And Then There Were Four novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73: Changing the Future

Ivy POV

Waking, I thought that everything had been a dream. Everything that Hale had told me made no sense, but then, at the same time, it did.

Slowly, as the days grew on, I felt different, and I had tried to push it off as simply being stressed because of everything that had happened. But that wasn’t it.

I should have known that in the crazy world I was living, things wouldn’t be this easy.

I should have realized that my place with the guys was more than what I expected it to be and deep down inside, I should have been curious at some point to know if I had the gene my father did.

Yet, it was never a thought that had crossed my mind.

Placing my hand to my forehead, I slowly sat up and looked down at my naked body.

I was mated with Damian now.

He had been the dam that blocked my bond before, and in desperation he had allowed me to convince him to complete the bond with me. The only thing I had left to do was save Talon.

Pushing myself from the bed, my legs wobbled beneath me, and quickly I reached out grabbing the night stand to support myself. My body felt like it was on fire, and my heart was on the verge of exploding.

I wasn’t sure if this was normal when mating with wolves, but I was going to have to get my shit together. If the guys saw me struggling-they would never let me continue.

Slowly I crept to the bathroom and turned on the cold water, letting the icy sting of its drop bead across my skin. A groan of pain escaped my lips as I forced myself to clean up and make myself somewhat presentable.

“Ivy?” Damian’s voice came through clear from my bedroom, and panic swept through me. He was the last person | needed to see me like this.

“Just a moment.” I called out as cheerfully as I could.

“I was just going to see if you were hungry,” he replied from the other side of the door.

I hadn’t really considered before being hungry, but now that he had mentioned it, I was ravenous. I couldn’t remember ever being as hungry as I was right now, and the hunger caused the pain in my body to become that more real.

“Yes.” | croaked out, “I’m starving.. How about putting meat on the grill?”

Sucking in a breath, I gritted my teeth and forced a block on my link so that they wouldn’t sense the immense pain I was in.

“Ivy.. are you sure you’re okay?”

“Yep,” I quickly replied. “I’ll be down soon.”

It took a moment, but then I heard his footsteps turn and head out of the room. With a heavy sigh, I leaned back against the shower wall and closed my eyes.

Whatever was happening to mine was going to have to wait. There were more pressing matters to address, and I had to get my shit together.

Turning off the water, I staggered to the bathroom sink, wrapping a towel around my waist before reaching for a bottle of tylenol. Hopefully, the medicine would take the edge off, but considering how abnormal i felt, it was only wishful thinking

I was hungry, and the hunger I felt was overwhelming.

Chapter 73 Changing the Future

An hour later, and with much debate. I stumbled towards Talon’s bedroom door and opened it, peering in to see him sleeping. My heart swelled as I gripped the door frame with a newfound determination.

Today would be the day. I would save him, and when I did, it would change the future.

Even though they thought what I was going to do would kill me I didn’t.

With satisfaction, I slowly closed his door and turned towards the stairs, only to be met with a delicious scent I had never smelt before.

“Oh, fuck…” I groaned as I pushed myself two steps at a time down the stairs and towards the kitchen. “What is that

smell?”

James and Hale turned to me with furrowed brows as they continued preparing the food before them. “Uh, steak? Damian just put some on the grill.”

Shaking my head, I rolled my eyes, “no it’s not that.”

I wasn’t sure what the small was, but as I walked closer towards them the smell got stronger until I caught sight of the kabobs that James was skewering with brightly colored vegetables,

“Ivy? What’s wrong with you?” His questions and concerns went out the window the moment I reached forward and grabbed a piece of raw steak from the cutting board and brought it to my nose, inhaling deeply with satisfaction.

“Oh, shit-” | groaned as I plopped it into my mouth.

“Ivy! What the fuck-” James exclaimed with wide eyes as I snatched the cutting board, disregarding the vegetables and stuffing the raw meat into my mouth.

at is this.. It’s so

“This is so good,” I mumbled as the hungry feeling within my stomach began to slowly dissipate. good.”

The French doors opened, and my eyes caught sight of Damian walking in with an empty tray and a pair of tongs. He paused in his steps, looking at all of us with confusion. “Did I miss something?”

“Yeah, you could say that.” Hale chuckled, “seems our Ivy has a thing for steak. Just more raw than most.”

As I popped the last piece into my mouth, I moaned in satisfaction, licking each one of my fingers slowly. It wasn’t until Damian cleared his throat that I really considered what I had just done.

Looking down at the blood on the counter and on the cutting board, my eyes widened.

“Uh, yeah, so I forgot to mention-” I stuttered with a sheepish grin. “There might be something wrong with me.”

James burst into laughter as did Hale, while Damian stood shaking his head. “Might? Ivy, you just cleaned the fucking cutting board of meat that wasn’t cooked!”

That might have been a problem, but at the same time, he seemed to make more of a big deal about it than needed. Shrugging my shoulders, I rolled my eyes and grabbed a carrot

“Fine, I’ll eat a vegetable.”