And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 70: Loving Talon

Three days. It’s been three days since we arrived back at the pack and Talon was still out of it. Damian had the pack doctor long ago pull Talon from sedation, but with the effects of the poisoning, it was hard to bring him back.

Or at least that is what they kept telling me.

Standing beneath the hot cascading water of my shower, I tried to wash away all of my misery. My heart was shattered upon hearing that we may have been too late to save him. His mind was so far gone that the doctors didn’t know if forcing a fix would be good.

I knew what they were telling me was true, but at the same time, I didn’t want to hear it. I didn’t want to hear them tell me that someone I cared about might never come back to me.

“Ivy?” Damians” voice called softly while knocking on the bathroom door. “Are you okay?”

Laughter escaped me in a maniacal way, “are you seriously asking me that?” Reaching up, I twisted the shower knobs, turned off the water, and slowly opened the glass shower door. “I’m broken, Damian.”

He stared at me with a blank expression, as if he had never had someone explain to him that they were hurt. Damian was a different kind of man, and every day I spent with him, I was reminded that things between him and I were far from normal.

He could be sweet and gentle. There were also moments when he made my heart flutter, and he excited me. But most of the time, he was cold and indifferent.

I didn’t understand what was going through his mind, but I was sure that one day I would understand. There was just too much to figure out and only time would be able to tell me everything. Time right now I didn’t have to give to him.

“I’m sorry about Talon,” Damian finally said as I pushed past him into my room to get dressed. A hollow pit formed in my chest hearing Talon’s name, and once again tears began to form.

“Did they say what poison it was yet?” I asked, trying to maintain my composure.

“The results of the test should be available today. Hale is there with him now, and James is looking into leads that will tell us who is behind it.”

It was comforting to know that everyone was doing something to figure out what happened, but at the same time I already had a feeling I knew who it was.

“I think it was Allison,” I said with a heavy breath. “I think she did this, Damian.”

Pulling my shirt over my head, I turned to face him now in a t-shirt and shorts. His eyes lingered over me for a moment, and as much as I would have loved to have him ravish me right now, I couldn’t even come to think of doing things like that.

“Kate told me that was your thoughts. However, we can’t just go accusing her until we have information to peg her with it.”

Like that was going to happen. If Allison did have something to do with it she wouldn’t leave a trace behind to track that it was her. It was frustrating, but I had to have faith something would bring light to the truth.

“Okay.” The soft reply that escaped my lips seemed to surprise him. His brow raised slightly as he stared at me, and quickly! broke the gaze we held.

“Okay?” He asked with curiosity. “You’re not going to fight me on this?”

Shaking my head, I chuckled, “no Damian. You’re right we can’t just go around accusing people. We need to make sure that we have solid information against her or whoever did it. I don’t want to give them a reason to get away with it.”

Voices outside my bedroom door caused Damian and I to halt our conversation before James and Kate entered the room. “James…”

“Oh, sorry, did we interrupt something?” Kate asked, looking between Damian and I with an apologetic glance.

“No, no. He was just filling me in on Talon.”

Chapter 70: Loving Talon

“Oh, good,” James smiled, clasping his hands together, that’s why we’re here.”

Damian gave him a look of question, and James didn’t miss a beat when it came to elaborating, “Talon’s results are in… and he is awake.

and took off running down the stairs from the pack house. The clinic was only down the hill and I didn’t hesitate

days. Talon

gasp as I flew past them and turned the corner, watching as a doctor stepped from

anyone before. “I was just going

out what is hurting him.-. is it

My hands trembling, and my heart was racing, wanting to know if we were

If we got to him, in time before, there was

Luna. It was Bella Donna. However, with the amount in his system

I fought back the

we know

knew who it

through tight lips as I waited patiently. “How

he has been able to fight it this long. It’s a

I processed the information, “so around the time I got

fits the timeline Luna then yes, but honestly, I think it started before that,” he replied with a frown. “I’m going to get his next injection. If you would like to go in, then please

and I quickly turned to look at

sad glance that drove

interjected. “I need to make sure that our people

my mate. This isn’t right.” As much as they may have wanted me to understand, there was no way that I could. Talon the man I knew would

was laying there sick, and they had him

I stormed into Talon’s room and shut the door behind me. I didn’t want them present

on Talon and seeing

laid upon his still form covered in white sheets. His wrists and ankles were tied down by thick Velcro straps that

shock. He struggled against his restraints as if scared

| gasped, trying to hold myself

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elongating, and his eyes swirling black. “You’re not real! You’re

he thinks

I whispered as the tears fell, “I’m not

someone would want to hurt him like they did. None of it made sense, and I wanted more than anything to show him that I was

standing before him, and I wasn’t

roar echoed from his throat just as Damian and James

I shouted at them, “let me go! He doesn’t

against them was no use. Damian’s arms around my waist were like a vise I couldn’t shake. All I could do was watch as Hale stepped towards his brother and slowly tried to

as I watched Talon, calm tears streamed down his cheeks. “She’s dead. it’s

met mine with the same confusion I

and cried. The emotions from him coursing through me in a ghost-like way built a fire of anger in my soul. I

him, still fighting against Damian.

it’s too much, and he isn’t ready. You need to go before you get hurt.” He snapped as he hauled me out

him with anger. I was done with him telling me what I was and wasn’ t doing. Perhaps, he was right, but Talon is

have no idea what you’re talking about.” I snapped back at him,

becoming the fiercest

nothing but anger me more. The

wolf.