And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 65: Taking Charge

Ivy POV

The conversation was over. Hoisted over Hales’ shoulder, I was carried upstairs towards my room. The swears and curses of my frustration trailed behind us as I made Damian aware of how pissed off I really was.

“I’m sick of your shit, Damian!” I yelled again before my bedroom door was kicked open and Hale dropped me down on the bed with a bounce.

“Ivy, please. I know you’re upset, but we are going to try and figure something out.”

Sitting up on my knees, l jabbed him in the chest. “That isn’t good enough. Damian’s version of trying to figure things out is when he feels like it. If Talon is being poisoned, we have to help him now!”

“I’m sorry, Ivy.” Hale replied as he backed away from me. “We can’t risk someone else getting killed.”

Jumping off my bed, I gave a frustrated groan. “It isn’t his fault, Hale. He doesn’t know what he is doing.”

“I’m aware, but that doesn’t excuse what’s happening. You can’t be involved in this.”

“Why?” I scoffed, “because I’m so defenseless and will get killed?”

Hale was silent, and as I paced up and down my room, I couldn’t help but take my frustration out on everything around me. Object after object was picked up and thrown across the room. Tears streaming down my face, with the feeling of hopelessness building in my chest.

This had all been my fault, and that was the realization that killed me the most.

“He’s your fucking brother, Hale.” I replied with defeat as I faced him, “how can you fucking act okay with this? Why aren’t you out there yourself, fighting the situation and trying to get him home?”

Clear frustration ran through his expression, and I was aware I wasn’t being fair to him. At the same time, though, he and the others were not being fair to Talon. They were acting as if Talon was a lost cause, and he wasn’t.

“Ivy, as much as I want to go, if for some reason we did. if something happened to you, I would never forgive myself. I would never be able to get over losing you.”

There was raw emotion and turmoil running through his voice as he spoke. The way it cracked when he talked about losing me made it all the more real.

Hale felt guilty over what he did when I tricked his wolf into claiming me.

He felt guilt for not staying with me when the bond severed, and now he felt guilt over Talon.

He wasn’t the only one, though. I felt the guilt too.

Me coming to this place had changed so much of their life, and even though I hadn’t asked for any of it… I wasn’t making it better.

Since I had woken up from the incident with Caleb, I had done nothing but fuck things up one thing at a time. My biggest mess up was not listening to what Damian and the others were telling me.

couldn’t help

me forward. It made me crave the attention of all of them,

the bond made me crave their touch, their power. It drove me like a burning river to have them all,

do things we don’t want to do for the greater good. Even though my life means a lot to

was a hidden meaning behind my words that he didn’t catch on to. Never had

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day, Damian had told me he would

from getting Talon back. It would simply mean I would have to

watched me in silence as he processed what I was saying. Slowly stepping forward, he wrapped his arms around my

who knew about this kind of stuff and, of course, as you know, she wasn’t here. Asking for her help would be like giving a child ice cream when she is already jacked

with her to get him home. He was

lot you don’t know about the relationship

her like you

looked down at me, “because we owed her our lives. She saved us when most wanted to kill us. Granted, she wanted us for personal gain, but others saw us as monsters because of our father. The only reason Damian is Alpha is because he doesn’t have the gene Talon and I do. Why do you

to be Alpha, but the thing was no one would accept Talon or Hale because of the Lycan gene in their blood. The ancient

fair-”

fair, Ivy. I wish that we could go in guns blazing, but until we know more about Talon’s situation, we just can’t risk

reluctance I nodded as he kissed the top of my head before turning and

want to listen to what he was saying. I couldn’t accept defeat in the situation. I couldn’t just allow Talon to go as he was. My heart begged me

to give Damian a reason to

my mind as she answered on the second ring. “Hello?”

as if she had a feeling about what I was going to

“With Talon.”

other end of the phone before a sigh escaped her, “you’re going after

to help me,” I stated firmly, letting her know that I wasn’t backing down from this. I wasn’t sure if I would come back alive,

be the one who was able to reach him. I just needed to go there, and I

Damian had called him in

good idea,

you know you would do the same thing. You wouldn’t let someone keep you away from

on the other end of

at four in the morning. That

you kidding me?!” She exclaimed, that’s so

my brows, pinched the bridge of my nose, trying to keep my

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Kate, and you better not say shit to anyone else. That’s an order, man… Hoes before bros and all that shit.” I told her as a smile