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 the

towards Talon’s bedroom door and opened it, peering in to see him sleeping. My heart swelled

would save him, and when I did, it would change the

thought what I was going to do

towards the stairs, only to be met with a delicious scent I had never

I groaned as I pushed myself two steps at a time

smell?”

turned to me with furrowed brows as they continued preparing the food before them. “Uh, steak? Damian just

my

smell got stronger until I caught sight of the kabobs that James was skewering with

What’s wrong with you?” His questions and concerns went out the window the moment I reached forward and grabbed a piece of raw steak from the cutting board and brought it

shit-” | groaned as I plopped it

with wide eyes as I snatched the cutting board, disregarding the vegetables and stuffing the raw meat into

this.. It’s

as the hungry feeling within my

Damian walking in with an empty tray and a pair

say that.” Hale chuckled, “seems our Ivy has

of my fingers slowly. It wasn’t

at the blood on the counter and on the cutting board, my eyes

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

his head. “Might? Ivy, you just cleaned the fucking

problem, but at the same time, he seemed to make more of a big deal about

eat a

Hale seemed chuffed about his choices, and even though he

eyes snap towards it, and before the others could react, I was on my feet and clearing the stairs

I saw him laid upon the floor groaning in pain Rushing towards him, his eyes met mine, and that was when I

softly as he smiled at me “What are you doing?

as he tried to laugh and shook his head no, “I don’t want to be up here by myself, Ivy. I want to come down

the others rushed into the room. I stepped back and watched them help Talon back

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bed.

of their questions were thrown around, I knew what I had to

had to save him now, and I needed Hale

you both to

Damian hissed, casting his glance towards me. “Ivy, no. There

get out.” I growled deeply, catching even myself off

wrapped his arms around me, and kissed me. “I love you,

heart because James had been the kindest out of them all. The way he was with me was free and

I whispered back as he

time Damian. Let’s go

got

remorse in his words as I watched him fight back tears. He had kept me at a distance for so long while the others had gotten