And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Cassie.

Trixie's outburst caught both mine and Sansa's attention. She jumped to her feet, huffing and puffing, and I could have sworn her eyes turned brighter than usual. It was as if a flip switched in her, and she was slowly spiraling from it. The guilt that filled me over her looking upset, tore at my heart. I had never meant to hurt her, and biting my bottom lip, the confidence I usually felt slowly dissipated.

"Trixie, I'm so sorry. Please don't be upset."

"Upset?!" She scoffed with laughter. "I'm not upset because I'm his mate."

"What? Then what's wrong?" Confused beyond belief, I tried to understand what was going on. Why was she acting like this if she wasn't upset by the news?

Shaking her head, she paced around the little seating area we were in with her hands on her hips. "I never wanted a mate, Cassie. As surprising as that may seem, in my world, when you take your mate, it means you start popping out babies, and just because my older sister wants to do that doesn't mean I want to."

Trixie's confession was slightly unexpected. She was usually so sweet and bubbly, and right now, she was acting completely different. "Trix-"

"No, Cassie," she sighed, snapping her gaze at me. "Let me finish."

I gestured with my hand for her to continue. After all, who was I to honestly stop her? It was obvious the girl was on a mission, and as she ranted about how people always treated her like she was stupid and how her mother wanted her to settle down, I couldn't help but think of how similar we actually were.

of me not wanting to

back to reality at

was she talking

her face. "I'm going to

a daggered glare in her direction. "What the

her phone and seemed to look at

her what she wanted me to do. It wasn't like I asked for all of this

store I had wanted to see all day. Lucas walked casually down the sidewalk in the same dark jeans and t-shirt I had seen him in the other

that he hadn't been

to

both directions for which way he had gone. The thought of finding him was the

saw his

sign of him, and when I thought I'd never find him, a firm arm reached out from within the shadows of an alley and pulled me in, the seductive, sultry scent I had grown used to wrapping

he snarled through a narrowed

do you mean why am I following you? I have been looking