And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 164: Sansa' Gift

Silas.

The moment I had left Cassie last night, my heart abso- lutely broke. She was everything I ever wanted, and though she reminded me so much of Anna, I didn't want her to think the only reason why I was with her was because she reminded me of Anna.

Anna and I had a relationship far beyond what a normal guard would have with his charge, but with it, that was all it was. A sexual relationship with no emotional attachment be- cause I was not her mate, nor would I ever have been.

Granted, after Anna died, I absolutely broke into pieces, the emotions of losing her too much for me to bear. I begged fate to give me a chance to have a mate of my own, one who looked like Anna and had her kind heart, but with the fire of an internal dragon inside of them.

I knew it was a long shot for me to actually have a mate who filled all of those things, but the moment I laid eyes on Cassie, I knew without a doubt she was exactly what I had been waiting for.

She was sarcastic and witty. She was beautiful, and even though she had a rough exterior that was nothing but walls she had built over the years, she had the kindest heart I had ever seen in any one.

She was the type of woman you wanted to spend the rest of your life with, and the fact her mate treated her the way he did disgusted me. He didn't deserve her, and perhaps fate bringing her to me was the reason why he had rejected her.

At least that was what I hoped for.

The moment I had stepped into our room, when I saw her brother Pollux and his mate Trixie-a girl that I had known for many years - standing in the room with no Cassie in sight, I felt in the pit of my stomach something had happened to her.

Of course Pollux would act like he did, and Trixie would have to get into the middle of our situation to ensure neither of us killed each other. But when I saw the blood, it all made sense.

My love for her was not enough to keep her safe, and I should have fought harder to stay with her last night, I could understand why her brother would be angry and assume the worst of me.

"Call your witch, Trixie," I said softly, staring at her mate with an absolutely distant and voided expression, unable to even think in that moment because the realization of Cassie being gone wasn't something I wanted to believe in.

I was in love with a woman I couldn't have and as I turned away from Pollux and Trixie, I cast my eyes out over the city, looking down below at Asgard, wondering who it was that could possibly want to hurt a woman as kind as her.

her way. She'll be

how she ran into

I had left Cassie back at the library, guilt filled me realizing her encounter with Lucas may have been problematic. However, it did make something clear, and that was if she did have an interaction with Lucas maybe he could have

history of Asgard. She and I had a dis- agreement and I left, which left her, of course, to walk back to town by herself. It's not that long of a walk, maybe 20-30

much I could feel radiating off of him like a tidal wave of uncontrollable power. He clenched his fists at his side as he narrowed his gaze at me. "You left my fucking sister alone out there? Anything could have happened to her, and yet you

in any immediate danger and it wasn't like I had vanished completely. I took flight and kept an eye on her from above. I just needed time to clear my mind. But I didn't even see her go into the woods.

way she just magically stayed on the road but magically went into the woods. Obviously, you weren't fucking

but Sansa made her ap- pearance at the open balcony door, her eyes darting from Trixie and Pollux to me and then back. "Did I interrupt some- thing important?" she questioned and

two just have too much testosterone and continue to bicker back and forward. I'm glad you're here.

his mate's words and I couldn't hide the chuckle that escaped me upon seeing his expression. I found it funny the two of them were mated to- gether. She definitely kept him in check and wasn't what he was expecting. But in the

the situation. Sansa's eyes fell to the blood on the cobbled

and as I nodded my head, she bent down next to it, running her hand through the air above where the blood sat. "This isn't just the blood of Cassie, there's someone else's mixed with it."

of us. I wasn't quite sure who it was, but I was hoping Sansa would be able to figure it out. That way we might know who took Cassie and get her back safely. She pulled various items from the brown satchel she kept at her side; little bottles of herbs, a couple crystals and some black powder I

do? Like some magic spell or something, and it'll

glared at Pollux

going to put up with this shit and as I stood back with my arms crossed over my chest, I waited to see what it was she was going to say or do, because this girl was very laic back and it was very

you think we do? Fly on brooms, brew potions, run around danc- ing naked

anger and sarcasm, my own eyes widened as I stood there watching this girl go com- pletely off on Pollux.

If you have nothing pleasant to say, then step back and shut the fuck up and let me

holding my hands up in defense. "Do whatever you

contemplating on whether or not I was telling the truth. However, as I stepped back away from where the blood splatter was upon the ground, she knelt back down once more, letting her hand hover over the blood as she closed her eyes.

mumbled something to herself and then her brows furrowed in confusion as she gasped. I had never seen any- thing like that, and as I watched her, I could feel the powerful aura rating off of

was okay, her eyes shot open and she jumped to her feet, stumbling backwards from the blood. But quickly Trixie

wide eyed, she placed a