And Then There Were Four by Lilith Carrie
Chapter 0276

"Well, there's a lot of drinking and dancing and stuff, and sometimes the boys play pranks on each other, from what I've heard. I mean, Cassie should know more about it. Melissa is going tonight."

"You fucking bitch!" Cassie screamed as she stormed towards Raya, who quickly jumped backward. My arm reached out, snatching Cassie by the waist as she tried to attack her sister.

"Castor Alexandra, that is enough. If you think for one second I didn't know what was going on at these parties or that you thought you were actually going, you were sadly mistaken." I was seething in anger, and I had every right to be. She had lied to me, just like she had tried to lie so many times before, and I couldn't understand why she kept acting like this.

Pulling away from me, she stepped back, her eyes filled with tears as she clenched her fists at her side. "Why are you always ruining everything? I can't wait to get out of here. Maybe my grandfather will have a better time teaching me to be who I am in the other realm than you would ever be able to do for me. You're not a mother, you're a dictator."

Like a dagger to my heart, I broke slowly. Whenever we got into an argument, she would say things she didn't mean, but never had she said anything this hurtful to me. Before I could even speak, a voice sounded behind me.

"Cassie, apologize to your mother right now." The sound of the voice belonged to Damien, and from the cologne, I smelt, he wasn't alone. In fact, Hale was with him as well.

"I'm sorry, sweetie. I didn't mean to bother you both," I sighed, turning to face Damian and Hale. They had obviously been in the study down the hall, and while I was trying to get to the bottom of this, I didn't expect it to take the turn it had.

"Ivy, why are you apologizing?" Hale chuckled as he pulled me close to him. "Let Damian handle her, and then when Talon gets home, we can fill him in."

Over the years, it was clear that most of her traits came from Talon. Honestly, while we never actually tested who their fathers biologically were, we could tell Pollux and Castor were a mix of Hale and Talon.

God knows Cassie had Talon's temper.

"Dad, this isn't fair." She began to sob. "All I wanted to do was go to the party with everybody else. Why does Pollux get to do whatever he wants, and I don't?"

"Perhaps because Pollux is honest

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about what he's doing and doesn't try to lie whenever he wants to do something. You were trying to be deceitful again, young lady. And speaking to your mother like that? It's unacceptable." Damian

Can't

have to raise his voice at Cassie to get his point across.

In fact, he had never raised his voice to any of them.

The only one of my mates who ever got into it with anyone was Talon and Cassie. Both stubborn and hardheaded. Yet, they were very close and had a bond the rest would never understand. "So, what... I'm just supposed to stay here and do nothing? Everyone is going."

"Well, you should have thought about that before you acted the way you did." Damian sighed, shaking his head. "I'm sorry, Cassie, but you're grounded. Give me your phone."

"You can't be serious!" she yelled through the tears running down her face. "This is bullshit!"

"Castor, do not raise your voice at me again. Give me your phone, now," Damian calmly snapped with his hand held out, waiting for the device to be dropped within it.

Cassie hesitated for a moment, shaking her head before taking it from her back pocket and giving it to Damian. "I can't wait to turn eighteen. Then I'll finally be able to get out of here."

Damian was used to Cassie saying ridiculous things, and as I watched him sigh with a slight chuckle he replied. "You say that now, Cassie. but one day, you're going to miss. this place. One day, it will be gone, and you will wish to have it back. In fact, you will give anything to be here again. Trust me, I know this firsthand."