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they wanted in the future as opposed to the yelling and screaming they could sometimes hear. Brooks and Calix had worked to assure Pilar there was nothing to be done until everyone calmed down. The worst was seeing her brother, who was staying in her apartment currently, so depressed.
    Rissa had kicked him out of their rooms, and Simon had been working to make things right. Which led Pilar to hang out with them more since Simon had to visit Phillip in her rooms; it made for an interesting time.
    His only regret, he was not able to woo Pilar like he would have if they had not been limited on where they could go. Kade had issued an edict that no one was allowed off the compound grounds until further notice. Basically, he wanted Gio and Hope to remain there until they figured everything out.
    “What are we going to have for dinner tonight?” Brooks yelled as he walked in the door. It had been this way since three days after he moved in. Calix discovered Brooks was completely inept in the cooking department. He had no clue how the man had survived for so long without learning how to cook. Calix enjoyed working in the kitchen and had taken over cooking for the three of them easily.
    “We are having steaks, twice baked potatoes, and asparagus. How was the great room today?” Calix said from the kitchen where he had begun to prepare the food. The great room was where everyone generally met daily. Since the blow up, the room had turned into a sparring center.
    “Very quiet. It seems that everyone has actually run out of names to call each other. This is a good thing, Calli has a long list, if she is out already, we may stand a chance actually seeing the end of this soon,” Brooks said from the doorway.
    “How is Pilar?” Calix asked slowly.
    “Quiet. The mating call has to be riding her hard. If she feels even an ounce of what we are feeling, we are going to have to talk about why she is holding back,” Brooks said. “I think she is freaked out about something.”
    “Is it because everyone seems to be pissed that you were hiding something?” Calix asked. “They are going to have to come to terms with it, the Council.”
    “I think it is because everything we have been through and to find out that Pilar and Phillip actually are children of the Chosen and didn’t tell them is the problem. I mean, no one knew they survived. If the Prentiss find out, it is going to get so much worse. They will hunt us relentlessly,” Brooks said.
    “Like they aren’t doing that now?” Pilar said from the doorway and smiled a little and walked in.
    “How are the girls?” Brooks asked.
    “Kiki, Syd, Trina, and Sabrina are actually talking to me. However, Calli, Cherri, and Rissa are not, they leave right when I walk in a room,” Pilar said sadly.
    “Oh, baby,” Calix said and opened his arms. Pilar walked to him and allowed him to comfort her. Brooks rolled his eyes and shook his head; if he would have done that, she would have spit at him.
    “I can’t get them to listen,” Pilar whispered.
    “You could have asked for help,” Brooks snapped.
    Pilar pulled back from Calix and looked over her shoulder. “Like you have been there for me all these years?”
    “Damn it, when are you going to let it go?” Brooks ground out.
    “Hey, let’s have a nice dinner and talk about it,” Calix said.
    “Using your therapy voice again?” Pilar laughed.
    “I think it is time to have a talk about all this.” Calix shrugged.
    The three proceeded to get everything ready, once they were all settled and had their food in front of them. Calix continued.
    “So, Pilar, you are pissed about what exactly?” Calix said.
    Pilar rolled her eyes. “Really? He ignored our mating.”
    “No I didn’t. I tried to make sure that we wouldn’t do anything stupid and miss our chance with Calix. We knew we had to wait. I didn’t want there to be a temptation,” Brooks growled.
    Pilar snorted. “Right. It was easier for you.”
    “No,” Brooks