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Shim stepped off the final step and into the small store, his eyes on his sister

Gillian looked so different than he re practical clothes where once she’d preferred gloriously fearb Gillian McIver was a few years older than he and Lach, but she’d always seemed much more mature After their mother had died, Gilly had run the household She’d taken care of everything, including certain political situations The Unseelie plane had lost a valuable royal when Gillian had been caught here His sister stood looking over maps, her eyes serious as she spoke

“We will need to ot away There’s no telling where they ran to or who they will tell I can only promise that someone will talk and reinforcehtened up

Simon Roan stood in the se table brought in Maps and vay covered the table And yet Simon Roan seemed to have eyes for only one person in the roo was focused on Gillian McIver

Fuck He should have thought about it, but he’d been utterly overwhel close to his bondmate

“The vampire wants our sister,” Lachlan whispered “I didn’t reloas”

Gillian glowed He could see it because of his vas contained blood that would elongate their lives It called to the royal

Shim’s protective instincts flared

“Don’t Not yet Give Gillian a chance to deal with hi job here She’s not a delicate flower She’s survived and kept our Bron alive She deserves our respect” Lach stepped forward “Sister”

Gillian’s srew vibrant She opened her arms “Lachlan!”

Shim watched Simon Roan as his sister ery predator, his eyes following every s were out

Gillian eht never see you again”

“Yes, I thought the saine my surprise when I went to wake you so we could leave Aoibhneas You were gone, Lach”

Lach let his sister go He didn’t back down an inch from Roan “I believe Ior our bondmate would be dead”

Gillian straightened her shoulders “His Highness, the Prince of the Unseelie Fae, is correct Her Royal Highness, the Princess Bronould be dead if her mates had not saved her You were late, mercenary”