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“Mmm.” Kieran drew the covers up over them, cocooning them in warmth and darkness. “But right now we can hide together and rest, yes?”

“Yes. I love that idea.”And I love you.

I love you too.Kieran said it as he dozed off, and Lachlan held him, keeping him safe while he dreamed.

Chapter

Twenty-Two

As it turned out, Kieran didn’t meet a good many of the wing until Halloween.

Between he and Lars competing to see who could be the most under the weather, the guardians gearing up for the time when the veil between worlds was thinnest, and Micah suddenly developing a temper —which brought his affinity to a messy fore— he was pretty well stuck in the house.

Still, it was Halloween, and he wasn’t going to miss Micah’s first one.

No way.

He checked to make sure he had all the things Micah would need, because it was chilly out there. His little costume, a full-maned lion, was fuzzy and warm, so that was fine. But he might get tired of it before the night was over. And they would have food out there, but he was still bringing snacks.

He was dressed as a tiger, which was great, because Lachlan was a bear.

Oh, my.

He grinned, grabbing some cinnamon candies to stuff in his pocket. He’d made sure his tiger pants had them for just that reason.

“Daddy! Bye-bye to Kay-Kay?”

He nodded. “We’re meeting your uncles and Kaden in the wing, baby boy. To get candy. Trick or treat, remember?”

“Twicky-tree!”

“That’s right.”

Micah clapped. “Kay!”

“Yep.” Trust Micah to be most excited about seeing Kaden.

Of course, Kaden was real, physical. Halloween was a myth. And Micah had yet to experience the magic of trick or treat.

“What else do we need?” Lachlan came in carrying Micah’s candy basket.

“Do you have the diaper bag and the stroller in the car?” He wasn’t going to panic. Lachlan was going to be there, Lars and Bryant, even Alban and Arthur. They were going to have a blast.

Dammit.

“I do.” Lachlan gave him a bright grin. “And I have all the stuff in case it snows on us. I have snacks. Alban packed us a nice big bag of some healthy stuff as well as cinnamon things for you.”

“I have cinnamon candies in my pocket,” Kieran said. “But I appreciate that.”

“I can never be too careful with my best man, my omega mate, and my little boy.” Lachlan was just beaming and Kieran thought this would be worth doing even if he was terrified rather than just a little nervous, which he wasn’t.

He didn’t feel like Lachlan was showing them off as much as he felt like his mate was hungry to get them integrated into the wing.

He knew Lachlan had opinions about how they needed to be a part of the wing, of the greater family of the dragons — not for Lachlan’s sake, but for his, and he thought mainly, mostly, for little Micah’s.

“Well, let’s go. We definitely do not want be late. It’s going to be so much fun.” Lachlan had gone for goofy bear ears and painted whiskers instead of a scary bear mask, which Kieran thought was the absolute cutest thing he’d ever seen.

His big, fierce guardian mate didn’t want to scare the children. He wanted them to know they were safe.