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"That’s not my plan," she promised
"Bollocks! That willful look on your face says otherwise"
Lucan orried, and rightfully so He’d lost everything once, too Now they both had even more to lose "I will trust you to take care of us Isn’t that what you wanted?"
His glower told her that he didn’t like having his words used against him "Good Then stay home I’ll put a protection spell around the house--"
"Because that worked so brilliantly last tiled into her clothes She knew the words would wound his, no er than ant Come with me to talk to Bram, and I’ll explain"
She exited the bedroo for a shirt
"Explain it to me now!" he shouted
If she did, he would only object to her plan Under hiling But they didn’t have the luxury of sitting idle And as much as she wished otherwise, Anka wasn’t sure she could face her future before being at peace with her past
"Come with me I swear, I’ll explain there"
Anka tried to teleport out of the house Lucan’sanywhere"
"You’re not being reasonable I have soanna that Bram and the others must know, and I only want to explain it once"
"So you can find soet involved No"
She drew in a breath, trying to keep a lid on her temper "I understand your need to protect, but now isn’t the ti a dae "Right, then I don’t want to do this without you, but since you won’t even listen, you’re forcing ically restrict who teleported in and out of the house But once outside, he wouldn’t be able to block her She strode out the bedroom door, toward the front Fro Sydney in the kitchen
"Stop her!" Lucan de his shirt
Anka didn’t wait to see if little brother followed Marching outside the house, she eray skies that, not surprisingly, portended rain She stood ready to teleport out when solared at her with narrowed eyes "Let’s get one thing straight If you break his heart…" Suddenly, he fell silent His jaw dropped in astonish?"
"Indeed And you’ll do what if I break his heart? Beat me up?"
"No" He looked quite cross "I’ innow You and Lucan need to work your differences out He’s been fucking miserable without you"
She had heard that Lucan and Caden were quite close now She wasn’t keen to come between them, especially when Caden had sacrificed so much to care for Lucan these past few aze softened "I’ve been unhappy without him and I’ve no desire to hurt him We’ll work it out, I swear But he ed free of Caden’s hold as Lucan cah the front door
"Anka!"
She teleported away before either of theed onto Bram’s lawn, she threw out her chime A scant moment later, the barriers eased to adlance over her shoulder Lucan and Caden were hot on her heels
"Anka!" Lucan shouted, his blue eyes pinpoints of fury She was definitely going to get an earful "You are not fighting"
"Not unless I have to," she tossed back and entered the house, darting for Bram’s office
The air resounded with Lucan’s and Caden’scard They sent it quickly, more than once
She reached Bram just before he let the brothers in His head snapped up In an instant, his eyes widened "I’ll be bloody da, yes Lucan knows I need you to gather everyone and listen to me for ten minutes If you let Lucan stop me before I’ve explained, I may not be able to help the cause"
Bra stare "You can’t help anyway I’ve put the war over my friends more than once, and Lucan despises nant, he’ll bloody kill anna’s potion--andout of his chair, Bra stare at her "What?"
Lucan’s and Caden’s chimes continued to sound incessantly
"Is there a reason you’re not letting them in?" Sabelle called down the stairs
"In a minute!" Bram shouted and turned back to her
"You heard ather the others I’ll explain"
He hesitated, shrewd blue eyes dissecting "All right, then I’ll give you ten o horown!"
As Braent text to all the warriors, he ad the ht behind them as Marrok made his way down the stairs, to the office
"This is how you trustto a bloody word I say?" Lucan’s expression thundered, dark brows slashing over angry blue eyes
"I’ that you listen toheart "I have information that everyone needs to know, and I only want to say this once Please"
Aeveryone about everything, are you?"
Anka bit her lip She understood Lucan’s reservation about telling a roomful of people about her bloodline Anyone with a future ax to grind could report her, and she’d be dragged away forever, tortured, then likely killed But if they were going to save ickind, then her one life couldn’t be more important than all the others
"Fuck me!"
At the sound of the familiar, furious bellow, Anka turned She peered up into fari, he looked ready to tear apart the le