And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 100: Arrival of New Blood

Ivy.

After a wonderful, wonderful evening with Damian, I couldn’t help but find myself in a rather pleasant mood when I woke up the next morning. I took extra care getting myself ready and couldn’t help but notice how large my protruding belly had become. For the first time in a long time, I was happy. I felt absolute contentment with how my life was.

To think I had my reservations about everything before seemed silly now. After last night with Damian and me talking about everything I knew, without a doubt, things were going to be better. I had even taken it upon myself to open up a little bit about myself.

However, there was still far more to discuss, but I didn’t want him worrying about any of that while he was taking care of his problems. Instead, I planned to discuss it with Hale, Talon, and James first.

Then when Damian got back, I would tell him as well.

Today I was a woman on a mission, and with not much time left in my pregnancy, needed to make haste to make sure that we were all on the same page. Hopefully, they would understand why I have done the things I have done

As my feet touched the ground from the stairs, I smiled happily, swaying my dress from side to side as I made my way towards the kitchen searching for food. I was ravenous, so ravenous I couldn’t contain myself.

However, Talon and Hale had stocked the freezer and fridge with various things, and my hunger was more easily satisfied.

“You seem to be in an absolutely wonderful mood this morning.” Kate laughed out as she came walking into the kitchen, dripping with sweat and holding a water bottle in her hand. It was quite obvious she had been working out this morning.

“Did you literally just get done with training?”

“Sure did,” she said with a grin. “You know, after you have those babies, you might want to take up training as well.”

Now, I wasn’t the prissy kind of girl, but I also wasn’t the athletic kind of girl either. I did not take interest in anything requiring me to physically exert myself. I was a bookworm; my go to for fun. The idea of running and getting sweaty and working out wasn’t anything that piqued my interest.

“Yeah, I don’t know about that one. I think I might have to take a rain check.”

Kate laughed as the twins walked into the kitchen, staring between the two of us, silence filling the air belore Talon furrowed his brows.

“What the hell’s wrong with the two of you?”

“Nothing,” I replied, shaking my head. “Kate was simply trying to express the fact that she thinks I should start working out after I have the babies.”

“I was referring to you doing training. Thank you very much. Everybody needs to know how to defend themselves.”

don’t have to worry about that, Kate. You see, Ivy doesn’t need to defend herself. She simply eats them,” James retorted as he popped his head into the kitchen, grabbing an apple off the counter and

that comment. “Oh my God, that literally happened one time and you guys are never going to let that

them shook their heads no. There was no way they were going to let me forget what I did. It had

only problem was, as I tried to lift

and my head felt like it was being split open with every move I tried

clue what was wrong, but as I dropped to the ground, Talon caught me,

Is that the babies?” Talon

was hurting me. “It’s burning. My body feels like it’s on fire,

for a moment before

wrong. However, I ignored it. “It’s

slowly tried to get myself up. The problem, though, was that a puddle of liquid

my mother stared on in panic.

you mean her water broke?!” James said in panic. “She still has two more weeks,

wanted was for the pain to stop radiating through my body. I was concerned about the twins, but something

to get upstairs,” I groaned in

you need to get to the hospital,” my mother snapped as she looked at the guys,

turned towards her. “It’s not safe.

took aback my mother. Never once had I ever spoken to her like that, but right now, something inside me was telling me

and not leave.

him. The last thing I needed to do was put myself al risk my leaving the safety ol my home. The goddess told me to listen to my

her a bath,” kate said quickly before turning her gaze to Talon and Hale. “Can you guys carry

my mother gasped as everyone around me started moving and preparing to

knows what she can handle, and if Ivy wants to have the babies here, then so be it. She knows more about what is going on than

about all of this. My mother had no clue, and nodding her head,

out, trying to push it

in the large tub in my bathroom, screaming pain once more, but now from the labor I was

coming, and there was

veins, knew what was to come. Like a door that had been locked for so long, it was finally

needs us.” “You need to worry about the labor you’re

the child’s head pressed down on me. Gripping James’ hand