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couldn’t find the strength to help them. He didn’t turn as Bain knocked on the door and let himself in.
    “Any word from the sisters?” Bain asked as he made his way to the fireplace that warmed the room.
    Cree shook his head. “We’ve been cut off.”
    It was the only reason Cree could see as to why the sisters had stopped making their way to the Middle World. They had lost Jelena in the same fight that took Rowan from him. They’d all become complacent in the rules that formed the relationship the two domains and, as always, love had blurred and distorted their place in each other’s worlds.
    “Can they do that?” Bain asked.
    Cree finally turned to look at his brother in arms, who hurt him to even glance at. He saw Rowan in Bain… His Rowan had been softer and petite compared to the hulking mass that was her brother, but they had mannerisms that were too similar and the eyes, the eyes were too fucking close for it not to hurt.
    “They can do whatever they want… At this point, their blood is for healing us. We have you for that and you have Izzy.”
    Bain shifted his eyes from Cree. “But there will be another generation of warriors . Kyra is the next generation and hopefully, she won’t be the last.”
    Cree had once hoped to contribute to that generation of warrior s. He and Rowan had talked about having children… just another part of the future he’d wanted that had been stolen from the both of them.
    Cree nodded. “Has Izzy seen or heard from Makyle?”
    “No,” Bain admitted. “Thankfully, her Fae blood has taken root and she is fully immortal now.”
    “Then for right now, we have more pressing matters to deal with. We’ll save the Immortals for later.”
    “Fine, what issues do we need to deal with right now?”
    Cree sighed. “We need to split the lands and do a sweep… see how our people are faring.”
    “I’ll get Kale and Lothar. We can handle it.”
    Cree nodded. “Uriah won’t be of much help for a while.”
    Bain arched a brow. “What do you know?”
    Cree shrugged. “I know Izzy was on to something, but the answers that Uriah will receive won’t please him.”
    “Nice to see you haven’t lost your overwhelmingly helpful ability to be cryptic.”
    Cree actually smirked; it was the closest thing to a smile that Bain had seen in months. “Some things can never be changed… ultimately, we are who we are.”
    Bain scoffed and headed for the door. “We’ll get out there and report back as soon as we know anything.”
    “Sure, sounds good…” Cree hesitated for a second before continuing. “Check the borders too.”
    Bain sighed. “Same rules still apply to any Dark on our lands?”
    Cree dipped his chin.
    Bain didn’t argue. Cree had implemented a no -tolerance law. Any Dark Fae found on the Light lands were either killed on sight or imprisoned; it all depended on how they handled being caught. It wasn’t the way Rowan would have handled the trespassing but, for right now, the Light didn’t have the means to deal with the Dark. Their people were suffering enough without the Dark trying to take more from them. It was a wonder that a full-on war hadn’t yet broken out. It was coming—there was no doubt in Bain’s mind about that. They would pay for the pain they had caused. The only thing Bain wasn’t sure about was what that meant for his own mother.
    “What up, big brother?” Holly asked as she struggled to catch up and keep pace with him.
    Shaking his head and slowing his pace, he smiled at her. “Headed out to check on the lands. Where’s Lothar?”
    “He and Kale are in the hole, drinking to what we witnessed this morning.”
    Bain arched a brow. “You saw Izzy heal Uriah?”
    She nodded and laughed lightly. “Yeah, we all did… Did you know she was a caster too?”
    Bain blew out a deep breath. “I learn something new each day about her. She has permanent control over mine and all the brothers’ powers. If she has continued contact with you, she