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gathered the assortment of leaves, flowers, and roots, and with her pockets overflowing, she raced across the grassy expanse. She couldn’t be too late to save Ivan.
    Her skirt tangled around her ankles as she took the first step to descend into the new basement. She lost her grip on the ladder and tumbled sideways over the wall. Gravity seemed to pull her downward in slow motion, her body tensing with the knowledge of the impending impact. Pain spiraled through her muscles and bones as she swung out her arms in an attempt to grasp anything to stop her fall. A high-pitched echo vibrated through her skull, and a raw sting ripped at her throat. How could she suddenly become an uncoordinated klutz after years of climbing trees and riding horses?
    Kazmer. The ancient shifter had discovered a way in.
    Dear Goddess, please don’t let any harm come to Ivan and Liam.
    An unyielding net caught and cradled her when the concrete floor should’ve broken her body. A vise tightened around her, rocking her back and forth.
    “Be okay. Please be okay.” The strain in Liam’s coarse whisper calmed her thudding heart. “Jolán, speak to me.”
    She opened her eyes, looking up at his worried expression. “You saved me.”
    He buried his face in her hair and let out a hoarse laugh. “You’re okay.”
    A loud crack above them made her stiffen. “What was that?”
    A creak and another snap had them both looking skyward. Splinters rained down on them, and the framing swayed.
    “What the hell?” Liam leapt out of the way as a fractured beam from the roof speared toward the basement. He ran to the closest corner, setting her on her feet, and then ran to drag Ivan into a huddle away from the falling debris. “Cover your head!”
    She hunched over Ivan and folded her arms above her. Liam wrapped around her from behind, taking the brunt of shattering pieces of lumber. The thundering in her ears drowned out the words he shouted. Dust littered the air, and she choked when she tried to draw in a breath.
    My family. Goddess, please protect my family.
    The ground rumbled under her feet, sending tremors through her. The noise and quakes continued. Her only comfort was that she’d die in the arms of her lovers—the men she’d recognized as her mates at the moment of ultimate pleasure, not the onset of orgasm or the rush of ecstasy but in the seconds after it was over, when she’d lain with each of them in the peaceful afterglow. Ilona’s suggestion had been correct. Both men were mated to Jolán—no matter whether she or they accepted it or not.
    A trembling hand caressed her shoulder. “I think it’s over. Whatever the hell it was.”
    The deafening din had faded to eerie silence, but clouds of dust still floated around them, blocking their view of the destruction. The sun filtered in around them, narrow shafts emitting just enough light to make out the outline of the joists several feet over her head and the man in front of her.
    Liam’s lips brushed her cheek, setting off shock waves in her body. “First earthquake I’ve ever felt. Stay with Ivan while I check to see if we can get out.”
    She clutched at his hand and turned to meet his gaze. “Be careful.”
    With a quick nod, he moved away from her and brushed a coating of wood chips from his hair. What would he say if she told him the true cause of the damage? That she was a witch? She’d have to reveal everything to take him as her mate. Right now, she needed to treat the other man her body had chosen.
    Kneeling next to Ivan’s inert form, she pressed her fingers to the pulse in his neck. The rhythm had slowed to a normal pace since her earlier assessment. Hopefully, his heart’s rapid tempo had been caused by the fall, not the allergic reaction to the bites.
    She spread the contents of her pockets on his bare stomach and considered them for several seconds. Her sister Kata was the plant expert, and her cousin Rebeka’s specialty was homeopathic remedies. Both had spent hours