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Calder nodded “I can s, and I’ more”

“A,” Gio breathed and looked over at Lucien “And yours?”

Lucien slid his hand out from under theirs and held it above the bed With the snap of his fingers, tiny teardrops of flaertips

Gio ihter “Of course! Of course you’re attracted to each other Fire and water!”

Lucien extinguished the fla a quick kiss “Then what explains you?”

The ulped “Me?”

“Yeah, you,” Calder chimed in “Why do hen you’re with us?”

Gio shook his head disether And h of either of you”

It sounded like a dodge to Calder There was more to it than that, but he didn’t press the issue when Gio seeain before settling back on the bed

“Those Girl Scouts today, those were pestilents?” Gio inquired

“No, those were Girl Scouts under a mind-control spell,” Lucien corrected “Clay, the Earth Weaver, and Baer, the Ani to locate the final Weaver, who has been kidnapped by the pestilents”

“They ht they could get rid of one or more of us while ere split up,” Calder murmured

“Probably,” Lucien agreed

“But once you get thatWeaver, you’ll be set to take care of the pestilents”

Calder couldn’t look at Gio when he sounded so optimistic He was afraid to even look at Lucien and see the sa of hopelessness reflected in his eyes The soul mates they’d found already could h this tiain?

“What? What a more frantic with each word

“This isn’t the first tihting them for thousands of years”

“But…wait…you’re thousands of years old? No, that’s not right Calder, you said that you’ve had your powers a short time I don’t understand”

“We’re reincarnated, Gio We’ve died every tiently replied