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just fallen out of the habit.”
He took her hands in his. They were so big. She wanted him to carry her back into their suite where they were safe. God, now who had the PTSD? She wasn’t being fair. Diesel had fought like hell to come back. The truth was, she really admired him for it. But now, with reality knocking… No. This was important to him. It was important to the race.
Diesel put his arm around her and guided her into the elevator. “I’ve never felt more on my game. Give it some time, Doc. Everything will get back to normal.”
“Yeah, I’m sure you’re right.”
They met up with James just as he came from the back stairs.
Her mate checked out the young male’s tux and popped a fresh piece of gum in his mouth. “Where ya been, newbie? I’m pretty sure there’s no dress code.”
“Funny, Dies. I just took the new ride for a spin.”
He grinned. “Excellent, my brother.”
“Any idea what this meeting is about?” James asked.
“Nope, but Pax and Ana just got back from an op, so something’s up.”
James’s furrowed his brow. “They did? Are they okay?”
She nodded. “As far as I know.”
They walked into the drawing room and joined the rest of the house. As James walked by them, Helen picked up on an unfamiliar scent. “Did you catch that?”
Diesel nodded. "Our young James may have tried out his new wheels, but he didn’t do it alone.”
X leaned against the center table and watched his brothers pour coffee while they waited for the meeting to start. Troy walked in with Evy and they stood beside him.
“Hey. How are the Thomsens this morning?”
Evy smiled. “Good. Maybe could’ve used a little more sleep.”
He smiled. “You got that right, little mama.”
The Goddess Akina walked to the front of the room with Reyn, Ana, and Pax right behind her.
The Goddess laid her fist over her heart. “ In lak'ech .”
“ Ala k'in .”
“Good morning,” Reyn began. “I know it’s early, everyone, but we’ve got important news on several fronts. Ana, would you like to start?”
She nodded. “Sure. At roughly two o’clock this morning, Pax and I infiltrated what we have confirmed to be Toltec’s new labs. While we were there, we made a discovery. The mutant program’s head scientist was apparently given the serum even though he’s human. It caused him to go through some kind of unnatural mutation. I won’t go into detail, but it was pretty clear he didn’t have long to live. We were able to make a deal with him to get some answers. It appears that he was given the serum so Victrixa could see what the serum would do to a human subject.” The female slowly surveyed the room, making eye contact with as many shifters as she could. “Brace yourselves. We believe her goal is the annihilation the human race and we think she somehow plans to use the serum to do it.”
“Son of a bitch,” Diesel said under his breath.
X glanced around the room. The looks on the brothers’ mugs were dire, but he was pretty sure there was more coming. He stroked his goatee and waited.
The Goddess stepped forward. “I know the situation seems insurmountable, but it is not. I too have made some discoveries. I believe I have discovered the identity of the aj k’o’ol. Evelyn and I encountered it in the ether just before I arrived here.”
X noticed Evy was trembling. Troy wrapped one arm around his female and placed his other on her belly. Then he whispered something in her ear that X politely pretended not to hear.
“I believe,” the Goddess continued, “that the aj k’o’ol is Bane, the Lord of Xibalba . I think he will use the power of the naguals he captures to free himself from the Underworld and gain access to the Otherworld. There he will exact his revenge on the gods imprisoning him.”
Instantly, the room erupted into chaos. X looked around him. It was clear that some of them at least knew of Bane, while others were in shock. He was sure most, if not all, of the
He took her hands in his. They were so big. She wanted him to carry her back into their suite where they were safe. God, now who had the PTSD? She wasn’t being fair. Diesel had fought like hell to come back. The truth was, she really admired him for it. But now, with reality knocking… No. This was important to him. It was important to the race.
Diesel put his arm around her and guided her into the elevator. “I’ve never felt more on my game. Give it some time, Doc. Everything will get back to normal.”
“Yeah, I’m sure you’re right.”
They met up with James just as he came from the back stairs.
Her mate checked out the young male’s tux and popped a fresh piece of gum in his mouth. “Where ya been, newbie? I’m pretty sure there’s no dress code.”
“Funny, Dies. I just took the new ride for a spin.”
He grinned. “Excellent, my brother.”
“Any idea what this meeting is about?” James asked.
“Nope, but Pax and Ana just got back from an op, so something’s up.”
James’s furrowed his brow. “They did? Are they okay?”
She nodded. “As far as I know.”
They walked into the drawing room and joined the rest of the house. As James walked by them, Helen picked up on an unfamiliar scent. “Did you catch that?”
Diesel nodded. "Our young James may have tried out his new wheels, but he didn’t do it alone.”
X leaned against the center table and watched his brothers pour coffee while they waited for the meeting to start. Troy walked in with Evy and they stood beside him.
“Hey. How are the Thomsens this morning?”
Evy smiled. “Good. Maybe could’ve used a little more sleep.”
He smiled. “You got that right, little mama.”
The Goddess Akina walked to the front of the room with Reyn, Ana, and Pax right behind her.
The Goddess laid her fist over her heart. “ In lak'ech .”
“ Ala k'in .”
“Good morning,” Reyn began. “I know it’s early, everyone, but we’ve got important news on several fronts. Ana, would you like to start?”
She nodded. “Sure. At roughly two o’clock this morning, Pax and I infiltrated what we have confirmed to be Toltec’s new labs. While we were there, we made a discovery. The mutant program’s head scientist was apparently given the serum even though he’s human. It caused him to go through some kind of unnatural mutation. I won’t go into detail, but it was pretty clear he didn’t have long to live. We were able to make a deal with him to get some answers. It appears that he was given the serum so Victrixa could see what the serum would do to a human subject.” The female slowly surveyed the room, making eye contact with as many shifters as she could. “Brace yourselves. We believe her goal is the annihilation the human race and we think she somehow plans to use the serum to do it.”
“Son of a bitch,” Diesel said under his breath.
X glanced around the room. The looks on the brothers’ mugs were dire, but he was pretty sure there was more coming. He stroked his goatee and waited.
The Goddess stepped forward. “I know the situation seems insurmountable, but it is not. I too have made some discoveries. I believe I have discovered the identity of the aj k’o’ol. Evelyn and I encountered it in the ether just before I arrived here.”
X noticed Evy was trembling. Troy wrapped one arm around his female and placed his other on her belly. Then he whispered something in her ear that X politely pretended not to hear.
“I believe,” the Goddess continued, “that the aj k’o’ol is Bane, the Lord of Xibalba . I think he will use the power of the naguals he captures to free himself from the Underworld and gain access to the Otherworld. There he will exact his revenge on the gods imprisoning him.”
Instantly, the room erupted into chaos. X looked around him. It was clear that some of them at least knew of Bane, while others were in shock. He was sure most, if not all, of the
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