And Then There Were Four by Lilith Carrie

Glancing at Silas with puppy dog eyes, he chuckled, hands up in defeat. "Okay, okay. I'll help you on your quest to solve this mystery."

My brother quickly turned to Silas, glaring at him as if to ask him why he was agreeing, and all Silas could do was shrug his shoulders, smiling. "Hey man, I can't say no to her."

"Well, you better start learning how to," Pollux replied, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Okay, Cassie... I guess I'll help... even though it's against my better judgment."

Shocked that my brother, who currently hated me, was going to help was something I hadn't expected, and the shock that crossed my face didn't go unnoticed by Trixie and Sansa, who quickly took to either side of me and pulled me close to them. "Don't worry. We will figure it out." Trixie smiled, leaning against me, "we will get your mate back."

My mate? Lucas had rejected me and therefore wasn't technically my mate anymore. However, no matter the situation of him wanting to be with me or not, I still couldn't allow him to be used the way he was. He had to be free to make his own choices, and with his mind obviously clouded, there was no way he was.

Not that I would ruin Trixie's moment by telling her that. "Thanks, Trixie."

"Welp, I suppose we should sit down and try to figure out what to do first." Silas finally popped up as he glanced around at the four of us. The tension hung heavy in the air as Pollux stared me down before finally giving in.

I was grateful for Trixie, who nudged

him gently. It was clear that something was going on, and I was happy for them if they were planning to figure themselves out. He was my brother, and Trixie had become a good friend of mine. They may have come from different species, but in the end, they were mates.

The fate of our future was unpredictable, and we can't hold back from what we really want or ignore what's in front of us if we have it. Even if it isn't what we were hoping for, which made me realize how stupid I had been for pushing Lucas away to begin with,

"Maybe we should start in the library?" I suggested, not that I knew where any library was beside the one at the school.

Silas hesitated momentarily, glancing at the school and then back to me. The wheels turned in his mind as he opened his mouth, "actually... I know just the place."

Sansa raised her brow as she stared at Silas with nothing but amusement on her face. "You know somewhere with a library?"

"Yeah," he replied, rolling his eyes. "Come on... I may be a sexy Dragon with style, but I'm far older than all of you. So, of course, with spare time on my hands, I know where one is. I happen to love reading very much."

Laughter broke out amongst our

ranks, and as Silas stepped forward with his arms open wide, I quickly accepted his offer and let him putt me into a warm embrace. The day had been more than emotional, and chaos was slowly brewing in the distance.

That much I could feel deep in my bones.

If I was going to save Lucas and get to the bottom of what was going on, then I was going to need all the help I could get. Nothing was ever easily accomplished alone.