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Then, she tossed him his toga.
“I must find out what is happening,” he stated, not bothering to dress as he instead carried his clothing in a balled fist.
The vibrations subsided once more. Laurel expected to see the palace halls filled with panicked people. Instead, several men strode through the halls in determination.
“Caderyn, Iason, Rigel, to the countryside to check the dome.” The king pointed at the men as he spoke. “Solon, check the villagers and then those in the countryside.”
The men took off as ordered. The vibrations came in steady waves, a heavy hit and then the aftermath.
“That leaves the water,” Brutus said.
“You and Demon, go,” the king ordered. “Take Brennus and Vitus with you. They should be at their post.”
Demon jogged ahead of them toward the surfacing area.
Brutus gestured that Laurel should follow him. He handed her his clothing and continued on naked. “Stay in the palace unless the king tells you it’s not safe. If I do not return, he will become your guardian, or will find you someone suitable.”
“What do you mean if you don’t return?” Laurel demanded. Her heart beat faster. Demon helped the two guards move the boulder blocking the exit. “Don’t go if you think you won’t return.”
“Brutus, come,” Demon yelled. His clothes flew behind him as he led Vitus and Brennus into the surfacing area. Brennus carried a torch into the darkened space. She had a feeling it was more for her than for himself.
“Brutus, don’t go if it’s dangerous.” Laurel followed him through the round door into a cave. The air instantly felt cool and damp compared to the palace. Rough gemstones protruded from the cave’s walls. She lifted her hand to the stone to steady herself as the ground again shook.
“Your concern is—” Brutus began.
“Brother, now!” Demon’s yell was followed by three distinct splashes.
“I have to. It’s my duty.” He quickly cupped her cheeks and gave her a kiss. “Go back into the palace. Listen to the king. He’ll protect you.”
“But— ah .” Laurel gasped as Brutus dove into the darkness at the edge of the cave. A splash sounded as he broke the water’s surface.
“Brutus, wait,” she called. “How long will you be?”
‘As long as it takes.’
She heard the words in her head and frowned, confident her mind had answered her. “Damn it, Brutus.”
‘Do not be angry with me,’ he said. The telepathic words were clear.
‘Are you in my head?’ Laurel thought.
‘We’re connected,’ he answered.
‘You’re mated to my brother,’ Demon interrupted, his tone sounded exasperated. ‘Stop clogging the mind link. We have work to do.’
‘Now go away from the water. Find the king. Be safe.’ Brutus ordered.
‘But, can everyone read my mind?’ Laurel asked, trying not to think of all the things she didn’t want everyone seeing.
‘Oh, I did not want to see my brother like that!’ Demon protested.
‘What? No!’ Laurel pressed her hands to her temples.
‘Leave her be, Demon,” Brutus said. ‘Laurel, he is teasing you. We can only hear the thoughts you direct at us. I will teach you when I return.”
Laurel hugged her arms to her stomach and stared at the dark water. ‘Just make sure you return.’
Chapter 13
B rutus didn’t like the look Laurel gave him as he went into the abyss. The uncertainty could only mean he’d done something wrong. He must have forgotten to do or say something.
Demon jerked his arm to the side. ‘Watch it.’
Water current pushed against him as the guard worm swam from his home beneath the outcropping of rock that made the dome’s base. The water vibrated, but the quaking was not as bad as it was inside the dome. They swam away from Atlantes, over the underwater field of sea grass, to get a better view of their home.
‘Where are all the sea creatures?’ Vitus asked.
Brutus shared a look with his twin. That was a good question.
The guards were not as strong of
“I must find out what is happening,” he stated, not bothering to dress as he instead carried his clothing in a balled fist.
The vibrations subsided once more. Laurel expected to see the palace halls filled with panicked people. Instead, several men strode through the halls in determination.
“Caderyn, Iason, Rigel, to the countryside to check the dome.” The king pointed at the men as he spoke. “Solon, check the villagers and then those in the countryside.”
The men took off as ordered. The vibrations came in steady waves, a heavy hit and then the aftermath.
“That leaves the water,” Brutus said.
“You and Demon, go,” the king ordered. “Take Brennus and Vitus with you. They should be at their post.”
Demon jogged ahead of them toward the surfacing area.
Brutus gestured that Laurel should follow him. He handed her his clothing and continued on naked. “Stay in the palace unless the king tells you it’s not safe. If I do not return, he will become your guardian, or will find you someone suitable.”
“What do you mean if you don’t return?” Laurel demanded. Her heart beat faster. Demon helped the two guards move the boulder blocking the exit. “Don’t go if you think you won’t return.”
“Brutus, come,” Demon yelled. His clothes flew behind him as he led Vitus and Brennus into the surfacing area. Brennus carried a torch into the darkened space. She had a feeling it was more for her than for himself.
“Brutus, don’t go if it’s dangerous.” Laurel followed him through the round door into a cave. The air instantly felt cool and damp compared to the palace. Rough gemstones protruded from the cave’s walls. She lifted her hand to the stone to steady herself as the ground again shook.
“Your concern is—” Brutus began.
“Brother, now!” Demon’s yell was followed by three distinct splashes.
“I have to. It’s my duty.” He quickly cupped her cheeks and gave her a kiss. “Go back into the palace. Listen to the king. He’ll protect you.”
“But— ah .” Laurel gasped as Brutus dove into the darkness at the edge of the cave. A splash sounded as he broke the water’s surface.
“Brutus, wait,” she called. “How long will you be?”
‘As long as it takes.’
She heard the words in her head and frowned, confident her mind had answered her. “Damn it, Brutus.”
‘Do not be angry with me,’ he said. The telepathic words were clear.
‘Are you in my head?’ Laurel thought.
‘We’re connected,’ he answered.
‘You’re mated to my brother,’ Demon interrupted, his tone sounded exasperated. ‘Stop clogging the mind link. We have work to do.’
‘Now go away from the water. Find the king. Be safe.’ Brutus ordered.
‘But, can everyone read my mind?’ Laurel asked, trying not to think of all the things she didn’t want everyone seeing.
‘Oh, I did not want to see my brother like that!’ Demon protested.
‘What? No!’ Laurel pressed her hands to her temples.
‘Leave her be, Demon,” Brutus said. ‘Laurel, he is teasing you. We can only hear the thoughts you direct at us. I will teach you when I return.”
Laurel hugged her arms to her stomach and stared at the dark water. ‘Just make sure you return.’
Chapter 13
B rutus didn’t like the look Laurel gave him as he went into the abyss. The uncertainty could only mean he’d done something wrong. He must have forgotten to do or say something.
Demon jerked his arm to the side. ‘Watch it.’
Water current pushed against him as the guard worm swam from his home beneath the outcropping of rock that made the dome’s base. The water vibrated, but the quaking was not as bad as it was inside the dome. They swam away from Atlantes, over the underwater field of sea grass, to get a better view of their home.
‘Where are all the sea creatures?’ Vitus asked.
Brutus shared a look with his twin. That was a good question.
The guards were not as strong of
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