And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 161: Seeking Help

Pollux.

The last few days I had spent with Trixie had been amaz- ing. I had marked her as my mate. Right now, I lay on the bed watching her walk around my room with her hair hanging down in ringlets over her shoulders in nothing but a see- through black robe. All I wanted to do was take her again.

She was beautiful and smart, and to think I thought ill of her made me disgusted with myself. How could I have ever thought that way about my mate when fate destined her to be with me?

Regardless of what species she was.

Pushing aside the guilt that had formed over my initial behavior towards Trixie, I relished the sweet moments I had with her now. It had only been a few days since we mated, and the entire time we spent wrapped in each other's arms, learning more and more about each other with every waking moment.

She was strong, and I had no doubt now when the time came for me to return home, she would make a fierce and amazing Luna to my pack.

"Pollux, I'm starving. Maybe we should go get some food." She looked over her shoulder at me from where she had been looking in the mirror, absorbing the mark I left upon her shoulder.

One thing about this woman that constantly amused me was her love for food. She loved to indulge herself, and look. ing at her, you would never think that considering she had to have been barely one-hundred and twenty pounds soaking wet.

"Food?" I hummed to myself as a smile spread across my face. "All I need is you to eat, and I'm a satisfied man."

The comment was true but also meant to make her laugh -which it did.

"Is that right?" she purred as she turned to make her way toward me seductively, making my cock jump at attention. “I' m pretty sure I would be down for some more fun."

Before I could land my lips on her, a banging at my bed- room door made us both jump. It was late in the evening, and the last thing either of us was expecting was company. Our only agenda was the pleasure we took in each other.

So for someone to be here, it was either important or someone fucking with us.

Hopefully, it wasn't the latter otherwise, I wouldn't be able to control my anger at someone interrupting my moment with my mate.

"What the fuck..." I groaned, rolling my eyes as I slid from the bed and quickly threw on a pair of gray sweatpants. "This better be fucking good."

Trixie laughed at the interruption as I watched her plop onto the bed. Her hand on her chin as she lay on her stomach with her feet kicking in the air. "Stop being grouchy. It may be important.”

"I'm not being grouchy-" The moment that I opened the door, Cassie bounded in, looking out of breath and panicked. Her eyes scanned the room between me and Trixie as her mouth opened and closed.

I'm

off the bed, "what's

brimmed with

concerned mate stood with her. Only once had I seen my sister this pan- icked before, and that was the night Melissa had died. The night

something I would never be able to forget. At the end of the day, she was my sister, and despite our issues, I'd kill

to make sure I didn't lose

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were family, and right now, with my

saw Lucas in the woods near the edge of town, and he was acting all weird. Like he was talking to himself, and then when he saw I was there-well, he

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and me. The moment my mate's eyes met mine with concern, I knew I was going to have to do something. She wasn't going to let me brush this off and part of me hated that she

nose, trying to focus on the situation at hand and not on the hormonal shit running through

hesi- tantly. I knew she wasn't going to give

"Taking a walk."

save her life -

matter why I was there. Did you

glared at my sister with irritation. "Lucas hasn' t been himself

know this," she replied, shaking her head. "But I'm telling you now, it's getting worse. We have to do

the situation. He may have seemed normal to her at first, but the moment he got here, he changed. He allowed his powers, his beast, to take

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became the arrogant asshole

had no sympathy for Lucas, and unfortunately, my sister was blinded by the idea of her mate being uncontrollable to see that. I highly doubted anything was wrong with him. The only thing wrong was my sister couldn't let

don't know what you expect me to do, Cassie."

there trying to find some reasoning be-

escaped my throat as I clenched my fist at my side. She was being disrespectful, not just to me, but to my mate, and that was something I wouldn't tolerate no matter who she was. "You will watch how you

from me. "You act like you're in control, Pollux, but

to me like this? After everything I've tried to do for her over the years, this is how she would treat me in

mate didn't want you doesn't mean you can be disrespectful to mine. Perhaps you should start accepting what is given to you, and then you wouldn't lose everything around you."

to glance at her. An an- gry scowl marred her beautiful face,

she had been doing. Instead of her coming here and telling us exactly what happened, she made a mess of things like she al- ways did, and

I gritted out as I rolled my eyes. "Let's start from the top."

on Trixie's face as I adjusted my behav- ior towards my sister. She was definitely a peace, love, and dream kind of girl, and while that would be great