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“Hurry up, big man.”

Chapter Thirteen
     
    “Come to grace me with your sparkling personality?” Trevan quipped good-naturedly as Kale hit the bottom of the steps that led to the dungeon.
    “Well, that, and I am looking for our illustrious leader.”
    “Ah, well, I believe he is checking in on our favorite prisoner.”
    Kale chuckled. “What is he hoping to discover from Zander now?”
    Trevan shook his head. “I have no answer to that.”
    “So, how’s your sister?” Kale asked, as they began down the damp hall.
    Trevan smiled. “She’s good. Still staying with our parents.”
    “And how are you handling the change from FBI special agent to dungeon guard?”
    Trevan shrugged. “It was worth it.” He’d give up his post in the Human World a hundred times over if it meant his sister would be free of Darion.
    “You’ve only got a couple weeks left, right?”
    Trevan nodded. “That’s what I am told.”
    Kale squeezed his shoulder. “You didn’t do anything that the rest of us wouldn’t have done. You should have come to us… we would have helped you.”
    “Hindsight, and all that bullshit.”
    Kale chuckled. “I’m sure the FBI is chomping at the bit to get you back.”
    “How’s Lucas handling everything?”
    Kale shook his head. “I don’t want to jinx us, but it’s been quiet in the Human World.”
    Trevan grunted. “Think Darion and his minions are still licking their wounds?”
    Kale shrugged. “All I know for sure is that we haven’t seen the last of them, and after what happened with Holly and Marie, and then Izzy and Bain, at the hands of Lady Esperanza and Darion… it’s gonna come to blows.”
    Trevan sighed. They’d all heard about what had happened in the Dark Castle. No one but those directly involved knew the sordid details. However, it didn’t take a genius to piece it all together. Once a sick and sadistic fuck, always a sick and sadistic fuck.
    “So, what makes you so sure it’s going to come to blows?”
    “Because Bain and I just followed Kadar’s trail into their territory.”
    “Kadar?” Trevan questioned.
    “Our newest issue.”
    Kale left Trevan and made his way to Cree, who stood from the chair he had been sitting on in front of Zander’s cell.
    “What happened?” Cree asked in a deadpan tone.
    “He’s in Darion’s land now.”
    Cree scoffed. “Of course he is.”
     
     

Chapter Fourteen
     
    Cree settled in his bed. With his hands behind his head, he let out a deep sigh. He knew the brothers would be making an appearance soon. However, in the meantime they needed to find some semblance of normality. Everyone had been briefed on the situation with Kadar. There was little to be done as morning quickly approached. They would take the search into the Dark lands later in the day. They all needed to get some rest while the castle guards remained on high alert. He only hoped sleep would find him, too.
    Letting his lids fall closed, he called on the visions that brought him peace and tried to steer clear of the ones that only confused him. Still, he conjured the vision of Rowan… or a woman he knew was meant to be Rowan but looked different from the woman he loved so much. Dark locks had replaced the platinum of her golden tresses and fell in long waves down her back. Her skin was paler than it had been in life, but what remained the same was enough to sooth a bit of his soul. Those lavender irises that had captured him from the moment he had laid eyes on her were the same; they radiated the kindness and emotion that Rowan rarely tried to hide from him. It was some form of his love, but he wasn’t sure what it meant.
    With the release of a deep breath, Cree rolled to his side and stared out into the vast darkness that covered the light lands. He had to try and get some sleep.
     
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    Hours later, Cree woke with a start. Visions weren’t easy to distinguish from dreams, but he knew this was no dream. Rolling out of bed, he watched as the sun began