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He told me. There’s a difference.”
    “Well, he has that right. He’s your father. Just humor him this time, would you?”
    “Humoring him is pretty hopeless.”
    Trever laughed, a side of him we were first getting to witness. “That’s the funny thing about hope. It can sometimes be closer than you think. The key is not to go looking for it. If you wait long enough, if you’re patient, it will come to you. Just think about it.”
    He must have walked away because it got quiet and nothing else was said.
    “Come on.” I whispered. “We’ll leave the horses here for now.”
    Troy and Darius nodded and they followed me through the trees closer towards the wall. I was anxious to see her up close and get the chance to hold her again. It’s all I wanted.
    She still hasn’t moved. She was laying on her back looking up at the sky, completely unaware of what was heading towards her. It was the perfect opportunity and I went for it. “Hey, Love!”

 
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 7
     
     
    Adele
     
    My heart fluttered and my nerves tensed every muscle of my body to hear that name again. I was almost scared to look down, afraid I was just hearing things but I couldn’t stop myself. My head turned down and my eyes followed. Was I dreaming? I was seeing those eyes again. They were bright but gentle and I lost myself in them, muttering his name. “Zayden?”
    He was looking back and at first, I didn’t think it could have been real. It’s felt like so long since I’ve seen him; the longest week of my life. I was beginning to think that he wasn’t coming and was unsure how to react.
    “It’s me, Love.”
    He showed his gentle smile and I was anxious. I sucked in a breath just to hold tears in along with it and hopped off the wall. I used my gift and controlled the air around me so I would land softly but Zayden caught me in his arms anyway. I wrapped mine right around him, instantly feeling the cold steel against my skin from his breastplate but I didn’t care. I just wanted to know that he was really here. “Zayden! What took you so long?!”
    He wrapped his arms around me tightly and spoke low with his lips press against my ear. “I’m sorry but I’m here now. I’m not going anywhere.”
    “You had me worry. I thought something must have happened.”
    “Nothing to us. It just took longer to get out of the city than we thought but we were determined. I wasn’t going to leave you here to suffer.”
    “But you did. You did leave me here and I have been suffering.”
    “Please forgive me. I never wanted to leave you in the first place. I just didn’t have a choice but I’m not going to do that again.”
    “Promise?”
    I got to see his classic charming smile again and knew he meant it. “Definitely promise. I won’t let anything like that separate us again.”
    I bounced up on my tiptoes, placing my cold lips to his.
    “So, are we not standing here or what?” I heard Darius ask.
    Troy laughed. “Apparently not.”
    “Sorry. I’m glad you’re here too.” I stepped to them and hugged them at the same time with one arm around each of their necks. “And I won’t be the only one.”
    “Shouldn’t we take this somewhere else?” Zayden asked. “I think we need a plan.”
    “The manor is empty. I can take you inside and we can do it there. It’s getting colder anyway and you’ve must have been out here for a while.”
    “We’ve technically been outside since the night you left.” Darius joked. “We’ve forgotten what warmth feels like.”
    “Well, let me remind you.”
    “Is this thing easy to climb?” Zayden was looking up at the wall, knowing we had to get over it.
    “I wouldn’t recommend it. I could just—” I paused with both my eyebrows lifting when I saw Zayden climbing up the surface of the wall effortlessly without the need of holds.
    “Yeah. He can do that.” Troy sighed. “Part of that gift he has, you know?”
    “No, I did not know. Impressive but sadly a waste of