mating bond give you added strength?”
“Liana!” Keisha grabbed her in a big hug, but her eyes were on Adam. “Tonight? You were planning to bond tonight?”
Adam answered. “We were, but then this happened. We thought maybe we should put it off until we knew how things were going, but if the energy from our mating bond would help, I imagine we can time things about right.”
Anton looked absolutely shocked. “That’s more than generous of both of you.”
He stepped back, but Keisha could feel his roiling emotions. Not only that Adam and Liana would choose to share such a private moment, but that Adam’s emotional pain had healed enough to allow him to accept a bond with another mate. That was more than any of them could hope for. He’d been horribly grief-stricken over Eve’s death.
Adam seemed aware of their thoughts. He hugged Liana close. “I will always treasure my time with Eve, butshe’s found her place, the life she was meant for. It’s not one I can, or would even want to share. Liana has shown me a future I never imagined for myself. We have a love, already, that’s more powerful than I dreamed possible. I’m not letting her go.”
Anton gazed from Adam to Liana, then back at Adam. “I can feel it, Adam. The link you and Liana have forged is already strong. Our best wishes to both of you. You have no idea how this makes me feel. There are no words to express how very happy I am for both of you.”
Adam was the one who reached out and drew Anton into a tight hug. Adam, a man who rarely showed his emotions, who never exposed himself this openly. “Thank you,” he said. “It’s all good, Anton. Now go and do whatever it is you need to do to help bring Lisa and Tala home to their men. I don’t know that any of them would survive a loss like that.” He gazed down at Liana, tucked tightly against his side. “They wouldn’t have Liana to save them.” Then he sighed deeply and turned to Keisha. “They’re going to need both of you. Stefan asked me to give you a lift to the airport, so I’ll meet you in front of the house in fifteen minutes. Now go.”
A gust of wind caught the door and almost pulled it from Adam’s hand. He held it until Keisha and Anton were headed down the stairs. Then he shut it quietly behind them. Keisha squeezed Anton’s fingers. “I didn’t see this coming. Not this soon.”
Anton smiled and wrapped his arm around her waist as they walked across the driveway. “Neither did I, but I can’t imagine anything that could make me happier.” He stared at the winter sun, riding low above the snow-covered mountains. “Anything, except for bringing Tala and Lisa home alive and well.”
Keisha slipped out of his grasp and tugged his hand. “Let’s go check on Lily and then find Logan and Jazzy. We need to get moving.”
Anton nodded. Together they went to bid their little girl good-bye.
Keisha followed Anton down the hallway to the front door. It was a lot harder to walk away from Lily than she’d expected, and when that perfect little girl stood up in the crib, stretched her arms out, and cried, “Mama!” she’d almost changed her mind and told Anton to go without her.
Almost. Until Xandi grabbed her by the arm and turned her toward the door with a reminder that Tia needed her more than Lily did right now.
As they reached the front door, Anton turned and grabbed Keisha’s hand. She flashed him a quick smile. Thank goodness he understood how difficult this was. Clutching his fingers tightly, she walked quickly through the house beside him. He pulled the front door open and they walked down the wide stairs to the big SUV waiting in the driveway.
Adam stood in front of the vehicle, talking to Igmutaka.
The spirit guide was dressed in worn blue jeans and a flannel shirt, with his hair neatly braided in two long braids on either side of his face. He had a pair of Mik’s old hiking boots on his feet, something that caught Keisha’s eye. She didn’t think
“Liana!” Keisha grabbed her in a big hug, but her eyes were on Adam. “Tonight? You were planning to bond tonight?”
Adam answered. “We were, but then this happened. We thought maybe we should put it off until we knew how things were going, but if the energy from our mating bond would help, I imagine we can time things about right.”
Anton looked absolutely shocked. “That’s more than generous of both of you.”
He stepped back, but Keisha could feel his roiling emotions. Not only that Adam and Liana would choose to share such a private moment, but that Adam’s emotional pain had healed enough to allow him to accept a bond with another mate. That was more than any of them could hope for. He’d been horribly grief-stricken over Eve’s death.
Adam seemed aware of their thoughts. He hugged Liana close. “I will always treasure my time with Eve, butshe’s found her place, the life she was meant for. It’s not one I can, or would even want to share. Liana has shown me a future I never imagined for myself. We have a love, already, that’s more powerful than I dreamed possible. I’m not letting her go.”
Anton gazed from Adam to Liana, then back at Adam. “I can feel it, Adam. The link you and Liana have forged is already strong. Our best wishes to both of you. You have no idea how this makes me feel. There are no words to express how very happy I am for both of you.”
Adam was the one who reached out and drew Anton into a tight hug. Adam, a man who rarely showed his emotions, who never exposed himself this openly. “Thank you,” he said. “It’s all good, Anton. Now go and do whatever it is you need to do to help bring Lisa and Tala home to their men. I don’t know that any of them would survive a loss like that.” He gazed down at Liana, tucked tightly against his side. “They wouldn’t have Liana to save them.” Then he sighed deeply and turned to Keisha. “They’re going to need both of you. Stefan asked me to give you a lift to the airport, so I’ll meet you in front of the house in fifteen minutes. Now go.”
A gust of wind caught the door and almost pulled it from Adam’s hand. He held it until Keisha and Anton were headed down the stairs. Then he shut it quietly behind them. Keisha squeezed Anton’s fingers. “I didn’t see this coming. Not this soon.”
Anton smiled and wrapped his arm around her waist as they walked across the driveway. “Neither did I, but I can’t imagine anything that could make me happier.” He stared at the winter sun, riding low above the snow-covered mountains. “Anything, except for bringing Tala and Lisa home alive and well.”
Keisha slipped out of his grasp and tugged his hand. “Let’s go check on Lily and then find Logan and Jazzy. We need to get moving.”
Anton nodded. Together they went to bid their little girl good-bye.
Keisha followed Anton down the hallway to the front door. It was a lot harder to walk away from Lily than she’d expected, and when that perfect little girl stood up in the crib, stretched her arms out, and cried, “Mama!” she’d almost changed her mind and told Anton to go without her.
Almost. Until Xandi grabbed her by the arm and turned her toward the door with a reminder that Tia needed her more than Lily did right now.
As they reached the front door, Anton turned and grabbed Keisha’s hand. She flashed him a quick smile. Thank goodness he understood how difficult this was. Clutching his fingers tightly, she walked quickly through the house beside him. He pulled the front door open and they walked down the wide stairs to the big SUV waiting in the driveway.
Adam stood in front of the vehicle, talking to Igmutaka.
The spirit guide was dressed in worn blue jeans and a flannel shirt, with his hair neatly braided in two long braids on either side of his face. He had a pair of Mik’s old hiking boots on his feet, something that caught Keisha’s eye. She didn’t think
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