And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

But no, of course, that wouldn't be the fucking case.

"Okay then," I said in a very dramatic tone as I waited patiently for her to explain. "What else it is that I needed to know?"

Hesitating for a moment as if she didn't like my response, she seemed to ponder over what I said. "You're irritated by me." I groaned. "Now I am."

You would think she would listen to her mother. Maybe I can make her.

"You can't," she replied, crossing her arms over her chest with a smug smile. "I'm far older than you, regardless if you are the mother to the person who I belong inside." Holy shit, had she just read my mind?

Like... she can actually read my mind! What the fuck is going on?

"Yes, I can read your mind now. Will you please stop swearing so much? It's not ladylike." Anna complained as she rolled her eyes, walking another twenty feet before stopping again.

"I'm sorry. I just wasn't expecting all of this, ya know? God, this is so aggravating that I honestly can't remember anything."

"Honestly, it's probably better that you don't." She gave me a pointed look as she glanced over her shoulder at me.

"No one died, right? Like no one that I care about, anyway."

Groaning in protest, she let out a heavy breath and pinched the bridge of her nose. "No, they didn't."

"Well, that's good then," I said with a sigh of relief. "So what exactly is it you wanna tell me before you shimmer me back to wherever I came from?"

Taking a deep breath, she paused for a slight moment, as if collecting her thoughts. "Technically, you're not going anywhere. You're simply waking up." "Waking up?"

"Yes... your body never left property. You have been asleep for a very long time, but now it's time for you to wake up."

"Oh, okay then. Well, let's get to it."

"You're so impatient," she groaned again. "Look... before you go, you need to know that not everything is as it was. Things have changed... people have changed. Your absence cause small havoc to rip through your family, and in the future it may cause problems. There is one person who will fight against you at every turn, but you mustn't give up on them."

Was she talking about the guys?

"You don't have to worry about that. Me and the guys are going to finally be able to have the life that we always wanted."

"I wasn't referring to your mates," she sneered, rolling her eyes dramatically.

"OK then, who are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about Castor. Things will

never be the same. You've missed out on a lot already, and even though she's still young, you're going to face challenges between her and her brother. They're not like the others, nor will they ever be like those who will come in the future." I didn't understand for one second

what she was talking about.

My children weren't different. They were normal and happy... thinking about them made my heart hurt, wondering how much time I had missed out on their lives.

"No matter how different Castor and Pollux are, they are my children. I will never, ever, under any circumstance, turn my back on them. I'm their mother." I had to make her see reason.

She stared at me for a moment, her eyes boring into mine, as if she was trying to judge my sincerity. However, considering the fact she could read my mind, she should have been able to tell I was being sincere.

"You have no clue what awaits you in the future, not to mention the deal that has been made. You have to hold your part of the bargain. Even if it wasn't a deal that you particularly made yourself." Now she was talking about deals.

Last time I checked, I had made no

deals, and God forbid if my mates had made some kind of proclamation while I had been away. I couldn't believe they would do something to upset me like that. They were the men who swore to protect me and the children.

Perhaps Anna simply hit her own head and has lost her mind.

"Okay, I promise. I will fulfill whatever

end of the bargain I made or that someone else made for me, even though, of course, there isn't

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anything like that," I said with little enthusiasm as I gestured to her to continue with getting me the fuck out of here.

A smile crept across her face as she nodded her head and then waved her hand, opening a door in the middle of a white void that didn't even exist.

It was literally like the white void had opened itself and become a door.

I was astonished.

I could not fucking believe it.

This entire time, there had been a magic door somewhere there, and maybe I could have just waved my hand and open it.

"Remember your promise, if you do not follow through, Castor's life will never be her own. She needs that end of the bargain in order to survive."

Stepping forward, I stopped for a moment and glanced back at Anna. Her words lingered in the air as I watched her concern gaze watch me leave. "I will protect her with my life. Anything she needs, she will have." "Good," she replied softly. "Because one day what she needs will break your heart.