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.

as the Alpha of the pack, allowing Damian to spend more time with the business aspects of our world. As for Talon, his obsession with security grew increas ingly urgent with

grounds and managing

the entire pack was grateful

it. Dillion’s twelve now. He isn’t go ing

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 forward.

Now that they were about to

Pollux

he may have had his moments, but

different from her brother.

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

irritation.

no way I would let her do something like that. The thought of her

start, Ivy. You can’t make her stop

Just… ‘go ask.”

by that point, I was already regretting even asking Pollux to help with his brother. I

this entire conversation.

suggested, I huffed with irritation before walking towards the staircase headed for Cassie’s room. There was no way

if she had

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 her original work hung not

The white drapes bellowed from the window, blowing through

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

around for where she could be. The softness of her voice called me towards

coming, god. Just wait

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

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

replied quickly as she pushed past me back into her bedroom. “She wants

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

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

really… which daddy did you

she scoffed, “Why do you have to say it

I want the truth,” I replied with my hands on my hips as I stared at her. “Cassie, do you think I’m stupid? Do you honestly think I don’t know

out for the night since she is like, one of the very few friends I have.

was her usual MO. She would sit there and pretend she was disgusted with the mention of her doing something wrong and then try to

came into

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

her tone. “You need to watch

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

like how you act

whatever he wants. It’s

turned, I spotted Raya walk ing down the hallway with a book in her hand. She was only a year younger than the twins,

exactly what I wanted to know. Glancing back over at

the doorway into the hallway, watching as my dark brown-haired

“Yes, ma’am.”

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

ing. It’s supposed to be seniors only, but

of them.”

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