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gone, just not here right now." She turned to face him and wiped her eyes. She looked up into his
lavender eyes as an idea began to form. "Let's get everyone together."
Darian's expression was doubtful. "I think everyone needs time alone right now."
Amelia shook her head. "Get everyone together and tell them to leave their lights on. I need to
find Ryuu!" She jumped up, grazed his chin with a kiss, and ran out the door and down the stairs.
"Ryuu," she called.
Ryuu stepped into the foyer from the front room. "Yes, itoko-sama?"
"We need candles, lots of candles! It's Imbolc!" she decreed. She felt a burst of energy that she
was sure came from being completely overwhelmed but she didn't care.
Smiling, Ryuu bowed. "Of course, that's a wonderful idea." He hurried away as everyone
started coming downstairs looking puzzled.
"Did you leave your lights on?" she asked the group.
Everyone nodded, but she saw that Rheia and Meryn looked confused.
She walked over to Meryn as Ryuu began passing out the candles. "Imbolc or what is
sometimes called Candlemas, is a celebration of light. It marks the passing of winter to spring and the
rebirth of the sun. We turn on all the lights of the house and light candles to welcome the warmth of
the summer." She turned to the group. "I know that it's not easy to feel cheerful right now, and that's
okay, but I thought that if we light up the Alpha Estate, maybe Keelan could find his way home
easier."
Around her, a little at first, everyone began to smile. "Me, too! Me, too!" Penny said jumping
up and down. Ryuu handed her a flameless LED tea light. Everyone eagerly started lighting the
candles.
"We'll keep one light burning until he comes home," Aiden said, tears in his eyes.
Darian stood behind her. He leaned down and whispered. "You're my light, my savior." He
pointed to the group. "Only you could draw people out of their pain like this."
She turned her face to look up at him. "In my darkest moment, you came to me like a golden
angel. You're my prince and my own savior."
Amelia turned back and looked around their small circle. Everyone held their lit candles and
took comfort in each other's company. As a family, they held vigil for the one who was missing among
them, the fallen warrior that had sacrificed so much so that they could live.
EPILOGUE
Later that evening, everyone had retired to the front family room. After their candlelight vigil,
it had felt too lonely to separate. In the background, cartoons played as Jaxon colored with Penny.
Aiden looked up from the latest copy of the The Observer. Daphne Bowers had had a
vaginoplasty! What was their world coming to? He heard the front door open and close. A bit of
movement caught his eye, and he looked up to see a very guilty-looking Noah dart past the doorway
with something large tucked under his arm.
"Aiden..." Gavriel murmured.
Aiden sighed. "I saw." He was especially aware that his mate was nowhere to be seen.
A few minutes later, Noah walked into the room and headed straight for Jaxon. He sat down,
picked up a crayon, and began coloring as if his life depended on it.
Aiden set his paper down and crossed his arms over his chest. He faced the doorway and
waited.
What in the hell is she up to now?
He didn't have to wait long. Seconds later, Meryn strolled by the doorway trying to look
casual, too casual. Under her arm was a large wooden board.
"Meryn," Aiden called. His mate stopped in her tracks.
She turned and smiled brightly. "Yes?"
"What do you have?"
"A Ouija board." She turned as if to keep walking.
Aiden frowned. "What are you doing with a Ouija board?"
Meryn shrugged. He was beginning to learn her shrugs. This was the 'I probably shouldn't be
doing what I'm about to do, but I'm going to do it anyway' shrug. "Amelia gave me an idea about
shining a light for Keelan to find his way home. I'm going to use the Ouija board to call his spirit
back."
Aiden heard Amelia snicker. "It was a metaphor."
Meryn shrugged again. That was her 'I don't care' shrug. "Whatever." She turned and headed
toward the stairs.
Colton cleared his throat. "I'm no expert on spirits and the occult, but this is Keelan we're
talking about. If by some miracle his soul did find it's way back to the Alpha Estate, Voodoo Meryn
with a Ouija board doing incantations would scare him back the way he came."
"Denka, let me carry that for you." Aiden heard Ryuu's offer. Just once, he would like that
damn squire to keep his mate out of trouble.
Aiden stood and was heading for the foyer when he heard knocking on the door.
"I'll get it!" Meryn yelled.
"Meryn stop. Let me answer it. It could be dangerous!" Aiden rushed forward, the other men
and their mates behind him.
Meryn gave him an exasperated look. "Bad guys don't knock."
Heavy pounding on the door shook not only the doorframe but also the wall around it. Meryn
swallowed and backed away from the door. "Okay, maybe they knock like that."
Aiden looked behind him. Colton had his gun out; he nodded at Aiden who turned back to the
door and opened it. He looked out at the visitor. Unable to believe his eyes, he felt his stomach drop
and his heart clench. It couldn't be.
Meryn flew by him to hug the stranger. "Keelan!"
Aiden pulled her back and shoved her behind him into Ryuu's arms.
"Aiden! What are you doing? That's Keelan!" Meryn said pounding on his back.
Behind him, Amelia gasped. "Kendrick?"
The man shoved back the hood to his cloak his eyes full of power and anger.
"Where is my brother?"
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