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"Meryn, sweetheart, you have to calm down," Aiden pleaded

"I a besides our bedrooet stabby!" She sat down and crossed her arms over her chest

Aiden paled and sat down beside her "Okay baby, let’s go to The Jitterbug You haven’t seen Sydney or Justice in a while"

Meryn shook her head "I want to go see the last Hobbit er, and I can’tscreen I a"

Aiden looked over to where Gavriel sat with Beth and then to Colton and Rheia Both men’s faces were unreadable Everyone knew this was not a good idea, everyone that is, except Meryn

Beth laid a hand on Gavriel’s shoulder "I’d like to see it, too If fear of being attacked keeps us fros ant, then they have already won"

Gavriel closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair Darian looked over to Aiden He also wore a defeated expression

Darian watched as Keelan looked around the table, his eyes slightly haunted and his face drawn "We could uys in the other units would like to see what hurateful smile

Meryn shook her head "Only if they stay like, I don’t know, fifty feet away at all tie wall of bodies blocking out the daylight I ht as well stay home"

Aiden nodded "You won’t even know they’re there," he promised He looked at Keelan "You should invite Anne"

Keelan shook his head "Maybe next ti and concerned looks Aiden was shooting at Colton Colton just shrugged Knowing nothing would be answered if the questions weren’t asked, he spoke up "Keelan, are you okay?"

The women turned in unison to stare at Keelan; he flinched at their scrutiny "I’, Meryn stood and walked over to his chair She placed a hand on his forehead and then a hand on her own "I don’t think he has a fever"

Rheia got up "Maybe I should be the one to check that out" She walked over to Keelan and put her hand next to Meryn’s Keelan eyes darted around the table to the other unit members Darian could alan petting Keelan’s hair Darian illing to bet that in a couple more seconds the witch would bolt

"Well, Rei?" Meryn asked

Rheia removed her hand "No fever that I can tell Keelan, have you been sleeping?"

Keelan just shrugged

"Poor baby" Meryn hugged Keelan’s head to her chest