And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Kara, the Valkyrie who had once visited me before in the sanctum of elders, stood before me with her mighty sword strapped to her back and her wings folded behind her. "You need to get up now. We have to get the children, and we have to protect them." I was shocked to see her. I hadn't seen her in months, and yet here she was, just in time for chaos to consume the outside world. Jumping from the bed, I ran to the window. The fires outside the lands of our pack and the howls of wolves surrounded us. The scene before me was unlike anything I had ever seen, yet it felt so familiar.

The elders were attacking, and I was left in the center. "I have to help them."

"No," Kara said firmly as she took two steps forward, striding closer as she grabbed me by my arm. "You cannot help them."

My mother and Priscilla quickly entered the door behind, stopping to look at Kara. My mother's eyes widened, never having seen a creature like that before, a soft gasp leaving her lips as the twins began to cry. Their cry was different, though. It was almost ear-piercing, and as I strode towards them, I picked them up to soothe them.

And as I did, the crying stopped.

It was odd... I had never seen them act the way they did, but looking down at them now, I knew their safety came first. No matter how much I wanted to go out there to help my mates.

"Please, you must tell me what is going on out there."

"Ivy, you already know who is here. They are here for you, and they are here for your children. The panic room that you created, where is it?" Kara's question caught me off guard. She had never been inside this house that I knew of, so how would she know I had a panic room?

"How was it that you knew about this?"

She hesitated for a moment, staring

at me with thinly met lips before crossing her arms over her chest, shaking her head. "I am your guardian, Ivy. I am your Valkyrie, it is my job to know these things would have assumed that you had already realized this."

Staring at her for about a second, I took a heavy breath. With my children in my arms, I made my way from the nursery to my room and pushed the button that moved a shelf from the wall sideways revealing a large ten-foot by twelve-foot panic room.

The panic room had never been used before, but as soon as the children came and their fathers knew these troubles were coming they made sure to have everything stocked. So that way, if anything happened, the twins would be safe. It was Talon's idea at first, and the brothers quickly agreed.

Talon was very paranoid. Very... paranoid.

However, we can see now that he had every reason to be.

Looking over at my mother, I gestured with my head for her to enter, and she did not say a single word as she nodded and moved with Priscilla into the panic room.

"I cannot stay in this room. You know that."

My eyes cast over to Kara, whom I had been talking to, and as the stern gaze upon her face slowly started to melt, she looked around, rolling her eyes as if she didn't want to allow me to do whatever it is that I felt that I had to. "I have my orders to protect you. Now get in, and I will stand guard."

I didn't want to do as she said. I didn't want to get in, but as my eyes gazed down at my children... I knew I had no other choice. Quietly, I walked forward and stepped inside, and as I did, she nodded her head at me, and I hit the red button.