And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 142: Interrupted Conversations

Cassie.

Blaring music, drinks, and wild dancing were what awaited me when Sansa, Trixie, and I finished getting ready and made our way towards where this party was supposed to be located. I was still trying to wrap my mind around how this place worked, but for the most part, it wasn’t too much different from the home I had left.

Feeling confident in my outfit, I walked into the school with my head held high. The last thing I was going to do was let my little stunt from earlier prevent me from enjoying myself. Perhaps I had made a spectacle of myself, and maybe I did make out with Lucas.

‘But that wasn’t too bad, and now I’d be prepared. Right?

“Oh, wow!” a tall lavender-haired girl said with sparkling blue eyes. “Trixie, you guys look amazing.”

I didn’t have the slightest clue who this girl was, but as Trixie leaned in, giving her a hug, I figured they knew each other well so didn’t bother to say anything. “Hey Prim, I didn’t think Mom was going to let you come.”

Prim shrugged her shoulders with a smile. “She changed her mind.”

“You mean you snuck out?” Trixie replied with laughter before both girl’s gazes turned towards me. “This is my friend Cassie.”

Prim’s eyes gazed over my body, taking in what I was wearing. She looked quite young, much younger than I and Trixie. “Hey.”

After a few more moments and a quiet smile, she quickly turned and disappeared into the crowd, her head bobbing up and down as she moved to the beat of the music, following in with all of the dancing taking place. When Trixie looked back at me from where her sister had once just disappeared, she seemed amused by the entire situation.

“My sister is so dead. Mom’s going to freak,” Trixie mumbled with laughter before taking my hand. The three of us made our way toward the bar, where I noticed top- shelf booze. I won’t lie. I was impressed.

Somewhere through the night, I lost track of Sansa and Trixie, both of my friends venturing off to dance with men I didn’t know. I, however, was currently happy doing exactly what I was doing. Which was absolutely nothing as I reclined back in the massive hammock that hung between two enormous trees out in the garden.

Multiple empty bottles of beer scattered the ground below me while a half-empty one relaxed within my grip. I had met a couple of interesting people tonight, but for the most part, I kept to myself. Heads did turn and people did make comments about how gorgeous I looked, but it didn’t matter.

The last thing I wanted to do was entertain those people, and the only reason why I came was because my friends made me.

Stretching my arms out over my head, I let my gaze fall to the sky, where the two beautiful, large iridescent moons

circled one another, taking my breath every time I saw them. One thing I loved about this place was how beautiful the nature was. It was so intoxicating and so different from what I had been used to back home.

With my eyes captivated by the celestial orb above me, I didn’t take notice of the slow movements coming up from the left side of me. “What’s a gorgeous girl like you doing out here all alone?”

Startled by the deep, intoxicating voice, I quickly sat up in the hammock and turned to face a man I had never seen before in my life. He was incredibly sexy, with dark chocolate brown hair, penetrating bluish green eyes and a white smile that literally felt like it had its own spotlight. Even his body was toned to perfection, his chest on display with the four top buttons of his shirt completely open. I was ogling him, of course, and the dark patterns of tattoos that crossed over his left pec made me bite my bottom lip with wonder.

“Gorgeous?” I chuckle to myself. “Why is it that someone like you is out here worrying about someone like me?”

Yes, I was being vague, but I wanted to know who he was.

could be someone to have fun with. I know I wouldn’t mind having

race with every single step he made in my direction. “I came out here to get some fresh air. The

want to fuck you and you are not interested. I find that hard

even more as he nodded his head. “I don’t want a girl who’s going to be easy. I want a girl who’s going to challenge

just decided to come out here

didn’t care what he thought about me. I found this whole interaction

in hand, leaving behind the complete mess I had made. I noticed he followed close

are you going? It’s not safe for someone like you to be out here

I turned to look over my shoulder at him. Was he being serious right now? Me, of all people, wasn’t safe walking

kinds of weirdos out here,” he chuckled, shrugging his

many times while sitting there watching movies and going through social media, I couldn’t resist the

moment, obviously not expecting what I had

into a fit of laughter. “Touché. You said that with

and yet sarcastic, and I enjoyed every moment of it, quite different from how Lucas was, or even my brother, for

of his neck as he stared at me, his smile growing just a little bit wider. “My

have heard me?” I replied with a small smile as

brother to shame out there.

I shrugged my

as complicated as I led on, but that wasn’t something he needed to know. Instead, I’d rather have Silas be curious about what the issues were. Keeping them living in suspense

prey. I wasn’t sure if he was trying to determine his next move with me or

I was slightly drunk and perhaps a little in need of something much more sustainable. Something physical I had

now, Cassie?” The chuckled murmur of his question made me smile as I reached out, wrapping my hand

my mind, but the one thing that stands out is why you’re out here wasting your time

to foot, he laughed, rubbing the back of his

escaped me as I shook my head, cutting him off mid-sentence. “See, I don’t think that’s true. In fact, I think you came out

a smirk crossed his face as he took two steps closer

“Is that right?”

figure. The smoothness of the alcohol ran through my veins, calming my

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have sworn I heard a low growl of satisfaction leave the belly of his throat. Only a foot of space laid between us as he wrapped his arm around my waist

and as I contemplated the idea of

bent down to kiss me. Yet, before his lips could even brush mine, his body was ripped away and a thundering roar echoed about the air. Shaken up and unsure of what the hell had just

Lucas, and with heaving shoulders moving up

even looking in my direction. “I’ll deal with you in a

snarl on his lips that spoke of nothing but the anger that must have been coursing through him. “Who the fuck do you think

apart if you