were
his chaotic life fell into place as he turned onto the road leading
to their lair with Aaron following closely behind.
He called his mother and let her know they were on their way
and then called to Royce through the connection of their
Force, “Hey Royce, we’re headed your
way.”
“Congrats, Bro. I’ll let Kyra know and we’ll meet you at your
mom’s.”
“Thanks, man.”
“Anytime, Brother.” And they both cut
their connection.
The rest
of the trip was without incident and he spent the time telling his
mate anything and everything he could think of concerning his clan,
his brethren, and their lair. He knew he was repeating things he
had already shared and wondered for about the hundredth time if she
really could hear what he was saying, or if she would
remember.
He
entered the lair and maneuvered the narrow streets that led to
Siobhan’s house. His mother was waiting on her front porch as he
pulled his SUV into the driveway while Aaron parked Devon’s Harley
on the street. Before he was out of the truck, Royce and Kyra
appeared from behind the house carrying two large duffle bags, with
what he guessed were the witch’s supplies. Rayne, Kyndel, and their
son, Jay, could be seen making their way down the sidewalk. Aidan
and Grace were missing from the ‘family reunion’, but he knew Grace
was at work and was sure her mate was at her side, which only left
Lance, Sam, and Sydney, who he had just left at the
hospital.
Not
wanting to waste any more time, Devon motioned for Aaron to help
get his mate out of the SUV and into his mother’s home. They were
joined by his Commander and Royce, and together the four
well-trained warriors made quick work of her transfer. Siobhan
directed them to the room that had been his when he was younger,
but had been remodeled several times over with the passing years.
He wasn’t at all surprised to see she had it completely ready for
his mate and any situation that may arise with her recovery. No
sooner had the guys wheeled the gurney into the room than Kyra and
Kyndel appeared at Siobhan’s side.
“You
guys get out of here for a minute and let us girls get her settled
into bed,” Kyndel said as she handed her son to his father and made
a shooing motion with her hands.
The men
looked at one another, shrugged, and then turned and left. Down in
the kitchen, they raided his mother’s fridge while Devon got the
play-by-play of the latest soccer game he’d missed. He continued to
keep one eye on the clock and one ear on the bedroom until Kyndel
appeared in the doorway, giving the all clear. Devon practically
ran out of the room, wasting no time maneuvering the long halls
lined with his mother’s menagerie of antiques and knickknacks to
get to his mate. He burst through the half-closed door and right
into the middle of Siobhan and Kyra’s conversation.
Both
women looked at him and almost in unison said, “Good! You’re here.
We need to talk.”
Devon
nodded, heading towards his mate’s bedside, needing to be near her.
“Okay. Whatcha need?”
The ladies looked at one another, Siobhan nodded once before
they turned back, and Kyra spoke, “I want…well, we want,” she motioned towards his
mother. “To start the spell to find out what’s going on with your
girl right away...like... now .” She rushed on and Devon wondered
why. He was just as anxious, probably more, to have her awake. Then
Kyra said the one thing he hadn’t thought of and his blood ran
cold.
“She’s
been out a long time, Dev and I’m afraid the longer we wait the
harder it’s going to be to identify the magic and/or the magic user
and rid her of whatever it is that isn’t letting her wake
up.”
The little witch turned and paced. “I could just kick myself
for not thinking that it could be magical when you first told
me about her, but I was so wrapped up in
Calysta’s shit that I figured she was human and it was a human
problem, but Dev…she isn’t human. Well, not completely
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