And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 71: Legend of Sølvmåne

Talon POV

Waking up in the hospital was like waking up from a nightmare that never ended. Confusion filled my mind, and pain tore at my heart.

I was numb. So numb that I didn’t have the will to live.

Yet, through it all, she was there.

She broke through the darkness and set my soul on fire.

I didn’t know how long I had lived in darkness, but I remembered the moment it had swept through me and that was the night at the cabin. Watching her bleeding laying lifeless in Damian’s arms, I couldn’t control myself.

I had failed her.

Every moment of the time it took us to get her to hospital, my wolf had paced in my mind trying to get out. Trying to get to our mate, and when the moon over head finally revealed itself, it was like a damn broke.

“She is better without us—” Damian’s words replayed in my mind over and over again.

Those words haunted my every thought, and not able to contain myself, I gave my wolf control. I let the darkness swallow me whole and consume me, and after that I sought the only comfort I had, my beating heart.

It was a blessing and a curse.

Yet, something inside me stirred as my wolf saw her at the cabin with a girl I didn’t recognize. It thought the same as I had. She isn’t real… Her ghost was haunting us.

A vision of her beauty that never left and taunted our mind with games

Every broken memory burned me, but letting my eyes flutter open I realized it wasn’t true. She was here with me now, and the moment she kissed me yesterday, I felt my heart slowly mending.

Trying not to wake her, I brushed the loose strands of hair from her face. The same beautiful face I dreamt of so many times. As if realizing that I was awake, her lashes fluttered, and she peered up at me slowly.

“Good morning.” She said sleepily, with a small smile across her lips. “I’m sorry. Am I hurting you?”

She was a bit, but there was no way I was going to tell her that. “No, I like having you with me.”

Leaning up, she placed her lips against mine. Her tongue pushing for access I willingly gave into as a soft moan escaped me.

“I will never get used to that.” I murmured as she pulled away, blushing.

“Good, because you’re not allowed to leave me again.” There was seriousness and worry behind her words, and I understood just how she felt.

“I won’t.” I reassured her. “I promise.”

“Wakey wakey, hands off snakey.” A chipper voice called from the door as James peeked his head in and spotted us.

“Seriously?” Ivy laughed, slowly climbing off the bed, but not making it far as I reached out and grabbed her hand, not ready for her to leave.

Turning, she smiled at me, “I just have to use the bathroom. I will be right back.”

She pointed towards the bathroom door in the room, and reluctantly I nodded and let her go. My eyes, however, never left her sight. Even after the door closed, I panicked internally, waiting for it to open again.

“Talon-” Hale said, causing me to peer up at him, not realizing he had even walked into the room.

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“You look like shit.” I replied with a smile.

He and James both laughed as Hale shook his head. “Says the man currently in the hospital bed.”

“Touche.”

There was a sense of belonging in the room I had forgotten about. These were my brothers, my best friends, and yet when Ivy had left before, I had forgotten all about them. None of it making sense.

“Okay, now that I’m done with that” Ivy laughed, exiting the bathroom with a smile.

back into bed with me.”

as I asked and once again rested her head on my chest. “Yes, but I do think we need to move this back to the house, eventually. This bed isn’t big enough for the

keen on letting that happen anytime soon, because of his stability. It seems that the poison in his system has done more damage

off. “I’m not staying here. I want to go back to the house, and

eyes to meet hers. “If they think

I want to go home with you. I won’t die here if they think

of it all, and at the end of the day, I meant

let me go home with Ivy and spend what time I had left there.I wouldn’t stay in this place and let my mind

hand found his way to my head as he smiled, “if that’s what

they will refuse” James whispered, but quickly stopped as his eyes came in contact with the

Talon? Do you want to go home?” He asked

“Yes.”

my mind. I wanted to go home with Ivy and my

who was about to open his mouth again. “One thing about being Alpha means that they can not refuse a

head out the door. This was a side of Damian I had never seen before, and it was different to see him

do to him, Ivy?” I asked with a

open mouth and looked between the

She exclaimed as we broke into

Ivy Pov

The moment we fell asleep in each other’s arms, I

word, and after a few rounds with the doctors and a very stern Alpha voice, Talon was moved to the pack house, and recovered in

“You know

room could really use some color.” I said to myself as I laid next to him, looking around at

met with an arm around my waist as he pulled me closer. “Don’t

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sir,” I replied

left him as he nuzzled his face into the crook of my neck, holding me close. So close that as I drew my fingers across his tattooed skin, I couldn’t help but wonder if there was something

was something that I

meeting my eyes with his own, and smiled.

do. Like something I am supposed to do, and laying here with you now isn’t fixing what’s wrong with

a heavy sigh escape him, he rolled onto his back and stared at

that easy, Ivy, but I won’t lie to you. I can feel myself getting weaker, and I don’t even know how

told you?” There was hesitation in my question. I didn’t want to be the one to tell him like this, but then again, if I did, maybe there was something he remembered that could help

Ivy, no one knows for sure. I’m sure you’re hoping that I could tell you anything, but my mind is

as he gazed at me. “It’s okay. We will figure it

replied with a chuckle. “If I know my brothers like I think I do, they will do anything to save

smiled,

his chest, coughing.

I

funny.” Grabbing his glass of water off the nightstand, I handed

for you..” He said as he handed

that, Talon. That’s not

it is.” He smiled. “But it’s okay, because I would do the same thing if it was one of them. Making sure you

I do nothing but fight,

time I had known him, he was always hot and cold, and when I thought things were

the time is right, he will tell you about his past, but it isn’t roses. I can

what he was saying. It was something I had already expected when it came to Damian. He

secrets-” I smirked. “Why don’t you tell me what you and

with a haze I had never seen before, and deep

hesitated, biting my bottom lip, feeling a little unsure.

never go down that road. Promise me

parted as I stared at

his head, “you already have… and

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