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hide in plain sight. I mean what better way to gain information. We went to New York with our new identities, we couldn’t remember the old ones. Applied to work for the enforcement of the magical community, worked our way up until we were about to start the Drekinn, we just told the humans what they wanted to hear until they trusted us. We knew something was going on, we just couldn’t get enough information. Even after all these years, there are still things about that time we don’t know. Files that have been sealed. We just knew that we needed to be in a position if the information was ever to be released, we would be there. We need answers just like everyone else,” Pilar said.
“I get it, but why hide it from your friends?” Calix asked.
Brooks looked at Pilar and said grimly, “We didn’t know in the beginning, and then it was a matter of trying to figure out who they really were. So we made personas to help. The prophesy that Pilar and her brother had come to believe their entire lives was not correct. We didn’t see the clues until Rissa found them. Pilar’s own history book has been lost. We had a bunch of pieces to the puzzle that didn’t fit, none of it made sense. Well, until now. We know that whatever the Seer foretold was only part of the story; our parents were not able to help us plan for what happened. Something back then, effected what should have been.”
“You didn’t fail,” Calix said softly. “Life is never clear, things happen. My mother told me a long time ago, the Seers can predict what they want, but they never take into account our choices. Everything can change in the blink of an eye if only one thing changes. Which is why the Seers are so unpopular, why many of them refuse to admit they have the power. I mean the future is just that, something that lies ahead. It’s ever changing.”
Pilar leaned back and thought. “That may be, but I could really use someone to guide me in the way we are supposed to be going. You know.”
“I think maybe we need to think about how we go on from here. Trust has been questioned, and there is going to be a lot of healing going on before we can move forward,” Brooks said.
“How do you feel about all this? We haven’t even had a chance to talk about it all?” Pilar asked Calix warily.
“The silver is almost gone, I can tell you that,” Calix said and felt his fangs lengthen a little.
“Really?” Pilar said with disbelief.
Calix laughed and then moved a little. He had begun to feel aroused a few minutes ago when he was looking at Pilar; he knew the silver was almost gone from him then. But Calix had ignored it. He wanted to hear the story, but as the minutes wore on, he was becoming increasingly uncomfortable. Something they were going to have to talk about.
“Uh…yeah,” Calix said and then laughed harder when Pilar’s eyes were drawn to his pants.
*****
Two weeks, three hours, sixteen minutes, and thirty-four seconds since Pilar had announced to Calix and Brooks she needed to get to know Calix before they mated. Both men had respected her decision, but as the days went by, they both were finding it harder and harder to concentrate. The mating call was pulling him in every direction.
For the first few days he had been fine, so had Brooks. They had spent every waking moment with each other. Getting to know one another, and trying to work through the mess that was now the Drekinn Pack. The members of the Pack were divided and the situation was going to come to a head soon. There was no question in Calix’s head.
Pilar and Brooks tried to talk to everyone, and as of yet, nothing was settled. The arguments had been loud and messy. It was going to be interesting. However, it had made it easier to get to know each other. The emotions were high, and more than one evening, Brooks and Calix had insisted on keeping Pilar out of the stressful atmosphere and in their apartment.
They had been able to talk about each other, and what
“I get it, but why hide it from your friends?” Calix asked.
Brooks looked at Pilar and said grimly, “We didn’t know in the beginning, and then it was a matter of trying to figure out who they really were. So we made personas to help. The prophesy that Pilar and her brother had come to believe their entire lives was not correct. We didn’t see the clues until Rissa found them. Pilar’s own history book has been lost. We had a bunch of pieces to the puzzle that didn’t fit, none of it made sense. Well, until now. We know that whatever the Seer foretold was only part of the story; our parents were not able to help us plan for what happened. Something back then, effected what should have been.”
“You didn’t fail,” Calix said softly. “Life is never clear, things happen. My mother told me a long time ago, the Seers can predict what they want, but they never take into account our choices. Everything can change in the blink of an eye if only one thing changes. Which is why the Seers are so unpopular, why many of them refuse to admit they have the power. I mean the future is just that, something that lies ahead. It’s ever changing.”
Pilar leaned back and thought. “That may be, but I could really use someone to guide me in the way we are supposed to be going. You know.”
“I think maybe we need to think about how we go on from here. Trust has been questioned, and there is going to be a lot of healing going on before we can move forward,” Brooks said.
“How do you feel about all this? We haven’t even had a chance to talk about it all?” Pilar asked Calix warily.
“The silver is almost gone, I can tell you that,” Calix said and felt his fangs lengthen a little.
“Really?” Pilar said with disbelief.
Calix laughed and then moved a little. He had begun to feel aroused a few minutes ago when he was looking at Pilar; he knew the silver was almost gone from him then. But Calix had ignored it. He wanted to hear the story, but as the minutes wore on, he was becoming increasingly uncomfortable. Something they were going to have to talk about.
“Uh…yeah,” Calix said and then laughed harder when Pilar’s eyes were drawn to his pants.
*****
Two weeks, three hours, sixteen minutes, and thirty-four seconds since Pilar had announced to Calix and Brooks she needed to get to know Calix before they mated. Both men had respected her decision, but as the days went by, they both were finding it harder and harder to concentrate. The mating call was pulling him in every direction.
For the first few days he had been fine, so had Brooks. They had spent every waking moment with each other. Getting to know one another, and trying to work through the mess that was now the Drekinn Pack. The members of the Pack were divided and the situation was going to come to a head soon. There was no question in Calix’s head.
Pilar and Brooks tried to talk to everyone, and as of yet, nothing was settled. The arguments had been loud and messy. It was going to be interesting. However, it had made it easier to get to know each other. The emotions were high, and more than one evening, Brooks and Calix had insisted on keeping Pilar out of the stressful atmosphere and in their apartment.
They had been able to talk about each other, and what
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