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Ree looked up into his eyes His happiness at her words led with a swift sense of possessiveness
"Well, yeah You didn’t think you were going to run away every night, did you?" Ree smiled at him for just a minute, but her embarrass us?"
"Ree, they probably knew the first time" He tapped his head
"Oh no The baby ain
"Are you upset ere together or upset they know about it?" Paden’s smile turned serious
"Paden, you kno I feel about us" She placed her hand over his heart "But, that doesn’tin to us e… do that!"
"They won’t bother us, Ree" Paden smiled at her
"Speak for yourself, Paden!" Weylin’s voice drifted up from the back of the house "I need brain-bleach! No way I’to Weylin and knew her friend was trying to whip him into line "No! If I have to suffer, they do to!"
"Can it, Weylin! Or I’ll tell them what you said while you were drunk" Melanie’s voice rose threateningly The only other sound that cahter Ree looked up at Paden, eyes wide and her h or scream in embarrassment Thankfully, Paden made up her mind for her and took the opportunity to kiss her His hand slid up to cup the back of her head, and she felt her embarrassment wash away
"Seriously! Cut it out!" Weylin hollered
Paden and Ree broke apart before laughing Paden’s eyes drifted over her shoulder and back to the path Ree sighed and turned around to face theThe sky was starting to take on the purple tones of dawn, the subtle black of the trees started to turn green, and the bubbling water in the fountain sparkled delicately The softaway It wouldn’t be long before the other Guardians were on the island and then it would be a long day of organizing the rescue plans
Bryce and Juliette would be back on the island soon too They had left to try and guard so attention to the the the co people and looking for links to any that may have not oleet them ready for the pick-up of the coo and hide
Roland had talked to Nick on the phone before leaving for the gateway He didn’t trust the news stations to portray all of the details they may need Since Nick was, in fact, a first responder, he could give Roland more details about the fatality rate, what the wounds had looked like, or if there were survivors Ree needed to be concerned about
When the first jolt of energy washed over Ree, she grasped the sill in anticipation She wasn’t sure what to expect froether to save those they could Paden looked down at Ree, his eyes asking the question She nodded her head to let hi to arrive She looked back over her shoulder when she saw Melanie and Weylin walk into the rooerness for the new people Weylin ruffled her hair and Melanie stood at the French doors, her arms crossed while her eyes stared seriously at the shadows along the path
"Did she say how ?" Weylin looked at Ree from the corner of his eyes
"No" Ree frowned "I should’ve asked her"
"Any help is better than none" Weylin elbowed her gently
"True," Ree whispered She sucked her bottom lip into her mouth and chewed When the first dark shapes started to make their way out of the trees, she stood on her tiptoes as if that would help her see better
"Where do you think they are frouess we’ll find out" Ree reet the new people Paden shadowed her, staying close enough that she could feel his heat radiating on her back "They’re on our side, Pay"
"Can’t be too careful," Paden replied
"Look at that," Weylin said froe point at the"There roup It was hard to er Ree felt Melanie’s heartbeat pick up a little and tried to tune out the e from her friend Subtly, she bumped Melanie with her elbow and save her a small smile in return
Ree felt her heart pick up in excitement This could really turn the tables in their favor When the new group neared the house, Ree opened the door and stepped out She wasn’t sure thatroorin It warmed Ree’s heart to see hied the, while Ree’s friends stood behind her There omen and er All ethnicities, so that see that looked entirely too hip to be hile fighting
A young girl with large brown eyes and loose, wild hair smiled at Ree froe ars, and so o out in public Letting the power reach out, Ree sensed the roup and found about what she expected Eagerness, frustration, interest, and excitement see" Ree looked around at everyone, keenly aware that they were all waiting for her to speak "I’m not sure what you’ve been told, but we need your help"
"We had to do it all ourselves Why do you get help?" A bored lookingof his Scottish accent seeust "A few Dark Ones too hed, a deep, dark sound that filled the area He turned to look at the Guardian and unleashed his fangs "Niall, do you really think ould need your help with a few Dark Ones? You’re only here to play babysitter for some humans"
Ree stared at the opinionated Guardian, he looked like he was nodark jeans and a T-shirt that had nothing but a hand holding up itsPaden tensed behind Ree, his te man
"We don’t need you to take care of any Dark Ones We need you to ride herd on so any hu extra in their veins" Ree was looking at Niall, but she spoke to everyone "We’ve been given per the under their breath a few of theirl with the dark eyes stepped forward and held out her hand to Ree
"What do you go by, Alastriana?"
"Ree" She reached out and shook the Guardians’ hand
"Sakhirl smiled at Ree "Call me, Met I’irl’s s" She turned to look at everyone else "Thank you all for co down the immortal lines?" A woman who looked to be in her late twenties asked