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 kiss her, but in the end,

reprimanding me for some stupid

to tell me I’m being

her to put me in my place, that was all that I

just wanted to

that

good to her, especially me. Yet, time and time again, she forgave us though and tried to make our family whole. Time and time again, she put her life on the line to save us. But this

for one of us, because it was our turn to protect her and to keep

at him. He walked from the open

get over the fact that I’ve

already.”

multiple times in the middle of the night. So you can have all of those shifts.” Talon

that a million times over if it meant being able

knew what I meant, and without having to say another word, he nodded his head in agreement before turning his glance

okay,” he said softly as he brushed his hand through her hair,

just needs time

moment of time before looking over at me and shaking his head once more, laughing. “You’re sounding like Hale.

looking,” I replied,

much as I used to hate the comments Talon made, I was glad for them. I had missed this between us and was ready to make amends with it. I was ready to be

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~Six Months Later

been six months since the day of the war. Even though the world outside kept turning

I was losing hope.

was feeling like we would never get

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

understand why she’s not

standing. A small smile littered her face as

frustration. It had been six months, and though we had been taking care of the

them eating solid foods. There was so much she had missed out on, and it killed me

her

here with us, because without her here, nothing in this world

Damien. She exerted herself to limits we didn’t think were possible. If she were dead, we would know, but her heart still beats very

all nodded in agreement, she stood and left with the doctor. I suppose for now we continue what we were

me to turn 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 around the back since I had last been

that, I left Hale

he tried to get me