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It didn't take the unit warriors five minutes to show up, her mate and Aiden in the lead. Oron went to her and simply wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. "Gods! I didn't know what to think when the alarms started going off in the palace."
"Why is it always you!" Aiden roared as he scooped up his mate in his arms.
Oron leaned down. "Please tell me there's a real emergency and you didn't just press the button," he whispered.
She felt a moment of irritation before he pulled back and she saw the worry in his eyes. "Because if you did, I think we can still escape to Monroe for a bit."
Her heart melted. He wasn't angry, even believing that she might have pressed the button due to her compulsory nature. "I love you. I want to have children one year from now," she announced.
His eyes widened and he smiled wide. "Really?" he frowned. "You didn't press the button to tell me that, right?"
She shook her head. "No, silly. I saw this shadow thing, then smelled cheese, then Meryn screamed for Ryuu, then the guys came out of the tavern and yelled 'feral' then they started freaking out, that was when I pressed the button," she explained.
Oron turned to face Aiden his face ashen. "That's impossible."
Aiden looked from Dav to Ryuu. "How sure are you?"
Dav stared at Aiden flatly. "I may not be a warrior anymore, but I was fighting them before you were born. I know a feral when I smell one."
Aiden winced. "You understand why I asked?"
Dav ran a hand over the back of his neck. "Yeah, we do. Like Prince Oron said, what we saw, should never have been possible."
Meryn snorted. "That seems to be par for the course anymore."
Izzy turned to Priest. "Didn't you say something about having to do follow-up reports on meetings with people who saw shadows? Because that's what I saw twice. One when we were headed back from the Dark Forest and the one just now, only the one today had a person in it."
Oron's hold on her tightened. "What do you mean you saw one the other day?"
She patted his chest. "I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me."
Priest nodded. "That's what a lot of people said in our questioning too. That they never would have reported it, but they'd seen it more than once."
"Where?" Aiden asked.
Priest waved his hand around. "All in the Border City."
Ryuu rubbed Meryn's back. "Let us get these two back to the safety of the palace," he suggested.
Aiden handed Meryn off to Ryuu before leaning down and kissing her forehead. "I'll be along in just a bit. I want to organize the units."
Meryn nodded. "Okay," she turned to Izzy. "Coming?" Izzy shook her head. Ryuu and Pierce left taking Meryn back to the palace.
Oron looked torn. Izzy took his hand. "I'm staying with you, so if you want to help Aiden, don't let me stop you. I honestly feel safer here, surrounded by unit warriors than if I were alone in the palace."
Oron squeezed her hand. "You wouldn't be alone."
"I'm always alone when you're not with me," she explained.
"What am I going to do with you?"
"Just love me, everything else will take care of itself."
Oron nodded then pulled her toward where Aiden was instructing the men. "Dav, do you think you can get help from the Old Guard who reside in Éire Danu?"
Dav gave him a wolfish grin. "Try to keep us from helping," he challenged.
Aiden chuckled. "Father's friends are the same way, itching for fun."
