And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

"I saw Lucas in the woods near the edge of town, and he was acting all weird. Like he was talking to himself, and then when he saw I was there-well, he just wasn't himself. Something is going to happen, Pollux. I can feel it."

She rambled on frantically as she looked between Trixie and me. The moment my mate's eyes met mine with concern, I knew I was going to have to do something. She wasn't going to let me brush this off and part of me hated that she and Cassie were close. It did make

for interesting conversation but also harsh realizations that my mate would do anything for my sister, even if I didn't like it.

With a heavy sigh, I pinched the bridge of my nose, trying to focus on the situation at hand and not on the hormonal shit running through my head. "Cassie, why were you near the woods at the edge of town?"

Cassie quickly shut her mouth as she looked at me hesitantly. I knew she wasn't going to give me a direct answer.

"Taking a walk."

The comment was quick, and my sister-who couldn't lie to save her life was trying to avoid my question at all cost. "Cassie-"

why I was there. Did you hear what I said? Lucas is

with irritation. "Lucas hasn't been himself in a fucking while,

know this," she replied, shaking her head. "But I'm telling you

understand

may have seemed normal to her at first, but the moment he got here, he changed. He allowed his powers,

always meant to

see that. I highly doubted anything was wrong with him. The only thing wrong was my sister couldn't let go

do?" She shook her

me save one of our pack members, my mate, Pollux? While I've been out there trying to find some reasoning behin what is going on with him and what is going on with some of the others, you're in here

that was something I wouldn't tolerate no matter who she was. "You will watch how you speak to us." Standing there

I grabbed

lengthened. How dare my sister speak to me like this? After everything