And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 197

Chapter 197: News from the Past

Cassie.

Waking early the next morning, I had anticipated my mother being there the moment that my eyes opened, but instead, when I awoke I was simply greeted by the dim lighting of the sun shining through the room. Things were definitely different here and as much as I wanted to remember them as they were the day that I had left. I knew the time had passed so much in the years that I was gone here.

Even though it only felt like weeks to me.

It honestly made sense the reason why the wolves had greeted me the way they did. The moment that I had died in Asgard, my connection to this pack was severed and every single wolf that was within it felt my life force go. People thought wolves were monsters. Uncontrollable wild animals that would kill you in a heartbeat.

But nobody knew the depth of how our family worked, how connected we really were. It had always bothered me growing up knowing that while we held deeper family values than most humans did, we were the ones that were seen as predatory.

Sliding from my bed I padded my way toward the connecting bathroom to my room. Though I had usually stayed in bed longer in the mornings because I dreaded going to be social with people in Asgard, I was looking forward to what lay ahead for the day.

I wanted to see the pack, talk with Trixie, and find out everything that I had missed.

My arrival wasn't as I had expected it to be, and I knew that with time people would adjust to me being here, but until then I would have to deal with being the outsider. The girl who had died and stepped foot back into a realm that hadn't seen me in so long.

Half an hour later and ready for the day, I made my way downstairs to hear the soft words of Silas and my brother in the kitchen. I wasn't sure what they were talking about but the moment I stepped into the kitchen their eyes turned toward me, their conversation stopped.

“Good morning, you two," I replied with a curious gaze as I spotted the coffee pot on the counter and felt the urge to cry having missed the coffee on earth. The s**t they had in Asgard was okay, but the moment I found out it was mushroom-based, I lost all hope of real coffee.

Grabbing a cup from the rack next to the pot, I eagerly poured some from the glass carafe and put it to my lips moaning with pleasure as I inhaled the familiar aroma, teasing my taste bud until the moment I placed my lips upon the cup and savored its contents.

“Jesus, Cass… did you not have coffee this entire time?" Pollux asked me with a chuckle that I refused to allow to ruin my moment.

“You tell me… if you had found out that all the coffee you had been drinking was mushroom-based, would you miss this?"

Wrinkling his nose, he glanced towards Silas, who shrugged his shoulders indifferently, “I suppose, I would. Did you sleep well?"

“Yeah," I replied with a nod. “I do like what you have done with the pack house. The rooms are very nice."

“They're not as nice as the ones in Asgard. Trust me… I have tried to find a mattress to match the bed I had there and it doesn't exist here on earth."

Raising a brow, a smile crossed my lips. “Well, maybe the mattress fairy can bring you one."

“Would that be the royal that's with you?" he replied, causing me to choke as I thought of Finn with wings and a tiara delivering mattresses.

“I resent that comment," a voice said from the doorway causing both Pollux and me to turn to stare at Finn, who looked absolutely gorgeous in normal clothing. Dark wash jeans, a black fitted t-shirt, and a man bun. I was in utter shock.

“Why would that be, Finnick?" Silas said coldly, causing me to wonder if the two of those men had issues they needed to desperately work out.

I am Fae… I'm not a

body entered the room carrying a small child, who I had been all too

eyes of the child captured my attention right away. She was beautiful and looked like the spitting image of her mother—for the

kissed the side of her daughter's

how delicate the child looked. A smile crossed the little girl's

at the child, “I

calculations in my head, I tried to understand how long I had been away, and then when Trixie visited me. The numbers weren't adding

was going and he was anything but amused. “I'll explain everything, Cassie. Don't worry.

pleased with what Trixie said, probably because they didn't want to be around each other more than they had to be. But as Pollux sighed and Silas stood to his feet, I realized they weren't

brother looked at both men with an uncomfortable expression upon his face. “Gentlemen, if you

vise by the way he followed her orders. But I was

let's go to the sunroom. I'll have Gia

could tell that the floral and greenery that lined everything was nothing but touches

windows that formed the walls of a large greenhouse I got a really clear view of how Trixie was doing. My mouth dropped open in shock at the size

turned my eyes towards her in concern. A sheepish grin crossed her face as she sat little Evelyn down within her

all concealed within this garden. Only a handful of people are allowed in here, and I take care of maintenance. It gives me something to

taking a seat upon the white antique loveseat that was adorned with throw pillows and accompanied by

back to Asgard, did you?" I asked softly, catching her attention as she turned from speaking to a very short

and closed her mouth, “but then when I came

“What do you mean?"

she was holding back something she wasn't quite ready to share. Something that seemed to conflict her green eyes that had dulled over the years, leaving a woman who had experienced too much. “When I came back, chaos had consumed this place, and I knew that I couldn't leave. Not to mention I was pregnant with Evelyn all that time I was away… almost two years had

were pregnant for two years?" I gasped, not sure

while setting the tray upon the small white wicker table in front of us. “Well, not technically. See, when I went to Asgard, I

in as I stared at her wide-eyed and in shock. “Oh, Jesus, I take it my brother wasn't pleased you had been gone that long. Trixie, I'm sorry, I didn't

she said softly with a smile on her lips as she waved off my apology. “It isn't your fault. I chose to stay and help you in Asgard. I'm just sorry I hadn't told you I

that I could

scoffed slightly with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes like it used to. There was something about the way that she looked down at the teacup in her hand that made me wonder what exactly had happened

friend this way and when our eyes met mine once more, I could see the tears that brimmed them. “You have no idea how much I've missed you as

us. My honds found hers ond os I pulled her ond my embroce, giving her o worm hug, I tried to imogine whot

wotching her store ot me os if I wosn't reolly here. She furrowed her brows, wrinkling her nose

she quickly stood to her feet, putting down the teocup, her eyes sconning towords her child before looking bock ot me. I knew something terrible must hove reolly hoppened. “Cossie, I've woited for this moment for so long to tell you everything thot hos hoppened, but now thot

I wos here to help her hondle it, to help her get through everything. The only problem wos when she opened her mouth, I wosn't expecting

for storters, the moment thot I left, I come bock to find out thot Ashley, your brother's ex, wos trying to move her owoy into things. And on top of thot, your mother wos doing her best to moke things work, but Hole refused to hond over the full title of Alpho until I hod come bock becouse he wosn't sure thot Pollux wos in his right mind. I suppose from whot I've been told, he wos slightly going crozy, loshing out ot everybody. Oh, ond then just to moke things even better,

loss for words, trying to understond

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