And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 79: Rise of a Luna

Damian POV

I should have known that coming here was going to be a problem. That they were so adamant about us bringing Ivy it should have thrown a red flag, and I should have resisted. She was still in a fragile place, and far more unpredictable than I liked.

So the moment she walked off down the hall, I couldn’t take my eyes off her, and neither could my brothers. What if this was the last time we saw her?

‘I will kill them all if they touch her,” Talon says to the rest of us through our link.

‘Ditto,’ Hale and James replied.

I knew they would keep to their word as well. They would rip everyone apart, and the twins losing themselves wouldn’t be good. No one knew what they were. Not even Allison knew the exact truth.

It was something we tried to hide as much as we could. No matter how much she tried to pry into our personal lives.

Just keep a level head. She will be fine.’

My reply to them was forced. I wasn’t sure she would be alright at all. However, as the doors to the council room opened, it was clear that this meeting was anything but nice.

Walking in with my brothers at my side, I watched the elder men sitting ahead of us in their high placed brown seating. Guards lining the walls in the room, and a sense of hostility floating through the air.

I should have been worried, but staring at the elder who came to my house, I wasn’t.

“Afternoon, gentleman. Shall we begin?” My response to them was one an Alpha would give. I found the best approach was to remain stoic, but through it all, I wasn’t sure if they would react well.

“Damian. You and your brothers are brought before this court because you are accused of not properly running your back, and bringing light to humans about our kind. It’s known that there are rumors of false claims to the Luna position by someone who isn’t even your mate, but, instead, a human falsely claimed.”

Shock and anger flowed through me at his words. Was this really what Allison was telling them? “That’s all false.”

The main elder Sir Edgar looked up at me from his papers and raised a brow. “Is it?”

“Yes, it is. I’m not sure who is telling you these things, but all of it is lies.” I replied, seething. I could feel my brothers also in anger, but they knew better than to say anything. Considering I was Alpha, I needed to address the issues.

“Bring forth the witnesses,” Edgar replied as a side door opened, bringing forth Ivy’s father, Zane, and Allison, my godmother.

“What the hell are they doing here?” I asked Edgar, with confusion. This meeting was supposed to be about private matters, and to have Allison and Zane here in a private meeting was not protocol.

“They are witnesses for the trial. They have a place here.” Edgar replied with a smirk.

“Trial?!” | exclaimed as my brothers growled. “What trial? This is supposed to be a private meeting to discuss issues, not a trial.”

“Unfortunately, you were told wrong. You’re on trial, Damian, and if you and your brothers don’t get yourselves together, you will be put down.”

The way he said put down sounded like he was addressing a dog at the pound. Even though this could be the equivalent. “This is bullshit, Ed. I did nothing wrong.”

sighed dismissively as he turned his attention to Allison

give a written statement to us they took a human against her will and forced her

79 Rise

there was no

with a fake sorrowful glance and nodded, “Yes, her name was Ivy. The poor girl didn’t stand a chance against

he and Talon grew angrier. “She is fucking lying! She hates Ivy, and she tried to kill

Edgar yelled, his voice booming against the walls. “I will have

of us grew silent as we heaved with anger, trying to figure out what was going to happen next. I wanted to scream and yell, but knowing that Ivy was down the hall alone

from me to Zane. “Can you please state who

I am Zane Thorne.

Zane. Can you tell us what happened to your daughter?” Edgar asked, looking over papers and glancing back up

than anything, but I told him I wouldn’t allow it. When she came to stay with me for school, he roped his brother into forcefully taking her. This way, he would have control over me and

bastard! I groaned internally. I was going to kill this fucking bastard once I got a hold of him. He was more

are going to have to get out of here.’ James said through

No one does anything.’I told them not wanting them to

showing their true colors, and I was going to make them pay

I may say something,” I called out, watching all eyes

“We have heard enough from you and

they put upon us Silver and chaos clouded the

way we were going to go down and

they wrapped

through clenched teeth as he stepped in front of me, his eyes

my eyes to open wide as Zane raised his hand

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Ivy POV

and even though I didn’t know what was going on, I saw my father

into his

day you betrayed me Let

his chest and watched his body drop

Rise

remorse

seep from his body as the life left his eyes. I wasn’t sure if this new feeling in me was good, but I

rose, and as my eyes darted towards the elder council, I tilted my

them go unless you want the same fate as

one man yelled, standing to his

and before they could get close, I had killed them both. “If you men know what’s good for you, you will unhand my mates

towards her. I had killed her mate, and at the end of the day. I

she roared, charging at me only

me, Allison. After you tried to kill Talon. Consider this us being

with shock on their faces. None of them knew what to do, but none of them had seen

attention to the council. “I am not sure what they have told you, but I want to know what right you have