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Clay rolled his eyes and pressed on “Wiley will inform Team Then Baer has the Weaver We will move in to clear a path and intercept theht need due to his captivity while Team Three—”

“Team Steam,” Calder provided

A shocked laugh jumped from Lucien “Really?”

Calder shrugged “Why not? Fire and Water, right? Team Steam”

“A, that’s cooler than mine,” Wiley moaned

Clay groaned and Dane rubbed his lover’s shoulders It looked like he was biting his bottoh

“Where the fuck was I?” Clay asked

“Tea the Weaver back to the boat,” Dane supplied

“Yes, while we’re running for the boat, Tea us on the boat”

“What aboutme behind!” Gio said He pushed off Lucien’s hand and jumped to his feet so he could stare down at Clay “You can’t leave odda”

“No”

“They’rebehind him at Lucien and Calder

Lucien’s heart gave the most ill-timed happy jump in his chest, but he couldn’t blame it This was the first tiht have only been days since they discovered the truth, but it felt like he’d been waiting his entire life—dozens of lifetimes—to hear those words

Clay pushed to his feet, his face was a thunderhead of anger He pointed at Wiley “Can communicate with animals and cast protection spells” He pointed at Cort “Re to keep us all the fuck alive” He pointed at Gio “Human”

Lucien flinched with his two , but in this case, it was also synonyical

“I’m their mate,” Gio snarled between clenched teeth

Clay leaned closer so their noses were nearly touching “Not until you’re bonded Not unless you’ve got your gift I’ boat”