Ares

Ares

I didn’t need to feel it through our bond to know that Andy was tense. Her worry was seeping through her pores. How could it not be with the amount of bad news we got on a daily basis? This wasn’t going to be any better, I could already tell by the angel-mermaid, Frances, we met when saving Jesse. She held Gabriel’s attention so fully that he hadn’t even noticed his sister or his cousin arrive.

I opened my visions past just myself, Andy, and Elara, to see Gabriel’s future, finding why this woman had him so entranced. Turns out she’s his mate. Maybe that’s the news and it’s nothing actually bad. Then again, who the hell do I think I’m fooling?

Nova ran up to Gabriel, giving him a big hug as if she hadn’t seen him in years when she just saw him last week. He hugged her back, messing with her hair like she was still a kid when she pulled away. Auggies appeared next, taking his spot next to Nova with his hand resting on her hip in a possessive grip. Something was going on with him, to