And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 142: Interrupted Conversations

Cassie.

Blaring music, drinks, and wild dancing were what awaited me when Sansa, Trixie, and I finished

getting ready and made our way towards where this party was supposed to be located. I was still trying

to wrap my mind around how this place worked, but for the most part, it wasn’t too much different from

the home I had left.

Feeling confident in my outfit, I walked into the school with my head held high. The last thing I was

going to do was let my little stunt from earlier prevent me from enjoying myself. Perhaps I had made a

spectacle of myself, and maybe I did make out with Lucas.

‘But that wasn’t too bad, and now I’d be prepared. Right?

“Oh, wow!” a tall lavender-haired girl said with sparkling blue eyes. “Trixie, you guys look amazing.”

I didn’t have the slightest clue who this girl was, but as Trixie leaned in, giving her a hug, I figured they

knew each other well so didn’t bother to say anything. “Hey Prim, I didn’t think Mom was going to let

you come.”

Prim shrugged her shoulders with a smile. “She changed her mind.”

“You mean you snuck out?” Trixie replied with laughter before both girl’s gazes turned towards me.

“This is my friend Cassie.”

Prim’s eyes gazed over my body, taking in what I was wearing. She looked quite young, much younger

than I and Trixie. “Hey.”

After a few more moments and a quiet smile, she quickly turned and disappeared into the crowd, her

head bobbing up and down as she moved to the beat of the music, following in with all of the dancing

taking place. When Trixie looked back at me from where her sister had once just disappeared, she

seemed amused by the entire situation.

“My sister is so dead. Mom’s going to freak,” Trixie mumbled with laughter before taking my hand. The

three of us made our way toward the bar, where I noticed top- shelf booze. I won’t lie. I was impressed.

Somewhere through the night, I lost track of Sansa and Trixie, both of my friends venturing off to dance

with men I didn’t know. I, however, was currently happy doing exactly what I was doing. Which was

absolutely nothing as I reclined back in the massive hammock that hung between two enormous trees

out in the garden.

Multiple empty bottles of beer scattered the ground below me while a half-empty one relaxed within my

grip. I had met a couple of interesting people tonight, but for the most part, I kept to myself. Heads did

turn and people did make comments about how gorgeous I looked, but it didn’t matter.

The last thing I wanted to do was entertain those people, and the only reason why I came was because

my friends made me.

Stretching my arms out over my head, I let my gaze fall to the sky, where the two beautiful, large

iridescent moons

circled one another, taking my breath every time I saw them. One thing I loved about this place was

how beautiful the nature was. It was so intoxicating and so different from what I had been used to back

home.

With my eyes captivated by the celestial orb above me, I didn’t take notice of the slow movements

coming up from the left side of me. “What’s a gorgeous girl like you doing out here all alone?”

Startled by the deep, intoxicating voice, I quickly sat up in the hammock and turned to face a man I had

never seen before in my life. He was incredibly sexy, with dark chocolate brown hair, penetrating bluish

green eyes and a white smile that literally felt like it had its own spotlight. Even his body was toned to

perfection, his chest on display with the four top buttons of his shirt completely open. I was ogling him,

of course, and the dark patterns of tattoos that crossed over his left pec made me bite my bottom lip

with wonder.

“Gorgeous?” I chuckle to myself. “Why is it that someone like you is out here worrying about someone

like me?”

Yes, I was being vague, but I wanted to know who he was.

After all, he could be someone to have fun with. I know I wouldn’t mind having fun with him.

“Changing the subject, I see,” he replied with a smirk as he stepped closer. His eyes gazing down at

me, making my heart race with every single step he made in my direction. “I came out here to get some

fresh air. The girls inside tend to be overwhelming.”

“They want to fuck you and you are not interested. I find that hard to believe.”

My blunt response caused him to laugh even more as he nodded his head. “I don’t want a girl who’s

going to be easy. I want a girl who’s going to challenge me. And there’s not a single woman in that

room in there who can do that.”

I see. So you just decided to come out here and find one instead?”

Again, I was being forward and, honestly, I didn’t care what he thought about me. I found this whole

interaction amusing. Climbing out of the hammock, I moved toward

the sidewalk with my beer in hand, leaving behind the complete mess I had made. I noticed he followed

close behind me.

“Where are you going? It’s not safe for someone like you to be out here all alone.”·

Stopping in my tracks, I turned to look over my shoulder at him. Was he being serious right now? Me,

of all people, wasn’t safe walking alone at night. “You’re joking, right?”

“No, I’m being serious. There’s all kinds of weirdos out here,” he chuckled, shrugging his shoulders.

“I hate to break it to you, Mr, but I am a weirdo.” I had heard the line so many times while sitting there

watching movies and going through social media, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to be able to use it.

He blanked for a moment, obviously not expecting what I had said. It seemed to have dawned on him,

and he broke

out into a fit of laughter. “Touché. You said that with a straight face.”

There was something about this guy I just couldn’t get over. He was mysterious and yet sarcastic, and I

enjoyed every moment of it, quite different from how Lucas was, or even my brother, for that matter.

“What’s your name?”

He rubbed the back of his neck as he stared at me, his smile growing just a little bit wider. “My name is

Silas, and you’re Cassie.”

“Oh, so you have heard me?” I replied with a small smile as I watched him nod.

“After your little stunt today, everybody in school knows who you are. You really did put your brother to

shame out there. Not cool. But I mean, I could understand being your brother. He probably pissed you

off and deserved it.”

Staring at Silas, I shrugged my shoulders. “It’s complicated.”

‘It wasn’t actually as complicated as I led on, but that wasn’t something he needed to know. Instead, I’d

rather have Silas be curious about what the issues were. Keeping them living in suspense was always

so much more interesting.

The way his eyes watched me while I moved was as if he was the hunter and I was his prey. I wasn’t

sure if he was trying to determine his next move with me or if perhaps he was simply trying to figure me

out.

Regardless, I was slightly drunk and perhaps a little in need of something much more sustainable.

Something physical I had been lacking for quite some time.

“What’s running through your mind right now, Cassie?” The chuckled murmur of his question made me

smile as I reached out, wrapping my hand around a nearby light post, swinging my body around it

slowly as I watched him.

“There is a lot on my mind, but the one thing that stands out is why you’re out here wasting your time

with me.”

Shifting from foot to foot, he laughed, rubbing the back of his neck. “I just came out for fresh air—”

Laughter escaped me as I shook my head, cutting him off mid-sentence. “See, I don’t think that’s true.

In fact, I think you came out here for something more.”

With raised eyebrows, a smirk crossed his face as he took two steps closer towards me.

“Is that right?”

“Mhmm-” I nodded, glancing up at his towering figure. The smoothness of the alcohol ran through my

veins, calming my nerves that would usually be present. “What is it that you want, Silas?”

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The moment his name rolled off my tongue, I could have sworn I heard a low growl of satisfaction leave

the belly of his throat. Only a foot of space laid between us as he wrapped his arm around my waist

and pulled me against him. “Perhaps I want you.”

Perhaps he wanted me? The internal amusement of his comment made me warm, and as I

contemplated the idea of telling him no, the lust driven desires coursing through me wanted so much

more. “Perhaps then you should prove it?”

Using his freehand to brush back a piece of hair from my face, he bent down to kiss me. Yet, before his

lips could even brush mine, his body was ripped away and a thundering roar echoed about the air.

Shaken up and unsure of what the hell had just happened, I looked up at the figure of a man standing

between Silas and I.

It was Lucas, and with heaving shoulders moving up and down, I could tell he was pissed. “Lucas-”

“Shut up, Cassie,” he growled without even looking in my direction. “I’ll deal with you in a minute.”

Silas stood to his feet quickly and spun to face Lucas with brilliant fiery red eyes and a snarl on his lips

that spoke of nothing but the anger that must have been coursing through him. “Who the fuck do you

think you are touching me?”

“The man who will fucking rip you apart if you touch what belongs to me again.”

Lucas’ warning was not to be toyed with, and as much as he got on my nerves, I prayed Silas would

just walk away. The last thing I wanted was something else to draw negative attention to us being here.

But honestly, what was I to do?

It wasn’t like I knew Silas well enough to save his ass, even though he was absolutely sexy. “Oh, come

on… can we not do this tonight?” I asked them with a sigh as I brushed myself off.

Lucas glared at me from over his shoulder with a look of disgust. “You’re my mate.”

“Wait, what?” Silas replied, his demeanor calming down as he looked between Lucas’ and I with

confusion. “That’s not possible—”

“Are you calling me a liar, dragon?” Lucas snapped as his fangs protruded from beneath his top lip. He

was slowly losing control, and moving to stand in front of him, I placed my hands upon his chest to

calm his quickly rising temper.

“Lucas, enough,” I muttered softly before turning to face Silas. “Silas, I think you should go.”

He scoffed, running his hand through his hair before shrugging his shoulders. “Yeah, sure. I’ll catch you

later.”

Lucas moved to charge after him, but I quickly stopped him in his tracks, watching as Silas

disappeared from sight before I let him go. “That was uncalled for, Lucas.”

“Uncalled for?” he snapped at me as I rolled my eyes and moved to walk away. “Where do you think

you’re going?”

Snatching my arm, he pulled me back to him, spinning me so my eyes stared into his. The touch of him

set my body alive, and as I looked up into those angry, deep, swirling masses, I found my breath hitch.

“Let me go.”

“No!” he yelled, “I’m your mate. How could you entertain that fucking dragon?”

I hadn’t meant for him to get upset like he was, and part of me felt guilty. But the fact of the matter was

he had entertained and flirted with girls at the arena, so why shouldn’t I have fun?

“Mate? Last time I checked, we weren’t bonded, Lucas.”

Gripping me tighter, he pulled me flush against his chest. “That’s because you keep denying what we

should be, Cassie.”

He wasn’t wrong, but at the same time, I wasn’t going to give in to him so easily. I wouldn’t just allow

him to claim me because he thought it was his right. That wasn’t the kind of relationship I wanted. “You

have to earn my trust, Lucas. I won’t just give it away because the gods deemed us compatible.”

“See, it’s comments like that Cassie… that make me think you’re simply scared of me.”

Tight against him, his breath fanned across the side of my face. I couldn’t let myself fall into the desires

he created within me. However, the longer I remained wrapped in his scent, the harder it became to

resist the urges brewing inside me.

I had thought I would be able to resist the urge to let him take me, but no matter how hard I tried to

deny the inevitable, it kept pulling me in.

“Let me go, Lucas,” I whispered as I turned my gaze to his once more. “Now…”

A chuckle of amusement glinted from the corner of his eyes as he smiled. “Never.”

The moment his lips brushed against mine in a savage and passionate kiss, I moaned in satisfaction,

wanting more.

God, I wanted so much fucking more.