And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

I was intrigued by how people moved in and out of this place. The leather seating seemed to line the walls, and were filled with other students mingling. But as the girls and I collected our drinks and sat down, I couldn't help but wonder if perhaps I should put off telling

them what I was going to tell them at all.

Sipping on my coffee, I tried to look anywhere but at Sansa and Trixie. After a moment, though, Sansa cleared her throat, and my eyes gazed up to meet both of theirs.

"Are you going to explain, or are you going to sit there and keep avoiding the situation?"

Sighing, I nodded. "Sorry, I just didn't think I'd be having to do this shit."

Trixie gave me a soft gaze of understanding as she nodded her head. "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, Cassie."

"It isn't that, Trixie," I said with a smile. "It's just that my brother should be here explaining this, and with everything going on with Lucas right now, I just didn't expect I'd be the one telling you."

Opening and closing her mouth, Trixie frowned. "What are you talking about?"

Glancing quickly at Sansa, her eyes widened as she gasped in shock. "Oh my god. OH MY GOD, are you FUCKING KIDDING ME?!"

'p'. "It would seem

her eyes, she sighed in a very dramatic

does the mate thing work with your kind? Do you guys have mate bonds, or do

her people before just spilling the tea, so to speak. I mean, there was nothing like confusing the girl by blurting out that my asshole brother was her mate without her first understanding what the hell that actually meant. Puzzled by my question, she laughed, shaking her head. "What the heck does that

I pleaded, rolling my

nodded. "Well, we don't have mates like you guys do. We do bond ourselves with who we choose, but there is usually a long courtship, and we choose to tie

had kind of suspected what she said, just simply through stories my mother had told me as a child. Of course, I thought they

with these people?" I questioned,

she shook her head. "No, that's silly-oh, I mean..." She seemed embarrassed by what she said, realizing it was how we detected

but smile and

to detect the person you're supposed

my brother's desire. However, when I found my mate, and he didn't find his, he became so angry at me." Trixie

my shoulders, I

Lucas, and how I had

that when we got to this place, he gave up hope of finding her. He used to proclaim she would be