And Then There Were Four by Lilith Carrie

A voice yelled, catching the entire cafeteria's attention. "What in the hell is going on?"

The voice came from the main door to the cafeteria, and as I looked toward it, I spotted an older face I hadn't ever seen before a man who looked to be in his late forties, accompanied by Inanna at his side.

He was a graying man with dark stubble and blue eyes. His whole characteristic screamed shifter, and I had no doubt he had to have been some type of cat shifter by the way he was dressed and carried himself. It was as if he was the king dick on campus, and everyone needed to bend to his will.

"Well?" he said again, glancing around with his hands on his hips. "Who the fuck is going to start explaining?"

As I opened my mouth to speak, Lucas stepped forward, and addressed the man. "Nothing, the girls were just showing each other new moves."

"Lucas-" Zia called out before he snapped his angry gaze toward her shutting her up.

The older man hesitated as his eyes shifted from Lucas to Zia and then to me. "What do you have to say for yourself?" he asked me.

As much as I wanted to rat everyone out, that wasn't who I was, and honestly, the last thing I wanted to do was get myself in trouble. I may not have cared for this place, but it didn't mean I wanted to have any other kind of issues before I was able to go back home. "We were just practicing... nothing happened."

"Are you sure you want to go with that answer?" the man asked with a raised brow as if he knew I was lying but wanted to see if I'd admit to something.

"That's enough, Lyonal. She said it was nothing, and that's where it will be left."

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I didn't expect Inanna to speak up. The nasty look she gave me as she brushed past me and placed her arm on the upper left shoulder of Lucas' chest made me furrow brow It was an intimate gesture, and whatever she whispered to Lucas made him narrow his gaze at me.

Turning without another word, she exited the hall, and Lucas quickly tended to Zia before the both of them followed behind Inanna.

I had no clue what the hell was going on, but the gesture between Inanna and Lucas was something I hadn't expected. There was something going on, and I couldn't help but wonder if the way Lucas had been acting was because of Inanna.

The chatter of the cafeteria quickly

returned back to normal as I stood

in my place with Pollux, Trixie, and Sansa at my side. The three of them talked about what happened as continue staring at the closed door, trying to figure out what it was I was missing.

"Cassie." The sound of Silas' voice was welcoming, and glancing over my shoulder, I watched him stride towards me with a concerned expression in his eyes. "What happened?"

"It was nothing," I replied, shaking my head. "Just a misunderstanding."

"Misunderstanding?" he said in an unbelieving tone.

A heavy sigh escaped me as I forced a smile on my face, and nodded my head. I tried to figure out how I could explain to him what I had noticed. It wasn't like it was an easy thing to tell anyone. "I think Inanna has something to do with Lucas."

My response caught not only the attention of Silas but Pollux, Trixie, and Sansa as well. "What are you talking about?" Sansa asked with curiosity.

"I don't know," I muttered again, "but I'm sure as hell going to figure it out."