And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 136

Chapter 136: Dinner with Odin

Thirty minutes later, I was freshly cleaned and out of the shower, drying my hair. I had never thought a hot shower could feel as amazing as it did, but the moment I finally turned off the water and stepped from it, a sigh of relief escaped my lips.

Yes, I had been through hell, but I couldn’t allow my sorrow over losing Melissa to keep weighing on me. I cried for twenty minutes in the shower to the point I couldn’t breathe, and wanted the world to destroy me. I was lost without her, and I hated myself for what I did, but I couldn’t let it destroy me.

I had to get better for her. I had to.

When a soft knock came at the door, I knew my time was up. Trixie had made a point letting me know she would be back as soon as I was done getting ready so she could take me down to dinner. Odin, my so-called grandfather, wanted us all to join him-even though I had no interest.

Taking a deep breath, I pushed off from the bathroom countertop, putting a smile on my face as I made my way towards the bedroom door. This was a new place, and with it, I could be different. I would do what I needed to and in the end, I would become someone people could trust, someone they could look up to.

Or at least, that’s what I hoped.

The moment I opened the door, Trixie’s glowing green eyes

met mine, and quickly she scanned them up and down my body. “What are you wearing?”

“Huh?” I glanced down at my black leggings and white oversized t-shirt. “Clothes?”

“Well, yeah, I see that.” She scoffed, causing me to meet her gaze once more, crossing my arms over my chest with a frown..

“What’s wrong with my clothes?”

“I literally got you all kinds of cute shit, and that’s what you chose to present yourself to Odin and his table? Brave soul.” Laughter escaped her, causing me to shrug.

“I don’t fucking care what they think. I’m not wearing some fancy dress, crown, and shit. That’s not who I am, and if they don’t like it, oh well.”

Nodding in agreement, she looped her arm through mine and closed the door behind me. “Fair enough. I love this rebellious nature of yours. It’s definitely going to provide for an entertaining evening.”

The simple touch of her looping her arm through mine brought me once again back to Melissa, and with every ounce of energy I had left, I pushed the thoughts to the back of my mind. “So what’s for dinner?”

A few moments later, we arrived at the grand hall. The large vaulted ceilings and arched walkways of dark wood were a contrast to the white marble of the rest of the building. I had half expected statues of gods to line the way, but instead, I found more animal skins and a roaring fire.

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lined the archways, and upon it were platters and platters of food from a roasted pig, and chickens to heaping piles of vegetables

know how to eat dinner, don’t they?” I muttered to Trixie as we walked towards the

eat

no with a smile. “I’ m sure my siblings would love it if we did, but no, my mother makes sure to keep them eating right, and

cheerfully as I took my place. “I will see you after

hell. “Wait, where are you going? You’re

Odin’s table, Cassie. But I’ll see you when you

the chair next to me. “No way in fucking hell are you leaving me here to deal with these people? If I’m stuck

she seemed to pale. “This is your brother’s seat. I can’t.

exclaimed with a smirk. “I extend a formal invitation to you, Trixie. Will

escaped her before she quietly nodded in agreement. “It would be rude to refuse royalty,” she whispered, causing me to glance at

could answer me, I thought my brother’s voice sounded from behind us, and I glanced

turned to look at him. He became speechless and with confusion I glanced at her as she looked at me

to sit.

my brother would have argued. Hell, he would have demanded

so much as a word from his mouth, which I found completely odd considering

gaze from where my brother had gone to sit. His eyes cast down,

have the

Odin’s voice bellowed throughout the hall as he entered with his arms open and a smile on his face.

hall like the king he was, was indeed admirable, but something about him made my

and spoke softly to two other men I wasn’t familiar with,

around the table. They were excited by it, and just when I didn’t think it could get any weirder, silence fell

dark cool eyes stared at me with a look I had never had anyone give me before. It was as if he was trying to look into my soul, and stepping forward, heading in my direction, he was quickly intercepted by a young woman with blonde

muttered to him and gestured towards a seat across from where Pollux had sat. Personally, I didn’t think it was a good idea to have the two men sitting

wasn’t careful, I’d get distracted by whatever it was he wanted with me and I couldn’t allow that to happen. “Cassie, tell me how you’re finding

to Odin, “It’s okay.

something to him, to which he nodded his head. “I

I asked, cutting him

the shocked expressions on their face made me smirk as, I

you mean? How do I know? You

interruptions. “How is it that you’ re my

I gave two shits. He forced me to come here, and he was

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