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“I fucking hope so.”

Thana had a lot more questions left unanswered. But they’d tackle them after...well, after they both had another orgasm or two.

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She finally opened her mind to Thane after fortifying their location with blocks. She wouldn’t allow anyone to fuck with her male, ever.

“Where the hell did you disappear to?” Thane’s angry growl entered her mind.

“Simmer down, slut. I’m with Sev. His, uh, cave was compromised, so we had to move to his more secure location. I’m safe.” She sent reassuring vibes through their twin link, as they had thousands of times before.

“Where is this secure place, Thana? I don’t like not being able to find you.”

“We’re keeping it on the downlow for now, since only a handful of people knew about his old location. We don’t know how the Society found it, but they did. The cave wasn’t left open for any passerby to stumble upon. In fact, a dragon from one of my fairy tales would’ve had a hard time finding it,” she told him, sharing an image of the sheer cliff.

“Holy shit. Yeah, I wouldn’t have thought to look there. Let me do some checking around here. Savage would be the one to notice if anyone had been compromised. By the way, your blocks are top-notch, beag deirfiúr.”

Severin leaned against the bar in the billiards room of the lakeside mansion he owned, swirling amber liquid in his strong hand.

Calling the property a house, even a lake house, felt wrong. In her mind, a house bigger than three thousand square feet wasn’t a mere home. Over five thousand square feet was an estate. What he’d brought her to was larger than that, so she estimated it was a mini-mansion. Seven bedrooms, each with an en suite and a sitting room. It had a kitchen any professional chef would love to cook in, plus a movie room and two dining rooms, depending on the size of the guest list. She loved the home theater, with double recliners upholstered in soft, supple leather that looked so comfortable she could imagine snuggling up in one with Severin as they watched the latest action movie.

“Tell Thane to let you know once he hears from Savage. We won’t give them this location, and if they hear from my Clan, they won’t learn our location either. I’ve put extra protection around them, but⁠—”

She heard the worry in his unspoken words. His clan was closer to him than family, certainly closer than most blood relatives.

“Tell your male I’ll handle everything on this end. When I know more, I’ll reach out to you.” Thane paused. “Next time, I won’t hurt you when I knock on our link. I apologize, beag deirfiúr.”

“Very good, Thane. Keep us updated on what you find.” Severin’s voice came through their brother-and-sister link as if he’d always been part of it.

She moved to where he lounged and took the drink from his hand, then sipped the strong liquid. After all her time on Earth, she’d grown accustomed to strong spirits, but she still preferred the sweet-tasting beverages—Adult Kool-Aid, as her brother called her drinks of choice.

“Will do. Take care of my sister, or I’ll hurt you, Severin.” Thane cut the connection.

Chapter 27

Thana and Severin spent four days at the lakeside mansion. They were some of the most idyllic days of her life.

“Savage wants us to meet him at the club. He’s found information he says we need to return to hear in person. I think we can safely go back if you agree.”

She loved that he asked for her opinion instead of telling her what they’d do. “Let’s do this. I wonder why Savage didn’t contact me.”

She pushed the hurt down, wondering why the fuck she was upset that the Boss and her brother hadn't reached out to her directly rather than through Severin. Stupid, but that was how it was.

“It’s not stupid, my love. You’re the love of my life, and they’re your family. Savage reached out to me because he knows I’m above par at blocking others.” He swept her into his embrace and nuzzled her neck. His warm breath made her shiver.

“How are we getting there? I mean, obviously we can transport automatically since we both know where we’re going. Do you trust me?” she asked.

Severin held her hand. “I trust you with my life, Thana.”

“I’m going to flash us into Savage’s outer office. Let him know.”

“Okay, I’ll let him know. Don’t be mad at them.” Severin kissed her knuckles before they disappeared.

When they arrived in the outer office, she wasn’t surprised to find her brother Thane there, along with Scepter, Aurora, and Starla.

She hugged Aurora, then Starla, gasping as she sensed another heartbeat within Aurora’s form. “You’re pregnant.”

Aurora’s hand went to her abdomen. “We are. How did you know?” she asked.