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Aden, he remembered, had never cried, never brokenand never lost his soul "He used to shake his head at me when I attempted to keep him back after school" - because the boy had bruises no child should have, his ar been broken and reset over and over - "and tell er I’ll survive They need the rest more than I do" Judd turned to face him, his expression intent Walker rarely spoke of his time in the squad’s schoolrooht, either

"Aden’s doing the sa the ones who are broken, watching over the children"

Walker felt a quiet burn of pride for the boy he’d known

"He asked me to thank you," Judd continued, "and to tell you that what you taught him has helped save the life, and the"I’d like to speak to Aden when it’s safe for him" See theinto a pocket, Judd pulled out a black data crystal, handed it to Walker "The na progra with the Arrows’ plans for the future, we have to get theht of the trust Aden had placed in hi out over the star-studded landscape in the quiet that followed, he spotted several wolves loping out to roughhouse in the clearing below "Lake, Maria, Ebony, and Cadence," he said, identifying thes, and coloring

Lake was the one who lifted his head, gave the two of the with a raised hand as Judd said, "It’s good to be home, isn’t it?"

"Yes" The powers in the PsyNet no doubt considered his family even more of a threat after the revelation of Sienna’s power, ht that would wait At this moment, everyone he loved was safe, and he was tied to the wo and as tender as Lara herself

He only hoped that as the days passed, Lara wouldn’t begin to regret the choice she’d made to bond with a man who still carried the shadow of Silence in his every breath

LARA woke to a kiss on her neck, slightly rough night-cool hands on her sleep-war into Walker’s e scent of dark water hiding a thousand mysteries "time is it?"

"Just after six" A kiss, hot and wet and carnal, his body shifting to cover her own, his hands pushing up her silky thigh-length nightgown, the color a shade of plum so dark it was al lazy and sleepy and sexy, she lay boneless as he peeled off her panties and returned to his position above her, his body pressed intiainst hiue, siers to check her readiness before pushing into her slow and easy

Her gasp ed up in a kiss, her nipples rubbing against the crisp hairs on his chest as he lifted hi until they were skin to skin

It was so she’d realized about her h the barriers that kept him so remote, he loved skin contact, whether or not it was sexual He’d never be coes when it came to theand so giving it h the hairs that brushed his nape, she locked her ankles at his back andher, filling her When he dipped his head to lick at her nipples with languorous ease, her nails dug into his back "More, darling"

The sense of awith her ears, and then he gave her what she wanted

She arched under the sensations, her fingers fisting in his hair Tugging him up when the pleasure beca his jaw to that spot under his ear that always ue, a husky request, and slow and lazy turned slow and relentless

Pleasure rippled over her - not in a crash, but in a languid wave, her orgasm endless She felt hi and petting hiasht

"That was some wake-up call," she h to shift to his back, with her sprawled half on and half off his body

He drew circles on her back with his fingers "I’o" She laughed at the teasing reentle with hi, she dragged up the sheet to cover them "Hoas the watch?"

"Trouble free," was the concise answer, but then he said, "Judd was there for a while"