And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 88: The Elder has Come

Ivy.

I wasn’t sure exactly how I was supposed to feel. Last night, I did the one thing I hadn’t expected to do in quite some time. I allowed myself to go too hungry, and in the end, I ended up hunting another animal that was slaugh tered without mercy to sustain the hunger burrowed inside of me.

Every time I did it, I felt guilty. Because that was anoth er animal that’s life was lost because of what I was. Where as the werewolves seemed to think it was a natural aspect of life, I did not.

I was a primal creature.

Something the world had never seen before, at least not in my lifetime or that of my forefathers. I was danger ous and unpredictable, or that was the words that the guys kept using repeatedly. As if by some mistake, I was placed here, and I should have been elsewhere.

They loved me, and I loved them. But I contemplated if what I was doing was even beneficial. Should I really be try ing so hard to fit in this pack, or should I see if there was a

way for me to embark on my own mission and leave?

The thought of leaving left an ache in my chest | couldn’t let go.

There was no way I could leave. I had a life with them, and I loved them. I just wish I wasn’t what I was. Why couldn’t I have been normal? Why couldn’t they have just allowed me to be a normal werewolf or even just a fucking

human?

Instead, they made me a creature that wasn’t normal by any sense.

“Ivy?” Hale called from the bottom of the stairs, causing me to get up from where I was currently sitting in my room, looking at paint swatches.

“Yes,” I replied as I met him at the stairs.

“The guest room was finished, and the contractors are here, so I just wanted to let you know they will need access to your room and that of the den so that they can go ahead and get work underway over the next couple of days.”

“Oh, okay, that’s fine. I will just take all my stuff down stairs into the living room. Perhaps start organizing through a few things.”

Sagging my shoulders, I turned with a heavy breath and headed to my room to gather my belongings. While construction was underway, I would have to sleep with one of the guys, which wasn’t a problem in my eyes.

I did feel slightly awkward, though, because they were acting weird towards me, and I didn’t do well with that kind of behavior. It made me feel out of place even though | shouldn’t have.

Making my way downstairs, I listened to the muffled conversations the guys were having from the kitchen. Once again, my name was being brought up, and knowing they were talking to me behind my back was irritating.

— If I was such a problem, I don’t understand why they

wanted me to be their Luna.

Deciding to ignore it all, I went into the living room and sat on the sofa with the swatches in my hand. Shades of green, yellow and creams littered the cushion as I thought over my idea of a nature-based theme for the twins.

I wasn’t quite sure how everything would come togeth er yet, but I knew I wanted to keep everything as close to nature as possibly could.

around that wolves

I hadn’t even realized someone had been knocking as I watched James and Talon carry things

“Okay.”

feet, I moved towards the door. To my surprise, when I opened the door, it was Elder

more days,” | exclaimed, pushing away my shock to quickly re place it with

it’s not, I’ll just go ahead and head back to where I live,” she said, faking a fake sweet personality that I

be silly. It’s perfectly fine. We’re just in the middle of having the contractors here to start the process upstairs. Follow me this way, and I can show you where you will stay.” Gesturing with my arm, I opened the door wider for

I watched Damian make his way to where I was with a scowl on his face. “Elder Harrison, it’s a pleasure to see

is currently taking place.”

a curious glance, and a smug expression crossed her face. “Don’t worry, I’m sure that the accommodations are more than acceptable. Shall we go,

head and gestured for her to continue follow ing me. There was a lot of tension in

her position would have been. As if she thought her authority was much

much longer do you have?” she asked me as I

few months,” I replied with hesitation. “I should actu ally find out tomorrow what the

You mean there’s more

mistake I had made by letting that out. I guess it hadn’t registered that everybody as sumed I was having one, not two. It wasn’t even

last appointment that there were two, not just one,” | replied, quickly changing the subject into anything

stopped at the back door, looked inside the house, and then looked back outside. “So I’m not actually staying in the

make a big deal

that rooms are being redone, but the guest house is a one – bedroom

stared at me. Her face was void of emotion as she nodded her head, gesturing with her hand for me to lead the way. She wasn’t impressed, and perhaps that was because

I suppose

I opened the door for her and made way for her

past few months of

but there

course, that sounds delightful,” she replied

I will just go ahead and leave you to get set in, and I will have one of

Now that she was here, I regret allowing her to come. I should have given the phone to Damian and allowed him to

what it was about her I just didn’ t

watched as he looked at me with concern before casting his glance out the window behind me towards the

just something about her…. I don’t know. I’m just being hormonal. She’s getting settled in. She is very lovely, and I told her that one of you

past him quickly and made myself scarce. I had to find something to preoccupy myself with because that woman had gotten me all

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dining table, waiting to enjoy the food that had been made. The dining room brought up all sorts of memories | wasn’t expecting to relive

all took our seats around the table just as Hale walked in with Elder

towards the food and looked back. “Thank you. We hope

You honestly didn’t have to slave over the stove, lvy. I would have

me. She had actually thought | had cooked this. With a grin spread across my face, I looked

I didn’t cook this,” | said to Elder Harri son, trying to contain my

cook, then. Nowadays, it’s hard to hire people who can de cently cook.” Her comment further caused the snickering

is the one who cooked dinner. He loves to