— Kaden —
We were on the clearing where I married Elaeya.
There were no fairy lights, no flowers, no decorations. All the trees were bare excep
— Kaden —I was covered in blood from head to toe.‘What’s the result?’ I mindliked the head of all my teams.
— Kaden —‘Hey boss,’ said Mishka through the mindlink.Everything was pa
— Kaden —“I found it,” said Jean-Philippe on the other side of the line.The info we had found on Elaeya’s position had been
— Kaden —“We got words they know we’re coming and have called up the cavalry,” told me Jaxx.“Huh,” said Mishka
— Elaeya —We grabbed the fuel. I opened the door and splashed it in the direction the men went. I knew there was no other way out. Tamarak came in after me and splashed another can. His hands were nearly back to their normal size now.
— Kaden —“What’s the report,” I asked Darren from a small room next to Elaeya hospital room.“First, how is she?&rdquo
— Elaeya —I woke in a familiar hospital room. Kaden was there. I tried to smile and tell him I was okay and to wipe those worries off his face, but the words caught it my throat. The place smelt clean and fresh, but there was this echo of filth, and blood, and gore that came back to me and refused to go way.
— Kaden —I was sitting on the stone wall that surrounded the barracks with Sam, drinking beer and trying to stay away from the office for a while.The day was beautiful. The sun was bright, but there were enough clouds to diffuse its intensity without darkening the sky. It was warm, but not too humid, and the breeze made training more comfortable.