came into Ronan's head.
'How the hell can I be , you be calm? She wants to go to the Council! You know what danger she will be in,' Ronan shot back.
'Listen to her.' Brendan remained calm.
Kira frowned at him . "How was I supposed to know that? I need to see them. They may have answers that we need to find out who is trying to hurt my family . I don't care who I piss off or offend in the process," she told him angrily.
"You have to be cautious in what you are doing . You are playing a dangerous game!" Ronan continued to yell at her.
"It's not a game!" she yelled back, getting tears in her eyes. "This is my family and their lives! I will do whatever it takes to keep them safe."
The sight of Kira's tears were like an off switch for his anger as Ronan heard not only the fear in her voice but the anguish over the thought of anyone she loved getting hurt . He took a deep breath and then glanced at his brother. Brendan had his arms crossed as if he was angry as well; however, his eyes told a different story.
Brendan uncrossed his arms and wrapped them around Kira instead. He pulled her close and said, "Breathe, luv. We understand." He rubbed one of his hands up and down her back.
After a few moments of silence, Kira stepped back out of Brendan's arms and looked at the two brothers. "I have to do this. I need to do this," she whispered.
Ronan huffed out a breath . "We have been Guardians for so long, Kira. You have to understand that protocol comes first to us."
"Well, it did come first ," Brendan said with a side long glance to his brother.
When Kira saw the look in both men's eyes, one green and one blue, she knew that she came first to them now . She ducked her head, overwhelmed by the emotion she saw there. She knew her own feelings for these two wonderful men were getting deeper than she would have thought possible, but again her rational side told her that she had to help her family first. All the rest would need to be pushed to the side until the danger was over.
Kira cleared her throat and said, "I thought there were four Council members."
Brendan, recognizing Kira's need to change the subject, and decided to allow her to do so, for now. "You know Una." Kira nodded. "Well then, the middle-aged gentleman was Kai. He is the High Priest of the Warlocks. Then the other woman was Vesta, she is Priestess of the Wiccans. There is a fourth, he is Eragon, leader of the Elven Clan."
"Why wasn't he there?" Kira asked curiously.
"Una said that he had been called away on an urgent matter," Ronan told her.
Kira nodded in understanding . "Okay. So, when do we go?"
Ronan glanced at Brendan, then back to her. "We will leave in the morning. We will have to make arrangements for travel and speak to Myles and Aedan."
"Then I need to go speak with my sisters and grandmother." Kira turned to go but then hesitated before half turning back to the men. "Thank you." She left before they could respond, knowing she needed to fill everyone in and deal with the fall out. They weren't going to like it that she was going to the Council or that she was trying to fight whoever was trying to hurt them. This was something she had to do. They were just going to have to deal with it. That sounded tough , she thought with a firm nod, now she just needed to remain that way, firm and tough .
She grimaced as she headed out to the greenhouse to find her family . Well if this threat didn't kill her, her family would.
****
"You are going where ?" Sheela yelled.
Kira sighed, yep, they were going to go ballistic . "I need to go and see if I can find something in the grimoires."
"The what ?" Erin asked, looking confused.
"The grimoires, it's these sacred books they have that might be able to give us a hint as to why, and maybe who, is behind all of these attacks," Kira said, trying to be patient.
"Why do you have to go? Why can't the Council look for themselves?" Calli asked
'How the hell can I be , you be calm? She wants to go to the Council! You know what danger she will be in,' Ronan shot back.
'Listen to her.' Brendan remained calm.
Kira frowned at him . "How was I supposed to know that? I need to see them. They may have answers that we need to find out who is trying to hurt my family . I don't care who I piss off or offend in the process," she told him angrily.
"You have to be cautious in what you are doing . You are playing a dangerous game!" Ronan continued to yell at her.
"It's not a game!" she yelled back, getting tears in her eyes. "This is my family and their lives! I will do whatever it takes to keep them safe."
The sight of Kira's tears were like an off switch for his anger as Ronan heard not only the fear in her voice but the anguish over the thought of anyone she loved getting hurt . He took a deep breath and then glanced at his brother. Brendan had his arms crossed as if he was angry as well; however, his eyes told a different story.
Brendan uncrossed his arms and wrapped them around Kira instead. He pulled her close and said, "Breathe, luv. We understand." He rubbed one of his hands up and down her back.
After a few moments of silence, Kira stepped back out of Brendan's arms and looked at the two brothers. "I have to do this. I need to do this," she whispered.
Ronan huffed out a breath . "We have been Guardians for so long, Kira. You have to understand that protocol comes first to us."
"Well, it did come first ," Brendan said with a side long glance to his brother.
When Kira saw the look in both men's eyes, one green and one blue, she knew that she came first to them now . She ducked her head, overwhelmed by the emotion she saw there. She knew her own feelings for these two wonderful men were getting deeper than she would have thought possible, but again her rational side told her that she had to help her family first. All the rest would need to be pushed to the side until the danger was over.
Kira cleared her throat and said, "I thought there were four Council members."
Brendan, recognizing Kira's need to change the subject, and decided to allow her to do so, for now. "You know Una." Kira nodded. "Well then, the middle-aged gentleman was Kai. He is the High Priest of the Warlocks. Then the other woman was Vesta, she is Priestess of the Wiccans. There is a fourth, he is Eragon, leader of the Elven Clan."
"Why wasn't he there?" Kira asked curiously.
"Una said that he had been called away on an urgent matter," Ronan told her.
Kira nodded in understanding . "Okay. So, when do we go?"
Ronan glanced at Brendan, then back to her. "We will leave in the morning. We will have to make arrangements for travel and speak to Myles and Aedan."
"Then I need to go speak with my sisters and grandmother." Kira turned to go but then hesitated before half turning back to the men. "Thank you." She left before they could respond, knowing she needed to fill everyone in and deal with the fall out. They weren't going to like it that she was going to the Council or that she was trying to fight whoever was trying to hurt them. This was something she had to do. They were just going to have to deal with it. That sounded tough , she thought with a firm nod, now she just needed to remain that way, firm and tough .
She grimaced as she headed out to the greenhouse to find her family . Well if this threat didn't kill her, her family would.
****
"You are going where ?" Sheela yelled.
Kira sighed, yep, they were going to go ballistic . "I need to go and see if I can find something in the grimoires."
"The what ?" Erin asked, looking confused.
"The grimoires, it's these sacred books they have that might be able to give us a hint as to why, and maybe who, is behind all of these attacks," Kira said, trying to be patient.
"Why do you have to go? Why can't the Council look for themselves?" Calli asked
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