And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Cassie.

Staring at my brother, I was completely pissed by the way he had approached me in the hallway, as if he was my keeper and had a say in everything I did. One, he didn't have a single clue what had happened that night with Silas or Lucas, and two, I was an adult. If I

wanted to fuck three men in a night-which I didn't-that wasn't his place for him to say I couldn't.

The last thing I had expected as I stood there trying to decide how badly I was going to beat my brother for talking to me the way he was in front of all these people was for Trixie-sweet, kind Trixie-to jump in and defend me.

She stood fiercely in front of me, looking down at Pollux, who lay on the ground, staring up at her in shock, just as the rest of us were.

Had anyone else done this, he would have shifted and caused all kinds of torment, but with her, he didn't. It took me a minute to process what was going on, but as I watched him staring at her in utter disbelief with his eyes wide and his mouth parted, it suddenly dawned on me the reason why he hadn't jumped up.

Trixie was mated to my brother, and she had no idea.

Part of me had suspected something was up after the dinner we had with Odin where he quickly backed down once his eyes landed upon Trixie, but I had just cut it to him not wanting to start shit in Odin's dining hall.

Trixie turned, glancing over her shoulder in my direction. "What are you talking about? What

knocked from the trance he was in, Pollux jumped to his feet and brushed himself off.

eyes, I scoffed, shaking my head. "Seriously, brother? Are you

and me, and he shook his head once more, not saying anything. I couldn't help but laugh. My brother, the man who had been all about mates his entire life, was finally paired with his, and he wasn't going to take the initiative. "Wow. Are you

it was because

gaze at him and was absolutely pissed that he would reject her because she

fuck yourself, Cassie," he snapped, cutting me off, "keep your fucking

for how he was treating Trixie, a girl who was nothing but kind to me who was nothing but kind to everyone. "That fucking asshole." The muttered response from my lips caused confusion to pass over both Sansa and Trixie,

"What just happened?"

It was absolutely bullshit how he acted, and he knew it. With a groan, I closed my eyes, pinching the bridge of my nose, trying to figure out the best way to address this current situation.

Sansa asked. "Can you

of these girls was going to let this go. Both of them are going to want to know what I knew and why my brother was being an asshole. "Okay, I'll explain," I sighed, glancing around at all the listening bodies that stood nearby. "But

looked at each other before Trixie smiled.