doorway. She was staying true to her word.

one person. From the looks of it, hundreds of wolves

our bond. It was fueling a fire deep inside me that wanted to escape. A fire

them," my mother said as she laid her

I shook my head in disbelief. "How can you say

aback but pushing through it, she opened

of thing, Ivy. You're safer here,

built for

fucking Luna of

mother. You may not understand that, but fate proclaimed me their leader. Fate proclaimed me

asked as her

turning back to glance at