And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 154: Rejected

Cassie.

For two days, I didn’t see hide nor hair of Lucas. In fact, all of us had looked for him, and yet… nothing. I was worried, which the others thought was crazy, considering Lucas at- tacked me, but in reality, I tried to attack him first, and so did my brother.

Guilt swallowed at me, wondering if he would ever be nor- mal again. Even if he didn’t want me anymore, it didn’t mean I didn’t care to know if he was okay or not. Frustration filled me as I tried to focus on my current task at hand. The endless lec- tures on how to use effective magic was something so far from my thoughts, and yet my teacher’s rambling still echoed in the distance.

The moment the bell rang, a sigh of relief washed over me as I collected my book and moved from my seat. My stomach growled for food, considering I had barely eaten the last two days, and instead moped around like a pathetic loser hoping for the attention of one person who, at one point, couldn’t stand to be around me.

Stepping into the hall, I instantly dreaded this place. The whispered conversations and stares of the people around me made my skin crawl. Everyone heard about what had hap- pened with Lucas, and I wasn’t sure exactly how they had heard, but it may have had something to do with the fact Zia had seen Lucas jump from the window.

She was an absolute bitch, and the more she glanced at me and made mocking comments, the more I wanted to cut her eyes from her head and shove them down her throat. She had already tried twice now to taunt me, telling me I didn’t deserve Lucas and that she would happily take him off my hands.

As if I would ever reject my mate, even if he were a bit of an asshole since we slept together. A moment I thought of very often.

He was mine, and I was his, even if I didn’t want to admit it to myself.

“Cassie, what are you doing here? I thought I told you to go back to your room?” Sansa said as she grabbed my arm, stopping me in the hallway between the bell.

“I can’t miss class because of all this,” I explained as I ad- justed the bag strap on my shoulder. “Plus, I’m starving and really need to get something to eat.”

Her eyes went wide at my words as if my wanting food shocked her in some way. She was literally the one who scold- ed me this morning for not eating. “Oh well, why don’t we go to the cafe down the street where we got drinks that one time and we can grab something there?”

The cafe was a good fifteen–minute walk from here, and honestly, I didn’t have the energy to do that. All I wanted to do was to go down to the cafeteria where everybody always ate lunch, grab something there and then move on to my next class without bringing any more attention to myself.

If that was possible.

“No, I think I’m just going to grab a sandwich or some-thing down in the cafeteria,” I replied as I gave her a small smile and attempted to walk past her, to which she quickly stopped me once more.

come on, it’ll be fun. We haven’t done it since that day, and there’s been so much else going on. I think we should

this weekend. I honestly just want to grab something small from the cafeteria and

still trying to convince me that go- ing to the cafeteria was only going to be

got to the cafeteria doors Trixie. popped up with a

down the street. Why don’t we go ahead and take a walk and go pick it up, and then we can get to class,

two? Why are you act- ing like this?” Both Sansa and Trixie looked at each other, giv- ing

go- ing to find out. As I pushed past Trixie, opening the

off around school. His arm was draped over Zia’s shoulders as she leaned in close to him with only inches

felt the mo- ment I laid my eyes on him and Zia. Only two days ago, he had literally tried to

of there crying in tears that their mate was lounging on

we weren’t even actually mated it yet. Of course, we had sex, but thank God I didn’t let him bite me. I could only imagine what the mate bond would feel like

unnoticed. Trixie and Sansa had heard me, and as his eyes met mine, I could as- sume he heard me too. Trying my hardest to think clearly on this matter, I held my head high, averted my gaze from his look of disgust, and marched down the center of the

last two days com-pletely worried about him, on whether or not he was alive, if his mind was too far gone and how I was going to be able to help him. And yet he sat here with those people with his arm around another woman, acting as if everything that had hap- pened between him

this,” Trixie’s soft, gentle words were a push of encouragement and understanding. But at the same time, I wasn’t going to allow him to get what he wanted. I wouldn’t allow him

man out. I’m not going to continue doing it. If he wants to figure his stuff out with her, then let him. I have

would prefer the company of another woman than

as I turned, hoping to make my way out of the cafeteria without causing any kind of distur-

are you doing in

one brow

with you, so I don’t know why you’re here bothering me,” he spoke loud enough

I didn’t say anything to you, nor did I approach you. I walked right past you and got

the truth in what I said. I hadn’t said a single thing to him, and yet he was the one who left the comfort of his new toy and friends to come

the smartest move on his part, considering ev- erybody around heard exactly what I said. It left him standing there looking like the fool he really was. No matter the fool,

he wanted my help, he would have allowed me to give it to him two days

with you. Get that through your