And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 126: Hallway Fallout

Pollux.

-Fifteen minutes earlier~

I didn’t understand why my sister thought she could act however she wanted. We were the future of the pack, and instead of growing up and doing what needed to be done, she continuously acted like a child. Watching her make her way towards her friend Melissa with her hot pink hair swinging behind her, I groaned.

She would be the death of me if I didn’t get her under control.

“Lux! Baby, I missed you!” Ashley’s high pitch voice met my ears the moment I opened my truck door. The girl was gorgeous for sure, and in bed she got the job done, but other than that, she honestly had nothing going for her.

“Hey, Ashley,” I replied flatly, watching the disappointment on her face surface at my greeting. It didn’t matter what she did, I couldn’t get behind the overly affectionate shit she was into. It just wasn’t me, and honestly, the last few weeks I had been second guessing why I even had her around in the first place.

Closing my truck door, her slender figure wrapped around my bicep, pulling me closer towards her. She wasn’t the only one to come flocking towards me the moment I arrived at school, but she was the only one to cling to me like a child clinging to its mother.

Something I found to be rather annoying.

“So, I was thinking about the party and I thought maybe we can go shopping after school to pick out our matching outfits. It’s going to be a very big night when the pack is introduced to their future Alpha and Luna together.”

“What?” I muttered, furrowing my gaze at her with confusion. “What are you talking about?”

Giving me a dumbfounded look, she shrugged her shoulders with a small laugh. “Uh-us, being proclaimed the Luna and Alpha of the pack. Did you hit your head this morning or something?”

“No.” I sighed, moving towards the school. “Just don’t get overexcited when there is a chance we may not be mates.”

Gripping my upper arm, she stopped me in my tracks and turned me to face her. “How could you say something like that? Mate or not, we are going to be together. We are good together and you know it.”

Disgust filled me hearing what she said. Mates were a precious thing, and I would only be with my mate in the end. Sure, Ashley and I had hooked up many times. Shit, she wasn’t the only girl I had hooked up with, but at the end of the day my Luna would only be my mate and I didn’t care what Ashley or any of the others had to say about that. “Let’s go. I don’t want to be late for class.”

With the nod of her head, we continued towards the large brick school building in front of us. Ashley and her friends talked about Cassie and my birthday party this weekend as if it was the highlight event of the year.

Which, in the past, it always had been. This year, however, felt

much different.

There was something in the air that felt wrong, and the closer and closer it got to the big day, the more on edge I was with everything. Almost as if my wolf could feel something big was going to happen.

“I’m so excited. I wonder what Cassie is wearing this year.” One of the girls giggled. “I’m sure something sexy for Lucas…”

Ashley quickly hushed the girl as they stifled their laughter, trying not to draw attention to themselves, but I had heard the words the girl spoke and my sister’s and Lucas’ name in the same sentence wasn’t something I was happy about.

did you just say?” I asked,

Just some silly little rumor,” Ashley stammered, pushing a smile on her face. “Come on, we

I want to know what she

her eyes gazing around towards her friends as she bit her bottom lip. “Well, rumor has it that Cassie has been seeing Lucas Vega, and that

the pack’s librarian, and the two came to us about seven years ago after his mother was widowed. I didn’t trust the punk ass kid as far as

sister would be one

do you know this?” I snapped at them, not caring Ashley was one of the

at the Hill party and told his sister Lauren, who you know is like

Ashley, get to the

tone, she quickly stumbled through her response. “Seth saw Cassie and Lucas disappear into the woods together, and when Cassie came out later, she was alone and fixing

stammered words spoken from Ashley

could my sister act like this knowing what kind of people we were, and who

thought she was going to act like a slut, she was sadly mistaken. because my sister wasn’t going to

and locked eyes on Cassie, who stood with her friend Melissa,

she did, her eyes widened. “Why do you

fucking Lucas

came out quickly as

on the coffee she

me, Cassie. Word has it you were seen fucking

see embarrassment growing inside her. Classmates of ours began to linger around, whispering to

wanted the truth, and

whispered loudly as she stepped closer. “How dare you speak to me

my sister is whoring herself out to the pack. I’m the future Alpha, and I have to know my

as she stood shaking her head at me. “Are you fucking serious right now? First of all, they aren’t your people yet. Second of all, we live in our parents’ house so I don’t know what roof you think you fucking own. Lastly, how dare you act like this towards me? I am your sister…” she hesitated for a moment as her eyes shifted

so many people caused collective gasps to filter through the air. Cassie had publicly embarrassed me for the last time,

do anything about her, then I would

to do so.

walk away from me, I reached out and grabbed Cassie’s shoulder, spinning her around to make sure she faced me. I was going to make her realize I wasn’t someone she was going to cross, whether she was my sister or not. “You’re going to listen

began to swirl with the celestial color I knew all too well. She wasn’t

have been as powerful

was supposed to have been reserved for

you tried me like this. So you can either get the fuck off

deserve to be respected.” I hoped she would have bowed down like I had expected any other person to

voice called out, stopping us in our tracks. Our father,

Cassie’s eyes darted in the direction of where he was, and with his narrowed gaze and clenched fist, I

we were in trouble.