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“Or not in Savannah,” Baer added

Gio clirabbed his cell phone fro up Marcello’s nu with Lucien and Calder They didn’t need to hear the crazy story he was going to spin for Marcello His family definitely didn’t need to know about this weird world he’d fallen into

Chapter Sixteen

Lucien sat back in his chair, one hand half covering his face as Baer regaled their group with his rendition of how to play tag with a tiger Long story short, the tiger wins until his tail is set on fire

Luckily, the restaurant Gio had chosen was loud with friendly, boisterous conversation It was unlikely anyone could overhear Baer boasting about shifting fro Lucien

Both Gio and Calder were laughing so hard, they iping tears from the corners of their eyes Baer really was the best storyteller a them Well, Grey was the best written storyteller Baerover the most mundane events

“Wait, where were you when this was happening?” Gio de Calder in the arm

Calder shook his head “Happened before I arrived”

“Not like you would have helped” Lucien reached for his iced tea, flashing the Water Weaver a playful grin

“True There’s no way I’ between you and Baer”

“Besides, you would have been too busy laughing with me,” Wiley added

Calder stared at Lucien, a broad s Calder smiled so easily at hied between thes over? Or was it that they were united in a single cause—keep Gio?

Maybe it was that they’d both stopped fighting this attraction between them He was drawn to Calder’s beauty in addition to his overwhelentle heart He’d never met anyone that he’d instantly wanted to protect