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“So if you’re planning on
getting the goods in the back seat of your car, do me a favor and drive somewhere else first. I’m not
all that interested in the mating habits of the Southwestern suburban teen.”
Lucas’s eyes widened in outraged surprise. “For a skinny kid, you’ve got a pretty big mouth. Why
don’t you shut it, before someone shuts it for you?”
“Yes, you’re very threatening,” the boy said, flicking his eyes over me impartially. “But I’m
guessing your girlfriend’ll give it up without the macho display of manhood, so you might as well
save your energy.”
Lucas took a step toward the kid, fury snapping in his eyes. I grabbed his arm.
“Come on,” I said quickly, surprised by Lucas’s sudden rage. “Ignore him. He doesn’t know what
he’s talking about.”
“Right,” Lucas said gruffly.
“Of course not,” the blond boy sighed in a mocking tone. “How could I possibly understand?
You’re the only two people in the history of the world who’ve ever felt this deeply, this purely.”
I felt Lucas stiffen with rage beside me, but we were at the sanctuary door. I pulled us outside. The
sun had dipped below the mountain while we’d been inside the mission, and the sudden cool air was
the slap in the face we needed.
“You okay?” I asked Lucas, who was still staring back at the sanctuary like he was brewing for a
fight. “Hey. Lucas.”
Lucas startled, then saw me watching him. He gave me a grudging smile. “Sorry. We’ve got way
bigger problems than some undernourished tow-head with an attitude.”
I smiled, letting some of the tension ease out of my back. I led the way to my car, but as I
unlocked the doors I caught Lucas shooting one last glare at the sanctuary behind us.
Chapter 4
By the time we got home, the Guard was already settled around the worn round table for dinner.
Spaghetti. Gretchen must have been on kitchen duty tonight. Gretchen had many skills, but cooking
was not one of them. Everyone looked up when Lucas and I entered, but it wasn’t until I saw Thane’s
expression harden that I realized Lucas and I were still holding hands. I pulled my hand away quickly
and shrugged out of my sweater, taking the seat next to Dad. Lucas sat between Gretchen and Hale on
the other side of the table.
“Heads up.” Matthew tossed him a dinner roll, which Lucas caught with a tight smile. Neither of
us were in a very playful mood.
“Everything okay?” Dad asked, sensing our unease.
Thane’s gaze flicked from me to Lucas, suspicion creasing the edges of his eyes.
“I’m not sure,” I said. “We found something at the mission.”
“When was this?” Gretchen turned on Lucas.
“You went back to the mission?” Dad asked with a frown, echoing Gretchen’s disapproval.
“It was something one of the kids at school said,” I pressed on. “We didn’t want to bother you
guys until we knew more, just in case it turned out to be nothing.” I glanced at Lucas. He watched me,
eyes mirroring the tension we’d both felt since leaving the mission. Only part of it was tied to our
discovery, but the Guard didn’t need to know about the almost-kiss.
“What did you find?” Hale asked, setting his fork down.
I looked back at Lucas. “You tell them,” he murmured. “You’re the one who figured it out.”
“What if,” I felt my cheeks redden, suddenly acutely aware of how crazy this sounded. But
everyone was listening. Even Thane put his fork down, waiting. I cleared my throat. “The floor of the
mission,” I started again. “Most of it’s covered by this one huge round stone. It’s got these carvings,
like the ones on our daggers. But there are more symbols that I’ve never seen before, all around the
stone.”
“When you say, ‘like the ones on our daggers,’” Dad began.
“They’re exactly the same,” Lucas said, anticipating him. “No question. Braedyn spotted them
first, but we both recognized the symbols
getting the goods in the back seat of your car, do me a favor and drive somewhere else first. I’m not
all that interested in the mating habits of the Southwestern suburban teen.”
Lucas’s eyes widened in outraged surprise. “For a skinny kid, you’ve got a pretty big mouth. Why
don’t you shut it, before someone shuts it for you?”
“Yes, you’re very threatening,” the boy said, flicking his eyes over me impartially. “But I’m
guessing your girlfriend’ll give it up without the macho display of manhood, so you might as well
save your energy.”
Lucas took a step toward the kid, fury snapping in his eyes. I grabbed his arm.
“Come on,” I said quickly, surprised by Lucas’s sudden rage. “Ignore him. He doesn’t know what
he’s talking about.”
“Right,” Lucas said gruffly.
“Of course not,” the blond boy sighed in a mocking tone. “How could I possibly understand?
You’re the only two people in the history of the world who’ve ever felt this deeply, this purely.”
I felt Lucas stiffen with rage beside me, but we were at the sanctuary door. I pulled us outside. The
sun had dipped below the mountain while we’d been inside the mission, and the sudden cool air was
the slap in the face we needed.
“You okay?” I asked Lucas, who was still staring back at the sanctuary like he was brewing for a
fight. “Hey. Lucas.”
Lucas startled, then saw me watching him. He gave me a grudging smile. “Sorry. We’ve got way
bigger problems than some undernourished tow-head with an attitude.”
I smiled, letting some of the tension ease out of my back. I led the way to my car, but as I
unlocked the doors I caught Lucas shooting one last glare at the sanctuary behind us.
Chapter 4
By the time we got home, the Guard was already settled around the worn round table for dinner.
Spaghetti. Gretchen must have been on kitchen duty tonight. Gretchen had many skills, but cooking
was not one of them. Everyone looked up when Lucas and I entered, but it wasn’t until I saw Thane’s
expression harden that I realized Lucas and I were still holding hands. I pulled my hand away quickly
and shrugged out of my sweater, taking the seat next to Dad. Lucas sat between Gretchen and Hale on
the other side of the table.
“Heads up.” Matthew tossed him a dinner roll, which Lucas caught with a tight smile. Neither of
us were in a very playful mood.
“Everything okay?” Dad asked, sensing our unease.
Thane’s gaze flicked from me to Lucas, suspicion creasing the edges of his eyes.
“I’m not sure,” I said. “We found something at the mission.”
“When was this?” Gretchen turned on Lucas.
“You went back to the mission?” Dad asked with a frown, echoing Gretchen’s disapproval.
“It was something one of the kids at school said,” I pressed on. “We didn’t want to bother you
guys until we knew more, just in case it turned out to be nothing.” I glanced at Lucas. He watched me,
eyes mirroring the tension we’d both felt since leaving the mission. Only part of it was tied to our
discovery, but the Guard didn’t need to know about the almost-kiss.
“What did you find?” Hale asked, setting his fork down.
I looked back at Lucas. “You tell them,” he murmured. “You’re the one who figured it out.”
“What if,” I felt my cheeks redden, suddenly acutely aware of how crazy this sounded. But
everyone was listening. Even Thane put his fork down, waiting. I cleared my throat. “The floor of the
mission,” I started again. “Most of it’s covered by this one huge round stone. It’s got these carvings,
like the ones on our daggers. But there are more symbols that I’ve never seen before, all around the
stone.”
“When you say, ‘like the ones on our daggers,’” Dad began.
“They’re exactly the same,” Lucas said, anticipating him. “No question. Braedyn spotted them
first, but we both recognized the symbols
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