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Not a" Keeley stepped beside hiirl, who caught it with an expression of utter shock

Urban stretched out his hand, a ball of ice forht it with the sarip before she could lob off a return "Oops My bad I’an darkly, "is the Red Queen?"

"I am" Keeley executed a flawless curtsey "I know, I know You’re honored to make my acquaintance, and you can hardly contain your excite adoration e--for others"

Maddox blinked

Torin tried not to solden Ashlyn, blue-haired Gideon and a noticeably pregnant Scarlet raced around a corner Fro, as well The silent A Haidee The dark Reyes and his blonde bombshell, Danika Determined Sabin and his spunky Gwen Cocky Strider and his redheaded terror, Kaia The newly tattooed Aeron, his lovely wife, Olivia, and their kinda sorta adopted adult daughter, Legion

The last tirave; la Pinocchio--she’d been a wreck, having just been rescued from captivity and torture The tiood to her The roses had returned to her cheeks and the sparkle to her dark eyes

Lucien moved to Anya’s side, spoke a few quiet words As he did, Paris and Sienna materialized

The reunion lacked only Kane, Ca emotions were cast Torin’s way Elation, confusion, surprise, and of course, Anya’s uneasiness That uneasiness began to annoy him Keeley should have been welcomed, no matter what, the way he had welcomed every other new addition to the family

"Good to have you back, my friend," said Sabin, the keeper of the demon of Doubts

"Who’s the babe?" asked Strider, the keeper of Defeat "She’s--huh a thousand things had changed in the short time of separation, this had not, and it relaxed Torin He wanted so badly to close the distance and hug each of his friends But not a single one of them would welcome his touch, even a protected one Keeley was the only person who’d ever been willing to risk all for his sake

He reached out and flattened his gloved hand on her lower back--couldn’t stop hiratefulness, and yes, desire

She flicked hied He didn’t knohat to say