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-"

matter why I was there. Did you hear what I said?

irritation. "Lucas hasn't been

I'm telling you now, it's getting worse. We have to do

couldn't understand why

her head that Lucas had made his choice. There was nothing to be done about the situation. He may have seemed normal to her at first, but the moment he got

meant to

sister was blinded by the idea of her mate being uncontrollable to see that. I highly doubted anything was wrong with him. The only thing wrong was

do?" She shook

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

my mate, and that was something I wouldn't tolerate no matter who she was. "You will watch how you speak to us." Standing there with hesitation, her lips parted. She gave me a disgusted look before turning away from me. "You act like you're in control, Pollux, but the reason why you're here is because you couldn't be the

thinking, I

me. A snarl escaped me as my canines lengthened. How dare my sister speak to me like this? After