“That’s impossible, right?” she asks. “But then again, I thought it was impossible for the moon to just vanish from the sky, so I don’t know what to think. There are a bunch of similar disappearances all over the world, though.”
“I don’t think anything is impossible anymore. I just wish I knew what was happening so I can prepare for the worst if I need to.”
I set the radio in the middle of the table. “This is perfect, Kira. Thank you for getting it done quickly. This will help to know how far into the deep end we’ve sunk.”
Dax pulls Kira down into his lap and kisses her temple. Draven rests his hand on her thigh. I smile at how cute they all are together. Jayden’s solid chest presses against my back.
“Morning, baby.” He kisses my neck where his mark is and it tingles down my spine.
“Morning,” I groan, leaning back.
“C’mon, I saved you a seat.” Jayden tugs me over to the table and sits before pulling me down in his lap.
“This isn’t exactly saving me a seat.” I roll my eyes.
“Sure it is. That’s always your seat as far as I’m concerned.”
“Are you getting even more possessive? That could be a problem.” I tilt my head to the side.
His usually bright-blue eyes have black swirling in them and it reminds me of the few times he’s nearly lost control of his shadows.
“Hey, are you okay? You look like you’re about to lose it.” I turn his face to look at me.
“I was having trouble being away from you this morning. I woke up early and didn’t want to look like a creepy weirdo watching you sleep. I don’t know what’s happening to me.” He shakes his head and tightens his arms around me. “This is better.”
Greyson walks in the door and a grin immediately spreads across his face. “How the hell did this happen?”
“What are you talking about?” I ask, blushing.
“You two have a completed mate bond.” Greyson sits in the seat next to Raven.
“How do you know that?” I ask.
Of course Greyson would just blurt it out in front of everyone. Raven elbows him in the gut. I nod to her in thanks. She understands privacy better than most.
“So, um, this is going to sound weird to you but since leaving my pack behind, my wolf kind of sees you guys as pack and can tell the difference between the two of you. My question is how the fuck did you leave bite marks on each other when you’re not wolves?”
“Seriously, Greyson?” Raven scoffs. “You just gonna keep blurting out the elephant in the room?”
Dax coughs and his face pinkens as everyone else glances around the room at anyone but us.
“Can we focus on the task at hand, please?” I bury my face in Jayden’s shoulder.
“So, people are going missing, their vehicles literally just disappearing into thin air. That sounds like what Hermes warned us about other realms, right?” Raven asks, taking pity on me.
I shoot her a grateful smile. “Yeah, it sounds exactly like what he warned us about. The question is, how do we stop this same thing from happening to us when we go after the caduceus?”
“I don’t think we can stop it.” Adrian sits forward. “From what the people on the radio said, it sounds like it’s almost instant. Like they are there one second and vanish the next.”
“Well, if we think it’s inevitable, then maybe we plan for it and see if there’s a way to bring back the travelers that have already disappeared?” I ask.
“Do we have time for that? Who’s to say they won’t just get lost again?” Jayden asks.
“So you’re saying if we end up in the same place as the other humans, we shouldn’t try to bring them back?”
“I’m just saying that maybe we should focus on getting Hermes’ item of power back first and then let him deal with the lost humans. He’s the god of travelers. He may already know where they all are and just can’t get to them because he’s weak without the caduceus.” Jayden tightens his arms around me.
“I don’t like it,” I grumble.
