And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 124

Chapter 124: BOOK THREE

Gemini Twins in the Land of the Gods

Ivy.

Fifteen years…

Fifteen years since the war, and every day, I tried to atone for the shit I had done prior. I could play innocent and act like I hadn’t done anything to cause it all, but I’d be fucking lying. Not only to those around me but also to myself.

The day Kara told me my children were to be sent to the land of the gods when they turned eighteen, I made a silent pact to prevent it. They were my children, and I was deter mined to make sure their lives were their own.

 

Even if I wanted to strangle them on more than one occa sion for their defiance, among other things. “Damn it, Pollux! Where are you?”

Storming through the house, I looked for the eldest of my six children and found, while gifted and the future of our pack, he never seemed to be where he was supposed to be.

“James, have you seen Pollux?” My words seemed to fall on deaf ears as James continued grading the papers before him. After all the hell we had gone through, he decided ten years ago to get into teaching, and he hadn’t looked back.

Which honestly was shocking, considering he taught

ninth-grade biology.

“James…” I repeated with a groan of frustration. “James!”

“Huh?” His eyes gazed up to meet mine with a clueless look. He had aged so much since I had first met him. Gray

hairs now streaked his head, and with it wrinkles crested the

corners of his eyes. “Sorry, sweetie. The end of the grading pe

riod is next week, and I have to get these done.”

“I know, I know,” I replied as I rolled my eyes and walked towards him. No matter how much he had changed physically,

he was still the sweet man I once knew. He always thought of

others before himself and took pride in his work..”I just haven’t

seen Pollux since he came home from school, and he

promised to take Dillon to practice.”

“Practice?” James glanced down at his watch and fur rowed his brows. “Babe, that started twenty minutes ago. Why didn’t you tell me I would have taken him?”

Smiling, I shook my head, “It’s okay. Talon was done with

his rounds and offered. He was excited to take him this week.

You know how much he hates missing out on stuff.”

With all the changes we had undergone, some were hard

er than others.

Damian to spend more time with the business aspects of our world. As

grounds and managing the borders. became his

pack was

him enjoy it. Dillion’s twelve now. He isn’t go ing to be

ago, I never thought he would leave the borders.” Thinking about the memory of that day made my chest burn with anguish, but forcing the feeling away, I pushed my mind

thing for the twins. Now that they were about to be sixteen, they

Pollux

had his

different from her brother.

go ask Cassie where he went? She has her way of finding him,” James suggested, causing me

irritation.

let her do something like that. The thought of her using her powers for any reason was out of

make her stop

Just… ‘go ask.”

quickly going back to the papers before him, and by that point, I was already regretting even asking Pollux to help with

this entire conversation.

before walking towards the staircase headed for Cassie’s room. There was no way I was going to ask her to

she had seen

before me. The acrylic painted green flames and intertwining vines upon her door were her own design. She was the most artistic person I knew, and many pieces of

window, blowing through the open window. The twinkling night sky glistened from the balcony where the moon shone upon

the time, claiming the fresh air helped to enhance her creative ability. Gazing around the room, I took in the clothes scattered about her

could be. The softness of her voice called me towards the open

god. Just wait for

my hand pushed back the drape, she quickly hung up the phone and spun to look at me. Her dark brown hair hung in waves over her shoulders as the same celestial blue eyes I once held looked back at me.

my chest and sighed. She was up to something, and even though she thought

me back into

I was stupid regarding her acts of rebellion. There was no way she was simply going to stay at Melissa’s house, especially during homecoming. There was definitely something

with a sigh and looked over her shoulder at me. “I al ready asked

really… which daddy did

and a disgusted look, she scoffed, “Why do you have

with my hands on my hips as I stared at her. “Cassie, do you think I’m stupid? Do

out for the night since she is like, one of the very few friends I have. Or am I not supposed to have

sit there and pretend she was disgusted with the mention of her doing something wrong and

into her powers

why she had to be difficult, but my mother told me all the time it was just a phase and she would grow out of it. I just

surged through me at her tone. “You need to

with her tone, and with a sigh she crossed her arms

how you act like this to

he wants. It’s not

hand. She was only a year younger than the twins, and while they had a particular way about them, Raya was

of telling me exactly what I wanted to know. Glancing back over at Cassie, I watched her eyes dart to where Raya had just walked by, and her face

out softly, stepping through the doorway into the hallway, watching as my dark brown-haired beauty turned

“Yes, ma’am.”

you know where Pollux went tonight? I can’t seem to find him, and he was supposed to take Dillon to prac tice earlier,” I said with a very nonchalant attitude as

is tonight. All the kids are go ing. It’s supposed to be seniors only, but you know how Pollux is. He plays on the football team,

of them.”

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