* * * *
Every Outsider they'd gotten to come with them had gathered in the room waiting for the meeting Leonardo had insisted on having, save two. Alexa hadn't been invited to join, and Marina wondered if or when her circumstances could change. If the others were to be believed, she seemed downright feral. Eventually Marina would try to make friends and reintroduce herself. She didn't have the energy for the endeavor. Not yet.
And Drew remained safely asleep in their room. Jason had checked on him before he'd come in. Rest was all he needed. The healing sleep of the Outsiders…
"Can I say something before you do, Leonardo?" Marina stood up.
She hated making speeches yet there was something to be said. And even though she'd not had the chance to speak with Drew about it, she believed he'd take her side. He always did.
Leonardo nodded. "By all means."
"Drew came back from the other place in time and he said we had to separate. He was sure of it. We weren't built like the first Outsiders, our former selves. The versions of us that I can see, sometimes in my sleep, I hear them talking. All of them, us. Not just the first group but all of them. Drew thought our differences made us weak. But he's wrong." She shrugged. "I can see why he made his mistake. They were powerful, coherent, and with memories from the other side, they knew exactly what they were to do. They didn't have millennia of this battle to wear them out."
Leonardo cleared his throat. "You're not about to go off the deep end again, are you? I can't go wake Drew to snap you out of it."
She held up her hand. "Let me finish. My point is this. I don't care what they did or how they did it. This wasn't their world, Sebastian wasn't always their demon. They didn't have our circumstances. They did teach Drew something which mattered. Magic doesn't make mistakes, and what that tells me is none of us are wrong. We're all exactly who we should be. The battle will come—and I'm not going to say maybe we'll win anymore, I'm going to say we are, because, damn it, we all need some positive thinking here—and we are exactly as we were meant to be. Ready to kick some ass."
Drew's presence in the room caught her attention. When had he roused? "Look at you with all the foul language."
His comment sparked laughter and she grinned. "My point remains."
"And it's true. We got this. For once, let's believe it." He strung his hand with hers. "I had to wake up to hear your speech, beautiful. You don't make them all that often."
Eden interrupted. "Now is when I tell him. Zane," she addressed the newest member of their bunch, outside of Alexa, and he startled at her calling his attention.
"Yes?" He shifted his weight from one foot to the next.
"Gia needs you. She's on fire. Austin, Texas. Gabriel, take him. They're in a house near Lake Travis. You won't miss it. Follow the smoke."
She gripped Samuel's arm, a pained expression crossing her face before she grabbed her forehead. "Go."
Gabriel grabbed Zane and seconds later they popped out of the room, silence following in their wake.
"Well, that was dramatic." Kal whistled. "Never short of something happening, that's for sure."
Samuel said, "I'm going to take Eden to rest. She's been blocked from speaking all day. It's been horribly painful."
Leonardo walked to Eden and extended his hand. "Hold on a second. This is what I wanted to discuss. Eden, you're going to show everyone what I mean. Give me your hand."
"I don't know…" Samuel spoke for her.
"Trust me."
From her vantage point across the room it was hard to hear Leonardo's soft-spoken words but Marina made them out.
Eden placed her smaller fingers in his. Nothing happened for a moment but then she jolted, standing up straight; her color looked better, her unseeing eyes less strained. She cried out, a sharp startled sound.
Samuel grabbed her hand back. "What did you do?"
"I'm a power enhancer. And from now on I intend to do what I was put here to. I'm going to make you all stronger. Whether you like it or not. We aren't going to fall apart after every battle. From this point on, we're the aggressors. Game on."
Marina looked at Drew and he squeezed her fingers. They'd always been at war. With Drew by her side, she intended to win.
They were born to succeed. Together.
To be continued in
Love Beyond Flames: Book Seven of The Outsiders
About the Author
As a teenager, I would hide in my room to read my favorite romance novels when I was supposed to be doing my homework. I hope, these days, that my parents think it was worth it.
I am the mother of three adorable boys and I am fortunate to be married to my best friend. We've just moved from New Jersey to Texas where I am learning to love barbecue!
I am in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and try to use all these elements in my writing. I've been told I'm a little bloodthirsty so I hope that when you read my work you'll enjoy the action-packed ride that always ends in romance. I love to write series because I love to see characters develop over time and it always makes me happy to see my favorite characters make guest appearances in other books. In my world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.
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Available from Fireborn Publishing
Light Me Up
THE OUTSIDERS
Love Beyond Time
Love Beyond Sanity
Love Beyond Loyalty
Love Beyond Sight
Love Beyond Expectations
Love Beyond Oceans
Love Beyond Flames (coming soon)
Available from Liquid Silver Books
Yes, Captain
WESTERVELT WOLVES
Her Wolf
Summer's Wolf
Wolf Reborn
Wolf's Valentine: A Westervelt Holiday Book
Wolf's Magic
Alpha Wolf
Angel's Wolf
Darkest Wolf
Lone Wolf
Available from Decadent Publishing
Another Chance
Behind the Scenes
February Lover
Hexed and Vexed
Love in One Night
Return to the Sea
Sorority Wolf
BLACK HILLS WOLVES
Wolf's Return
When Hell Freezes
DRAGON WARS
Forever
Eternal
"Always" in the Romancing the Wolf Anthology
Evermore (coming soon)
THE EDGE: SHIFTERS & BIKERS
Unwanted Mate
Bar Mate
Mate by the Music
Out of Place Mate
THE CONDITIONED
Eye Contact
Embraced
1NIGHT STANDS
Believe in Me
I'll Be Mated for Christmas
Holiday Anthology
One Night with a Wolf
Paging Doctor Wolf
Rebirth
"Believe in Me" in the 17 Sizzling Nights Anthology
"Paging Doctor Wolf" in 21 Sizzling Nights Anthology
Available from Fated Desires Publishing
Bite Marks
"Alpha Rising" in the Ever After Anthology
"Alpha's Sacrifice" in the Dark Fates Anthology
FALLEN ALPHA
Alpha Rising
Alpha's Strength
Alpha's Sacrifice
Alpha's Truth
Alpha Enticing (coming soon from Rebecca Royce)
THE CAPES
Seductive Powers
Adrenaline
Rush
Last Ascension
Available from Never Settle Publishing
"Platinum's Choice" in Elite Metal Anthology
Available from Valkyrie Press
"No Quitting Allowed" in Romancing Austin Anthology
Available from Rebecca Royce
Bitten Surrender
Rebecca Royce, Love Beyond Oceans
(Series: The Outsiders # 6)
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