And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 198

Chapter 198: Truth of the Past

Cassie.

“Cassie, no!" The scream that left Trixie's mouth went partially unnoticed by the anger that coursed through me. My hand was gripped around my brother's throat as I stared into his eyes, watching his wolf crawl to the forefront snarling like the beast he was. No one in their right mind would ever act like this towards an Alpha, but then again I wasn't “no one".

“Castor, that's enough."

The cold sound of my father brought me back to the present and snapped me out of the anger I was in. My hand instinctively released my brother as I turned to look at my father Hale from over my shoulder. “Daddy?"

A concerned expression marred his face as he let a heavy breath escape his lips. My feet couldn't carry me fast enough as I threw my arms around his neck and hugged him. I had missed my parents terribly and the fact they hadn't been present when I arrived had unsettled me for reasons I didn't understand.

“Castor–" he said softly, “what are you doing?"

Looking up to him I frowned with confusion, “I–I just–"

“You just lost your f*****g mind!" Pollux growled, causing my father Hale to growl back at him in return.

“Enough, son. I understand that you're upset right now, but you're Alpha now. You need to control your wolf and remember that she isn't used to our world anymore."

Turning towards my brother, I stared at him with a wide-eyed apologetic expression. “Pollux, I'm sorry… I wasn't thinking."

He huffed with irritation, his hand rubbing his throat as he turned towards Trixie, who now stood holding her daughter. “Take her upstairs. This is too much excitement for her."

Trixie didn't argue as she gave me a sad look without another word and brushed past me back into the house. I wanted to call out to her, but I knew right now that was pointless. Even Silas and Finnick, who stood there staring at me with shocked gazes, said nothing. I had f****d up royally and had only just arrived.

“Castor, I think we need to talk," Hale said, catching me by surprise, but without arguing, I nodded. “Your mother is inside. I'm glad that I came out here instead of her."

He didn't wait for me to reply to him as he glanced once more at Pollux with a heavy sigh before he turned and made his way inside the house past Silas and Finnick. Neither man dared say anything to him about the situation, but the moment I passed them, they followed behind me.

I had done many things in my life, but disrespecting an Alpha—that was something unforgivable. Yet, I crossed the line without thinking. I was testing limits left and right and I knew it. Once again, I wasn't thinking before I acted and the words of Freya and Sansa told me echoed in my mind.

When I turned the corner into the living room, my eyes found my mother's and though her face was aged more than I had remembered, I still saw the kind eyes I had seen once before.

“Cassie–" she whispered, wrapping me into her embrace. “I've missed you so much."

“I've missed you too, Mama."

life. My freedom wasn't earned and though I had been through so

me reminded me of the look she gave me as a child, and I knew full well there was no way that I was going to be able to lie to her. Especially

and I just had a disagreement," I replied softly.

brushed past me, bumping my shoulder to take a seat in a red armchair on the far side of the

Pollux, wide as I glared at

mother whispered, “why would you do

I glanced around at everyone in the room trying to find the words I needed to explain the way I had acted. Yet, no matter how many times I opened and closed my mouth to tell them what happened, I

expression change as it became understanding, a small smile on his face that didn't reach his eyes

he should have. His dark hair graying as his eyes seemed so dull compared to the man I knew growing up. “Oh, Cassie," he whispered, shaking his head as he gestured for me to come to him. “I'm sorry you had to

him. Hell, I wanted to curl up in his lap like I used to do when I was a little girl, but I couldn't. I couldn't because I was too hurt to find out how I did. “Why didn't anyone try to tell

we have done that, Cassie?" Pollux replied, causing the others in the room to look at him with slight irritation. “It isn't like there is a phone that will allow us to communicate, Cassie.

a little dramatic over his last statement. You didn't have

could have come

sofa. “I almost lost her once… I went years without her because of your selfish

He went years without her and didn't know how to get to her, which must have driven his wolf mad with hatred for me. My own brother sat here before

towards him. “I'm sorry.

and stood to his

him some time. It will

weren't as comforting as I would have liked them to be, but I didn't bother to argue with her. I had made a mess of things and I needed to stop before it got worse. The best thing I could do was keep my mouth closed and try to make the most

took a seat next to Damian. "I don't understand what's wrong with me. Why do I keep acting the way I do? You would

eoch other before they glonced ot me once more. "Cossie, you don't need to blome yourself for this stuff.

Odin's heir. I shouldn't be moking

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her words. I hodn't reolized thot I would be so emotionol seeing my fomily ogoin, but the foct thot I

hove time to leorn though. They expect

reminded me thot Finnick ond Silos were still present ond ogoin I felt foolish in how I wos octing. I wosn't supposed to get emotionol like

something to eot why we tolk ond then perhops we con go

ot her words ond grob Silos's orm

him o wide-eyed silent look thot finolly mode him follow Finnick out of view before Hole closed the double doors to the room

muttered under my breoth, cousing my

side

wos shocking. Tolon hod

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