And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 73: Changing the Future

Ivy POV

Waking, I thought that everything had been a dream. Everything that Hale had told me made no sense, but then, at the same time, it did.

Slowly, as the days grew on, I felt different, and I had tried to push it off as simply being stressed because of everything that had happened. But that wasn’t it.

I should have known that in the crazy world I was living, things wouldn’t be this easy.

I should have realized that my place with the guys was more than what I expected it to be and deep down inside, I should have been curious at some point to know if I had the gene my father did.

Yet, it was never a thought that had crossed my mind.

Placing my hand to my forehead, I slowly sat up and looked down at my naked body.

I was mated with Damian now.

He had been the dam that blocked my bond before, and in desperation he had allowed me to convince him to complete the bond with me. The only thing I had left to do was save Talon.

Pushing myself from the bed, my legs wobbled beneath me, and quickly I reached out grabbing the night stand to support myself. My body felt like it was on fire, and my heart was on the verge of exploding.

I wasn’t sure if this was normal when mating with wolves, but I was going to have to get my shit together. If the guys saw me struggling-they would never let me continue.

Slowly I crept to the bathroom and turned on the cold water, letting the icy sting of its drop bead across my skin. A groan of pain escaped my lips as I forced myself to clean up and make myself somewhat presentable.

“Ivy?” Damian’s voice came through clear from my bedroom, and panic swept through me. He was the last person | needed to see me like this.

“Just a moment.” I called out as cheerfully as I could.

“I was just going to see if you were hungry,” he replied from the other side of the door.

I hadn’t really considered before being hungry, but now that he had mentioned it, I was ravenous. I couldn’t remember ever being as hungry as I was right now, and the hunger caused the pain in my body to become that more real.

“Yes.” | croaked out, “I’m starving.. How about putting meat on the grill?”

Sucking in a breath, I gritted my teeth and forced a block on my link so that they wouldn’t sense the immense pain I was in.

“Ivy.. are you sure you’re okay?”

“Yep,” I quickly replied. “I’ll be down soon.”

It took a moment, but then I heard his footsteps turn and head out of the room. With a heavy sigh, I leaned back against the shower wall and closed my eyes.

Whatever was happening to mine was going to have to wait. There were more pressing matters to address, and I had to get my shit together.

Turning off the water, I staggered to the bathroom sink, wrapping a towel around my waist before reaching for a bottle of tylenol. Hopefully, the medicine would take the edge off, but considering how abnormal i felt, it was only wishful thinking

I was hungry, and the hunger I felt was overwhelming.

Changing

door and opened it, peering in to see him sleeping. My heart

day. I would save him, and when I did,

though they thought what I was going to do would kill me

and turned towards the stairs, only to be met

I pushed myself two steps at a time down the stairs and

smell?”

to me with furrowed brows as they continued preparing the

my eyes, “no it’s not

but as I walked closer towards them the smell got stronger until I caught sight

the window the moment I reached forward and grabbed a piece

I

the fuck-” James exclaimed with wide eyes as I snatched the cutting board, disregarding

this.. It’s

the hungry feeling within my stomach began to slowly dissipate.

in with an empty tray and a

you could say that.” Hale chuckled, “seems our Ivy has a thing for steak. Just more

piece into my mouth, I moaned in satisfaction, licking each one of my

the counter and on the cutting board,

mention-” I stuttered with a sheepish grin. “There might be

while Damian stood shaking his head. “Might? Ivy, you just cleaned the fucking cutting board of

more of a big deal about it than needed. Shrugging my

I’ll eat

his choices, and even

creek from up stairs made my eyes snap towards it, and before the others could react, I

saw him laid upon the floor groaning in pain Rushing towards him, his eyes met mine, and that was when I saw it Black spider-like veins were

“What

to be up here by myself, Ivy.

as James and the others rushed into the room. I stepped back

Changing

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bed.

thinking?” Damian asked, but even though all of their questions were thrown around, I knew what I had to do. There was no more taking time,

to save him now, and I needed Hale to do

Damian… I need you both to get

casting his glance towards me. “Ivy, no. There still is too much we need to figure

out.” I growled deeply, catching

say a word as he stared at me. Moving slowly, he wrapped his arms around me, and kissed me. “I love you, Ivy. No

was his way of silent approval, and it broke my heart because James had been the kindest out of

love you, too,” I whispered back as he pulled

time Damian. Let’s

“I just got you. This isn’t going to

kept me at a distance for