And Then There Were Four by Lilith Carrie
Chapter 0298

Mouth parted, I stood in utter disbelief, staring at Lucas Vega. His eyes flecked with gold as he stared upon my figure, moving from the shadows out into the moonlight. How is it that this man, a man I had detested because of his cocky personality, was the man I was

supposed to be mated to?

So many questions ran through my mind, and as I got closer to him, flutters of nervousness flowed through my stomach. "You are my mate?"

It was a question, but it was also more of a statement. I couldn't believe the Fates had paired me with Lucas Vega, the notorious bad boy who wanted nothing more than to make my brother's life a living hell.

"Yes, I am. I waited so long for you to realize I was your mate, so I didn't have to be away from you any longer." Lucas stepped closer towards me, and as he did, I felt myself become completely uneasy.

I shouldn't have felt this way around my mate, and yet I couldn't help it.

"You turned eighteen four fucking months ago and you couldn't bother to tell me back then I was your mate? What the fuck is wrong with you?"

My explosion was the first thing to come out of my mouth after realizing he knew. I wasn't actually thinking when I had spoken, but now I had said what I did, I didn't regret it. Four months he had known I was his mate and never once did he bother to tell me who in the hell does something like that?

"I didn't want to tell you because I wanted you to figure it out on your own. It would have been unfair of me to come to you and tell you I was your mate before you even turn eighteen. You deserved to enjoy the moment of replaceing me."

So he was thinking about me. I found the notion sweet, but I couldn't be clouded.

No matter how badly I wanted those gold-flecked eyes to stare down at me as his plump, thick lips kissed me, I couldn't let my emotions take control. This was Lucas Vega. The same bucas Vega who had tried countless times to piss me off, tease me, taunt me, and do everything in his power to come between my brother and I since the school year started.

The moment he stood only a foot in front of me, shivers of pleasure spilled down my spine. His warm, fresh rain scent wrapped around me, trying to comfort me, but all the while my stubborn mind couldn't get past the fact he had lied and hid this from me for four months

Perhaps I was being ridiculous. Hell, maybe my stubborn mind was taking control, but at the end of the day I was Cassie, the Alpha's daughter. No way in hell was I going to let some bad boy come into my life and try to ruin things.

The moment he reached out and ran his hand down my arm, I was pulled from my thoughts and jumped back from his touch. The recoil caused him to growl as his eyes narrowed in my direction. "Don't do that."

"Don't do what? Move away from you?" I sneered. "If I wanted to touch you, I would have allowed it."

Even with his eyes narrowed, a grin

crossed the corner of his lips, turning up as he watched me. "I knew from the moment I met you that you were going to be feisty, and even when I found out you were my mate, I watched you from the shadows. I couldn't help but wonder if you were going to act like this."

That didn't sound stalkerish at all. I internally groaned. "Look, it's obvious that the moon goddess made a mistake. There's no way we can be mated."

He sneered at my comment, an utter look of disgust crossing his face. "Are you rejecting me?"

Was I rejecting him? I wasn't quite sure. Honestly, I didn't know how I felt. I had waited for this moment for so long, and though I didn't quite believe in mates, because I wanted Melissa, I found myself conflicted.

"I don't know what I'm doing," I replied softly. The honest answer I gave him was enough for him to quickly clear the space between us and wrap his arm around my waist, pulling me close to his body.