And Then There Were Four

"You're not going anywhere until you tell me where it is you were at, Cassie. People don't walk out this way without a reason."Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Unsure of what to say to him, I stared at him blankly, opening and closing my mouth as if I wanted to tell him, but at the same time couldn't because I didn't think he deserved to know. "Get the fuck off me, Lucas."

Snatching my arm away from him again, I narrowed my gaze, trying to understand why he thought he had a right to order me around as if he still had some kind of say. He revoked his claim to me, whether willingly or not, and therefore had no say over me anymore. "Damn it, Cassie! Just fucking tell me!" he roared in frustration.

"I was with Silas!" I yelled back, Lucas' eyes going wide as if what I said took his breath away. Never had I expected my relationship with Lucas would be like this. It was exhausting going through the same shit over and over, but as soon as I said Silas' name, Lucas slowly began to lose his shit.

"You were with the dragon?" he snarled, "are you fucking him now?"

Gasping, my mouth dropped open in shock. "Excuse me?"

"Oh don't act like that, Cassie. You're a fucking whore, just like I knew you would be."

Lucas had some audacity to call me such things, considering he was the one who fucked me then suddenly decided he didn't want to be with me. "Go fuck yourself, Lucas. It doesn't matter what I do with anyone... I don't belong to anyone." "That's where you're wrong, Cassie. You're mine and nothing but a disappointment."

His words left a hole in my heart, and as my angry scowl fell, I felt my emotions rise. I had never been someone to show my emotions like I had lately, but hearing him say I was a disappointment was too much. "Fuck you." Laughter erupted from his throat as he nodded then shook his head, "I knew it... nothing but a whore, just like I was told by others. I should have rejected you."

Part of me wanted to scream at him that I accepted the rejection so he felt exactly how I did when he rejected me, I couldn't. I couldn't be cruel like that to him, no matter how much I wanted to be. "You know nothing of who I really am."

My comment was bold, and I

squared my shoulders, staring at him. He seemed taken aback by my response as if expecting more of a fight from me. Yet, I could expect the frown marring his face. It was rare to ever see him truly smile in my direction, unless, of course, it was

his signature smirk.

The same smirk that made my heart skip a beat every time I saw it.

"You think you're clever, don't you," he sneered as his dark eyes narrowed in my direction, his rigid jawline firmly squared as he stepped back. "You're wrong though, Cassie. I know exactly what kind of person you are... just like your mother." My mother and I had plenty of issues sure, but at the end of the day, no one talked shit about my mother. "Watch your words, Vega..."

The moment I called him by his last name instead of by his first, he began to laugh. I didn't expect this reaction, and as he shook his head and loosened up his shoulders, an evil glint crossed his eyes that worried me. "Oh, someone angered the pretty puppy." "Puppy?!" I scoffed, "my, how the mighty have fallen. Once upon a time you were a man who was highly regarded in some aspects. Women wanted you... men hated you because they envied you. And now-"

Gesturing with my hand to the length of his body from head to toe, he rolled his eyes and chuckled. "There is nothing wrong with me."

"Yet, the fact you think that is a problem on its own."

It was clear this conversation was going nowhere, and from what I could tell he was just out here talking to himself. Which was something I needed to tell the others. "You're a pain in my ass, Cassie. You need to face facts that this will never happen with us. Accept the rejection," he replied sternly, causing my frown to deepen.

"Maybe one day... but not today." Turning, I made my way from where we had been talking in the treeline back towards the main road. He

didn't stop me this time for whi net

I

was grateful, and when I glanced over my shoulder once I hit the road,

I couldn't see him anymore.

Every day spent here in Asgard, I felt my usually cocky nature slipping. My demeanor slowly disappeared as the weight of my life crushed down upon me like a future impossible to change.

No matter how much I hated it, there was no way to change anything. At least not any time soon, and as my feet finally hit the city street with the sound of happy chattering from those who still lingered about,

knew that if anything were going to

I

change, I would have to do it myself.

For now, I'd seek the advice of my brother because even though he and I often fought... he was still very wise at times. The knowledge of our fathers Hale and Damian having rubbed off on him quite a bit.