And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 115: Sleeping Beauty

Damian.

I never really thought about what it would be like to die. However, the moment I faced it, the only thing I could think of was Ivy. Her beautiful blue eyes. Her long, enchanting hair. Not to mention how she trembled beneath my fingers when I took her, kissed her, and loved her.

The way she deserved to be loved.

That moment ran through my mind often. Plagued my dreams with nightmares as I tried to forget what had happened. I was alive now.

But, even though I was, it didn’t stop the nightmares from coming.

Two days ago, I opened my eyes. Two days ago, I breathed life into my lungs once more. Now that I was awake though, it forced me to face everything that happened, and the one thing that upset me the most was Ivy… my beautiful mate was unconscious.

From the looks of it, she didn’t seem like she would wake up soon.

I felt bad that she was injured, but my brothers repeatedly reassured me that she knew what she was doing. That she wasn’t dead, so that we simply had to give her time to wake back up.

I couldn’t help but worry, though. What if she didn’t wake up?

What if we lost her again because of me… because she saved me?

Slowly, they had filled me in with all the details of things I had

missed. Chaos that had happened. Things that happened to Ivy, and even the day she gave birth to our children. They helped me pick up all the missing pieces, so nothing was left out.

I was still broken, though.

To know I had missed out on the birth of my children killed me.

I would use this second chance at life to fix things that had happened to me previously. I would learn to forgive and forget and to love with unconditional devotion!

Because that was what a person with a second chance did.

Standing in the nursery, looking down at Pollux and Castor sleeping, I couldn’t help but wonder what a future would have been like had I not been part of it. What they would have gone through had I not been here.

I knew they would have been taken care of and had my brothers, but still, I couldn’t help but wonder what they would have missed out on without me here.

Ivy had made me whole again, and for that, I would be forever indebted to her

over to Ivy’s bed, where she lay, sleeping peacefully. The soft pinks of her lips were so plump, so delicious. I wanted more than anything to

her reprimanding me for some stupid shit I had

to tell me

to put me in my place, that was

wanted to have

that she

family whole. Time

time she ever had to put herself on the line for one of us, because it was our turn to protect her

shoulder at him. He walked from the open doorway of Ivy’s room, through

the fact that I’ve missed

already.”

it’s been like two weeks. You have plenty of time with them. Trust me, Pollux is one who likes to get up multiple times in the middle of the night. So you can have all of those shifts.” Talon replied as he clasped a hand

a million times over if it meant being able

nodded his head in agreement before turning his glance over towards Ivy and slowly making

wish she would wake up and let us know she was okay,” he said softly as he brushed his hand through her hair, rubbing his thumb

needs time to

time before looking over at me and shaking his head once more, laughing. “You’re sounding like Hale. The only difference is

only difference is I’m better looking,” I replied, causing us both

the comments Talon made, I was glad for them. I had missed this

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~Six Months Later

day of the war. Even though the world outside kept turning without her there, she laid

I was losing hope.

like we would never get

finished helping the doctor take Ivy’s vitals. They two were just as concerned about her not having woken up, but Priscilla

understand why she’s

and I were standing. A small smile littered her face as she slowly stood. “It will be

had been six months, and though we had been taking care of

time crawling to them eating solid foods. There was so much she had missed out on, and it killed me every day knowing

needed her

to be here with us, because without her

used a lot of energy to bring you back, Damien. She exerted herself to limits we didn’t think

stood and

and glare at him. I knew he was right, but it didn’t mean that he had to point out the obvious. A lot of things had changed

of them being that, I

back, he tried to get me to take back