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goes by a lot quicker here than it
does in Unitas.” Ally pulled out of the hug and stepped back. “Are
you okay?”
    Raine waved a hand dismissively. “I’m fine.”
She faced the taller of the boys. “And who are you, young
man?”
    “Trevor,” he replied simply. The boy was on
the lanky side. He was obviously in his teens, but had already
taken over Ally’s small five-foot frame.
    “And how about you?” Raine asked the smaller
one.
    “I’m Skylar. Nice to meet you.” The young boy
smiled up at Raine, blushing as his dimples made an appearance. He
stuck out his hand toward her.
    She shook it with a delighted laugh, and then
looked up at Ally. “Your brothers?”
    Ally nodded.
    “How?”
    “It’s a long story.”
    That was no doubt true. The last time any of
the Guardians had heard, Ally’s entire family had been murdered by
Collectives. If that hadn’t been enough to bear, Ally had learned
that she was a goddess, and the gods had taken her to one of their
temples in an attempt to protect her. Despite the fact that Ferox
was badly injured from his fight with Damion, and his adopted
brother, Ethan, was in a coma, Draven had risked his life by going
to the temple to rescue his female.
    “One we’ll tell you once everyone else shows
up,” said Draven. “Which looks like Dad, Thrash, and
Riley.”
    Everyone in the foyer went silent. Thrash
finally ventured into the room, with the three new warriors
following behind him. Draven looked at them for only a second
before glancing at Raider.
    “New recruits,” Raider supplied.
    Draven gave a nod, but the look on his face
showed that he knew something was wrong.
    “Ugh .” Thrash brought his hand up,
pinching the bridge of his nose. He stepped aside as Jake barreled
past him, jumping at Ally. She dropped to her knees and pulled her
dog in for a tight hug, his tail wagging rapidly back and forth.
Everyone smiled at the reunion, knowing that Thrash’s life would be
a lot easier without hearing Jake’s depressed thoughts all the
time.
    Ethan stepped toward Draven, his face drawn
with sadness. “Riley still hasn’t woken up,” he said.
    Draven turned toward his brother, his brows
creasing. “What do you mean he hasn’t woken up?”
    “He’s only gotten worse since you
left.”
     
     

Chapter Nine
     
    Raider sat quietly in the booth next to Ferox
and Draven, listening to all the other Guardians talk and joke
around. Back at the mansion, Ally and Draven had filled them all in
on their reunion at Unitas, and had announced they were to be
officially mated in a few weeks. That seemed like an eternity
according to vampire custom, but as they’d explained, with Ally
being a goddess there were certain ceremonies that would need to
take place for their union.
    Everyone had been riveted to them, dying to
hear more about the world none of them had ever seen. But after
only a short time, Draven had grown anxious, demanding to spend
some time with Riley. While he and Ethan sat with their brother,
the others remained in the library. Blaze had shown Ally’s brother,
Trevor, where the gaming consoles were, and the two had started
playing Black Ops.
    Afterward, all the Guardians had come to
Pandora’s Box for a celebration in honor of Ally and Draven’s
reunion. Nitro and Ash had decided to do a quick sweep of the
Collective hotspots before meeting up with them. Other than that,
only Ally hadn’t come. Skylar had fallen asleep hours ago and she
clearly wasn’t ready to leave her brothers’ sides. Not that Raider
could blame her; he knew exactly what it was like to lose family.
At least she’d gotten her brothers back. Trevor had continued
playing the PS3 while Ally grabbed a controller and played right
along with him.
    Some of the Guardians were bantering, some
were scoping out the available women who were vying for their
attention. Raider just sat, watching life happen around him. He was
happy for Draven, but he just didn’t feel in the celebratory